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1329932

registered interest
date	07/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to increase financial support for the police.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	901030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2021 answer text <p>In February, the Government published a total police funding settlement of up to £15.8 billion in 2021/22.</p><p>This is an increase of up to £600 million compared to 2020/21 and cements our commitment to give the police the resources they need to keep the public safe.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 07/06/2021 15:54:37 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1584938

registered interest
date	07/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office, what guidance her Department issues on fire safety in high-rise residential buildings; and whether that guidance includes instructions for residents of such buildings on action to take in the event of a fire.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	141611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office, as the Department responsible for fire safety, publishes a suite of guides to help Responsible Persons (RPs) understand and meet their legal duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO), and regulations made under Article 24 of the FSO, in specific types of premises including high rise purpose-built blocks of flats. This includes guidance on how to meet their legal duties in relation to providing instructions for residents on what action to take in the event of a fire.</p><p>The Home Office has also issued guidance on the new legal duties RPs have to ensure residents are aware of the steps they are required to take in the event of a fire as part of the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 that came into force on 23 January 2023.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/02/2023 11:19:28 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1470287

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that potholes are repaired by local highways authorities in a timely and suitable manner to ensure that roads are safe for cyclists.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	18071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>Well-planned maintenance to prevent potholes and other defects from forming in the first place is vital, and the Department advocates a risk-based, whole life-cycle asset management approach to all aspects of the local highway network.</p><p> </p><p>To assist local authorities in treating potholes and other road defects, the Department worked with the Association of Directors, for Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) to publish Potholes: a repair guide.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/06/2022 12:04:46 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1470286

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the nationwide cycle network benefits both cyclists and motorists.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	18070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The management of local roads, including provision of cycling facilities, is the responsibility of individual local traffic authorities. It is for them to ensure their streets are designed to provide safe movement for all road users. The Department has published updated guidance on Cycle Infrastructure Design to help local authorities deliver high quality cycle infrastructure in the future which can be accessed at <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-120&amp;data=05%7C01%7CFiona.O%27Neill%40dft.gov.uk%7C2227b969da5d41d00d8f08da4f7c4883%7C28b782fb41e148eabfc3ad7558ce7136%7C0%7C0%7C637909692447368981%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ojLcnUWcmmvSPRCIjAXNdV9bY%2BOcyvIGSvIdxoVhyNQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/cycle-infrastructure-design-ltn-120</a>. Cycling clearly does not work for everyone, or for every journey. But the more people that cycle, the more roadspace is freed up for those who really need to drive. High-quality infrastructure is a key part of enabling this.</p><p> </p><p>The National Cycle Network (NCN), managed by Sustrans, is a UK-wide network of signed paths and routes for walking and cycling. It stretches over 12,000 miles and in 2019 an estimated 4.2 million people used the NCN to make almost 650 million journeys. Over 50% of journeys were made by modes other than a bicycle including equestrians.</p><p> </p><p>On 14 May 2022 the Department announced £35m of funding for the National Cycle Network to deliver improved surfacing, widened paths and greater accessibility, such as the removal of barriers that impact disabled people and cyclists. Many of these projects are focused on canal towpaths, which are important elements of many local cycling and walking networks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 22/06/2022 10:46:20 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1490687

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Government funding allocated to local authorities for repairing potholes is used effectively; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that those repairs are of a good standard.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	40010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980, as amended, to maintain the highways network in their area. The Act does not set out specific standards of maintenance, as it is for each local highway authority to assess which parts of its network need repair and what standards should be applied, based upon their local knowledge and circumstances. The Government does not intervene or override local decisions in these matters.</p><p>Well-planned maintenance to prevent potholes and other defects from forming in the first place is vital, and the Department advocates a risk-based, whole life-cycle asset management approach to all aspects of the local highway network.</p><p>To assist local authorities in treating potholes and other road defects, the Department worked with the Association of Directors, for Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) to publish in 2019 Potholes: a repair guide.</p><p>The Government has committed £915 million per year for local highways maintenance for local highway authorities outside London and Mayoral Combined Authorities, for the three years starting 2022-23, which includes pothole funding.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Karl McCartney question first answered 26/07/2022 11:36:39 answering member 4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1666498

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on (a) increasing the availability of driving tests and (b) reducing the wait time between bookings for people retaking their tests.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	203963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>As of 23 October 2023, there were 571,820 car practical driving tests booked, and 72,787 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is taking all the measures it can to reduce driving test waiting times. This includes carrying out overtime, such as at weekends and on public holidays, buying back annual leave from driving examiners (DE) and, inviting recently retired DEs to return to work.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2021, measures put in place by the DVSA to reduce waiting times for its customers, together with the ongoing recruitment of DEs, is creating on average over 40,000 extra car test slots each month.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA has also deployed all eligible managers and administrative staff back on the front line to do driving tests from the beginning of October 2023 until the end of March 2024, which will create around 150,000 test slots.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 26/10/2023 06:51:04 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1671622

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the court estate.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	900216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The condition of the court estate matters – for the standing of the justice system in our society, but also for all court users, including the victims and witnesses who rely on the courts to see justice done.</p><p> </p><p>We have significantly increased the budget to maintain the court and tribunal estate. The £220m two-year settlement is already enabling major estates projects to be planned with certainty and efficiency.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 21/11/2023 15:12:48 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1490521

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
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	Bowel Cancer: Bevacizumab
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to make Avastin available on the NHS for people with stage 3 or 4 bowel cancer.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	40009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2022 answer text <p>Bevacizumab (Avastin) is not routinely funded on the National Health Service in England. In 2012, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) considered the clinical and cost-effectiveness of bevacizumab for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer in adults. However, it was unable to recommend the drug as an effective use of resources. NICE monitors new evidence which may affect its guidance and would consult on proposed changes with stakeholders if any such evidence emerges.</p><p>Where a treatment is not routinely commissioned by the NHS, a patient’s clinician may submit an individual funding request if they consider it is in the patient’s best interests.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/07/2022 16:26:12 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1540515

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Olaparib
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to make Olaparib available on the NHS for people with prostate cancer.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	82462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>In October 2022, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance which does not recommend olaparib for the treatment of prostate cancer. ‘Olaparib for previously treated BRCA mutation-positive hormone-relapsed metastatic prostate cancer’ is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta831" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta831</a></p><p>NICE continues to survey new evidence which may affect its published guidance and would consult on proposed changes with a wide range of stakeholders if significant new evidence were to emerge.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/11/2022 14:36:13 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter

1581812

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
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	Dental Services: Warrington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department has provided to increase the availability of NHS dental appointments in Warrington in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Andy Carter
uin	135411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>In September 2022, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Warrington. These will increase access to NHS dentistry whilst making the NHS dental contract more attractive to dental practices.</p><p>We have taken action to implement these changes, including through regulations that came into effect on 25th November 2022. The changes include a contractual requirement for NHS dentists to keep their NHS.UK profiles up to date, adherence to risk-based recall intervals, and enabling dentists to make better use of their team resources. The contractual changes of 28th December 2022 also provide for the commissioning of 110% of contracted Units of Dental Activities so that practices can deliver more NHS care, particularly in those areas where NHS dentistry is less prevalent.</p><p>NHS England is holding further discussions with the British Dental Association and other stakeholders for additional reforms of the NHS Dental System planned to take place in 2023</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 06/02/2023 14:25:43 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4791 label Biography information for Andy Carter