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1546939

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce the level of respiratory syncytial virus infections in (a) children and (b) babies.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	99898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency publishes weekly surveillance reports on the levels of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in England and on bronchiolitis as a condition associated with RSV in young children. This surveillance has led to the activation of the National Health Service monoclonal antibody prevention programme for infants at highest risk from RSV infection. We have also highlighted the signs and symptoms of RSV and the steps which can be taken to reduce infections, including reducing risks to babies, through social media, online content and national and regional media.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 99900 question first answered 07/12/2022 12:24:37 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1546941

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	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	Respiratory Syncytial Virus
	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 has taken recent steps to help reduce the level of respiratory syncytial virus infections.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	99900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency publishes weekly surveillance reports on the levels of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in England and on bronchiolitis as a condition associated with RSV in young children. This surveillance has led to the activation of the National Health Service monoclonal antibody prevention programme for infants at highest risk from RSV infection. We have also highlighted the signs and symptoms of RSV and the steps which can be taken to reduce infections, including reducing risks to babies, through social media, online content and national and regional media.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 99898 question first answered 07/12/2022 12:24:38 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1466500

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Remote Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to encourage sharing of local office space in the context of fewer people commuting to work five days a week.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	9933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not believe there can be a ‘one size fits all’ approach to hybrid working arrangements and employers should consider what works best for them, in consultation with their staff. Where it makes sense to do so, employers will consider the merits of utilising shared office space.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 9934 question first answered 10/06/2022 10:46:12 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1466501

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Business Premises
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of helping to ensure businesses have shared spaces to facilitate creative business (a) thinking and (b) sharing.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	9934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not believe there can be a ‘one size fits all’ approach to hybrid working arrangements and employers should consider what works best for them, in consultation with their staff. Where it makes sense to do so, employers will consider the merits of utilising shared office space.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 9933 question first answered 10/06/2022 10:46:12 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1465936

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to require the proposed covid-19 inquiry to collect evidence on the impact of breaches of covid-19 restrictions at 10 Downing Street on people who were bereaved during covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	9060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>In March, the Prime Minister published the draft terms of reference for the public inquiry into COVID-19. The Prime Minister asked Baroness Hallett - the inquiry’s chair - to consult publicly on the draft and to make proposals for further refinements. Following that consultation, Baroness Hallett has now published her recommendations. In accordance with the terms of the Inquiries Act, the Government will now consider her proposals fully, consult the devolved administrations, and will publish the inquiry's final terms of reference in due course.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 9919 question first answered 06/06/2022 09:08:57 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1400507

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals as part of the Online Harms Bill to tackle online gambling firms making offers to their site users that are harmful, including free loans.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	98993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The Online Harms Bill will bring in a regulatory framework for user-to-user services, such as social media and video sharing sites, and search services, such as search engines. Gambling firms are already subject to the specific gambling regulatory regime set out in the 2005 Gambling Act. We are currently reviewing that Act with a focus on ensuring we have the right protections in place to prevent gambling related harm.</p><p>All online gambling operators must already be licensed by the Commission and comply with the strict licence conditions including measures to protect children and vulnerable people. Importantly, this includes a range of controls to ensure that all advertising and marketing, including offers, are provided in a socially responsible way. A number of types of gambling operators are similarly prohibited from providing any form of credit. Those who are able to are subject to the stringent restrictions set out in the Gambling Commission’s Social Responsibility Codes.</p><p>As part of the Act Review’s broad scope, we are looking closely at the effectiveness of the existing measures. We are considering the evidence carefully and will publish a white paper outlining any conclusions and proposals for reform in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 98996 question first answered 13/01/2022 14:55:51 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1400513

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will bring forward legislative proposals in the Online Safety Bill to end the use of online gambling advertising.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	98996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The Online Harms Bill will bring in a regulatory framework for user-to-user services, such as social media and video sharing sites, and search services, such as search engines. Gambling firms are already subject to the specific gambling regulatory regime set out in the 2005 Gambling Act. We are currently reviewing that Act with a focus on ensuring we have the right protections in place to prevent gambling related harm.</p><p>All online gambling operators must already be licensed by the Commission and comply with the strict licence conditions including measures to protect children and vulnerable people. Importantly, this includes a range of controls to ensure that all advertising and marketing, including offers, are provided in a socially responsible way. A number of types of gambling operators are similarly prohibited from providing any form of credit. Those who are able to are subject to the stringent restrictions set out in the Gambling Commission’s Social Responsibility Codes.</p><p>As part of the Act Review’s broad scope, we are looking closely at the effectiveness of the existing measures. We are considering the evidence carefully and will publish a white paper outlining any conclusions and proposals for reform in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 98993 question first answered 13/01/2022 14:55:51 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1400497

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	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	Poverty: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people living in (a) poverty and (b) relative poverty in (i) York and (ii) York Central constituency.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	98987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The latest information on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families in York and York Central constituency, covering the six years, 2014/15 to 2019/20, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020" target="_blank">Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>National Statistics on the number of people in low income are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication. Data for York and York Central constituency is unavailable due to insufficient sample size.</p><p> </p><p>Latest statistics for the number of people who are in low income in Yorkshire and the Humber and England, covering 2019/20, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020</a> in population-hbai-timeseries-1994-95-2019-20-tables data table 3.20ts (absolute low income, before and after housing costs) and 3.18ts (relative low income, before and after housing costs).</p><p> </p><p>This Government is wholly committed to supporting those on low incomes, and continues to do so through many measures, including by spending over £110 billion on welfare support for people of working age in 2021/22 and by increasing the National Living Wage by 6.6% to £9.50 from April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>As our recovery gathers pace and with record vacancies, our focus now is on continuing to support parents into and to progress in work. This is because we know that work, particularly where it is full-time, substantially reduces the risks of child poverty and improves long-term outcomes for families and children. Our multi-billion-pound Plan for Jobs, which has recently been expanded by £500 million, will help people across the UK to find work and to boost their wages and prospects.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit recipients in work can now benefit from a reduction in the Universal Credit taper rate from 63% to 55%, and an increase in the work allowance by £500 per year meaning that working households will be able to keep substantially more of what they earn. These measures effectively represent a tax cut, worth around £2.2bn a year in 2022-23, for the lowest paid in society and will benefit almost two million of the lowest paid workers by £1000 a year on average.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some people may require extra support over the winter, which is why vulnerable households across the country are now able to access a new £500 million support fund to help them with essentials. The Household Support Fund provides £421 million to help vulnerable people in England with the cost of food, utilities and wider essentials. The Barnett Formula applies in the usual way, with the devolved administrations receiving almost £80 million (£41m for the Scottish Government, £25m for the Welsh Government and £14m for the NI Executive), for a total of £500 million. City of York Council are receiving £1,037,906.47of this funding.</p><p> </p><p>To support low-income families further we have also increased the value of Healthy Start Food Vouchers from £3.10 to £4.25, helping eligible low income households buy basic foods like milk, fruit and vitamins, and we are investing over £200m a year to continue our Holiday Activities and Food programme, which is already providing enriching activities and healthy meals to children in all Local Authorities in England.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 98989 question first answered 13/01/2022 17:23:26 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1400499

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	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	Poverty: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency are living in (i) poverty and (ii) relative poverty.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	98989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The latest information on the number and proportion of children who are in low income families in York and York Central constituency, covering the six years, 2014/15 to 2019/20, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2020" target="_blank">Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>National Statistics on the number of people in low income are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication. Data for York and York Central constituency is unavailable due to insufficient sample size.</p><p> </p><p>Latest statistics for the number of people who are in low income in Yorkshire and the Humber and England, covering 2019/20, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020</a> in population-hbai-timeseries-1994-95-2019-20-tables data table 3.20ts (absolute low income, before and after housing costs) and 3.18ts (relative low income, before and after housing costs).</p><p> </p><p>This Government is wholly committed to supporting those on low incomes, and continues to do so through many measures, including by spending over £110 billion on welfare support for people of working age in 2021/22 and by increasing the National Living Wage by 6.6% to £9.50 from April 2022.</p><p> </p><p>As our recovery gathers pace and with record vacancies, our focus now is on continuing to support parents into and to progress in work. This is because we know that work, particularly where it is full-time, substantially reduces the risks of child poverty and improves long-term outcomes for families and children. Our multi-billion-pound Plan for Jobs, which has recently been expanded by £500 million, will help people across the UK to find work and to boost their wages and prospects.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit recipients in work can now benefit from a reduction in the Universal Credit taper rate from 63% to 55%, and an increase in the work allowance by £500 per year meaning that working households will be able to keep substantially more of what they earn. These measures effectively represent a tax cut, worth around £2.2bn a year in 2022-23, for the lowest paid in society and will benefit almost two million of the lowest paid workers by £1000 a year on average.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some people may require extra support over the winter, which is why vulnerable households across the country are now able to access a new £500 million support fund to help them with essentials. The Household Support Fund provides £421 million to help vulnerable people in England with the cost of food, utilities and wider essentials. The Barnett Formula applies in the usual way, with the devolved administrations receiving almost £80 million (£41m for the Scottish Government, £25m for the Welsh Government and £14m for the NI Executive), for a total of £500 million. City of York Council are receiving £1,037,906.47of this funding.</p><p> </p><p>To support low-income families further we have also increased the value of Healthy Start Food Vouchers from £3.10 to £4.25, helping eligible low income households buy basic foods like milk, fruit and vitamins, and we are investing over £200m a year to continue our Holiday Activities and Food programme, which is already providing enriching activities and healthy meals to children in all Local Authorities in England.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 98987 question first answered 13/01/2022 17:23:26 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1388269

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Ventilation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of schools in York that have adequate ventilation to prevent the spread of covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	93806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>During the autumn term, we provided over 353,000 carbon dioxide monitors to all state-funded education providers, including early years, schools and further education providers, backed by £25 million in government funding. Feedback suggests that schools are finding the monitors helpful to manage ventilation and, in the majority of schools, colleges and nurseries, existing ventilation measures are sufficient.</p><p>Maintaining adequate ventilation remains the responsibility of individual providers. Where an area of poor ventilation has been identified that cannot be resolved through simple measures such as opening doors and windows, schools are advised to explore what remedial works may be required to improve ventilation. Where it is not possible to maintain adequate ventilation, it may be appropriate to consider the use of an air cleaning unit while the underlying ventilation issue is addressed.</p><p>When used properly, air cleaning units can help reduce airborne contaminants in a poorly ventilated space, including viruses like COVID-19. Air cleaning units are not a substitute for ventilation and should never be used as a reason to reduce ventilation. They are not necessary in spaces that are adequately ventilated.</p><p>The department is also making up to 8,000 air cleaning units available for poorly ventilated teaching spaces in state-funded education providers, where quick fixes to improve ventilation are not possible.</p><p>State funded schools, further colleges and early years providers can apply for a funded air cleaning unit if they meet strict eligibility criteria. For further information on these criteria and application process is available here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K9jZhgH1fjbBvYKg2b4sjIMiVWrQK1vH/view" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K9jZhgH1fjbBvYKg2b4sjIMiVWrQK1vH/view</a>. We will prioritise spaces with the poorest ventilation to receive units based on criteria such as carbon dioxide levels and occupation density.</p><p>Deliveries of air cleaning units will start from this week to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) providers. These were allocated in the first application round announced in November 2021. The second round of applications is open until 9am on 17 January 2022. All state funded schools, colleges and nurseries can apply.<strong>  </strong>Special and AP providers that were not successful or did not apply in the first round are also eligible to apply in this round. Once applications have closed, all applications will be assessed against strict criteria and allocated to providers based on need. Providers with successful applications will be contacted individually to arrange delivery, with deliveries expected from February 2022.</p><p>For those providers that are not eligible for funded units, the online marketplace provides a route to purchasing air cleaning units directly from suppliers at a suitable specification and competitive price. Further information is available here: <a href="https://s107t01-webapp-v2-01.azurewebsites.net/list/air-cleaning" target="_blank">https://s107t01-webapp-v2-01.azurewebsites.net/list/air-cleaning</a>.</p><p>Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, we have emphasised the importance of ventilation and provided guidance to providers on ventilation requirements. In addition to our existing guidance on ventilation, we have given providers guidance on how to use the air cleaning units as well as how to order a unit via the marketplace. The application process has been communicated to providers via our daily bulletin, and we continue to support providers with their queries via the department’s Coronavirus Helpline.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 98983 question first answered 11/01/2022 17:44:49 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell