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1674581

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date	01/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of people recruited as service personnel to the armed forces were from a black, Asian and ethnic minority background in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	4846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is published in the UK Armed Forces Biannual Diversity Statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-index" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-armed-forces-biannual-diversity-statistics-index</a>. Specifically, tables 8 and 24 of the supporting datasheets provide information on, respectively, intake by ethnicity to the UK Regulars and Future Reserves 2020.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/12/2023 10:06:39 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1674658

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of pro-Palestine protests at train stations on commuters.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Ministers have been closely involved in discussions between the Department and the British Transport Police (BTP) on the impact of and approach to managing protests at railway stations.</p><p>We support the right to protest, but abuse, intimidation or violence – especially that which is religiously motivated - will never be tolerated on the railway. BTP officers will not hesitate to take robust action against those who seek to cause harm or hate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 05/12/2023 14:03:19 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1674349

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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	Gambling: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what systems the Gambling Commission has in place to (a) monitor, (b) close down and (c) take other action against illegal gambling sites.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	4645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the response to WPQ 2835, the best available estimates suggest the black market accounts for less than 2.5% of bets in this country. The Gambling Commission takes a risk-based approach to the illegal provision of gambling facilities. The 2021 fees uplift increased investment in how the Commission monitors and tackles the black market. It operates on a system of escalating interventions where it identifies unlicensed operators interacting with British customers, from initial cease and desist letters up to more robust disruption. This includes working with internet search and service providers to delist illegal operators and restrict access, working with payment providers and financial institutions to cut illegal operators off from payments, and working with software providers to prevent access to popular products and games.</p><p>As we committed to in the white paper, we are also legislating through the Criminal Justice Bill to give stronger powers to the Gambling Commission to take down criminal gambling websites, and plan to reform the Commission's fee structure to give it greater flexibility to respond to emerging risks, such as black market gambling.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 04/12/2023 14:21:13 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Philip Davies

1674427

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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: Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that Personal Independence Payment assessment providers have awareness of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	4693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment assessment providers (APs) are required to ensure that all health professionals (HP) carrying out assessments are experts in disability analysis, focusing on the effects of health conditions and impairments on the individual claimant's daily life</p><p><br> Whilst HPs do not receive specific training relating to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, they have access to a range of resources as well as experienced clinicians who can support them in assessing individuals with conditions that they may not be familiar with. APs also engage with medical experts, charities, and relevant stakeholders to strengthen their training programmes.</p><p> </p><p>In the Health &amp; Disability White Paper, the department 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 05/12/2023 12:02:34 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1674431

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Self Harm and Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken with rail companies to help reduce rates of (a) suicide and (b) self-harm at railway stations in (i) Romford constituency and (ii) England.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Every rail operator is required to have a live Suicide Prevention Plan which covers requirements such as training of public facing staff in suicide prevention, putting in place mitigation measures at stations and promoting help seeking behaviour to vulnerable people at risk of suicide or self-harm.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, every operator is also required to obtain and maintain accreditation to the Safeguarding on Rail Scheme, which is assessed independently by British Transport Police (BTP). The scheme requires operators to demonstrate how they are actively supporting vulnerable people on their network.</p><p> </p><p>The BTP carries out a site visit following every suspected suicide on the railway to mitigate against future loss of life at the same location, and has a dedicated Harm Reduction Team (Hart) who work one to one with vulnerable individuals, joining up local authorities, the NHS and others to ensure the person is cared for and prevented from harming themselves on the rail network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 05/12/2023 13:37:08 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1674462

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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	Dementia: Research
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 support research into dementia care.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	4713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is strongly committed to supporting research into dementia. In 2019, we committed to double funding for dementia research to £160 million per year by 2024/25. This will span all areas of research, including dementia care to enable the best possible care and quality of life for people with dementia. The Department funds dementia research via the National Institute for Health &amp; Care Research (NIHR).</p><p>The Department, via the NIHR, is taking steps to increase research on dementia care, such as commissioning a Dementia and Neurodegeneration Policy Research Unit (PRU) worth £6 million to further boost evidence for policymaking. The PRU’s remit will cover research seeking to further understanding around how to improve post-diagnostic care and support offered to people living with dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions, and their carers. The NIHR is investing £9 million to continue funding the Three Schools Dementia Programme which links public health, primary care and social care via our NIHR research schools, namely Schools for Social Care, Public Health and Primary Care Research. The Programme seeks to fund research to address key evidence gaps, including around how we can most effectively support and care for people living with dementia. For example, the Programme has supported several projects relating to dementia care such as the Pall-Dem care study which explores the integration of palliative care into dementia care to improve outcomes and experiences of people living with advanced dementia and their family caregivers.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/12/2023 16:56:40 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1674465

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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	Dementia: Research
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 increase research on the (a) prevention and (b) treatment of dementia.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	4714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is strongly committed to supporting research into dementia. In 2019, we committed to double funding for dementia research to £160 million per year by 2024/25. This will span all areas of research, including prevention and treatment of dementia. The Department funds dementia research via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).</p><p> </p><p>The Department, via the NIHR, is taking several steps to increase research on the prevention and treatment of dementia, such as commissioning a Dementia and Neurodegeneration Policy Research Unit (PRU) worth £6 million to further boost evidence for policymaking. The PRU’s remit will cover research into policy interventions intended to reduce or prevent dementia and other neurodegenerative conditions. Alongside the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission, which is backed by £95 million worth of funding, NIHR is investing in the Dementia Translational Research Collaboration which seeks to significantly expand the UK’s early phase clinical trial capabilities in dementia. This seeks to support the Dementia Mission’s aim to speed up the development of new treatments for dementia.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/12/2023 16:54:59 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1674467

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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	Dementia: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress her Department has made on the dementia moonshot project.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	4716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is strongly committed to supporting research into dementia. In 2019, we committed to double funding for dementia research. We will double funding for dementia research to £160 million per year by 2024/25. The Government spent over £413 million on dementia research from 2017/18 to 2021/22.</p><p>On 14 August 2023, the Government launched the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission, along with £95 million of funding. The Mission is part of the commitment to double dementia research funding. The Dementia Mission aims to speed up the development of new treatments. On 20 March 2023, we announced the appointment of two co-chairs of the mission, Hilary Evans of Alzheimer’s Research UK and Nadeem Sarwar of Novo Nordisk. The Mission Chairs have developed a roadmap that sets out their ambition to work with industry and other initiatives in the United Kingdom by developing innovations in biomarkers, data and digital sciences, and increasing the number and speed of clinical trials in dementia. In the Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced up to £20 million of funding to launch a Clinical Trial Delivery Accelerator, focused on dementia. This funding contributes to meeting the commitment to double dementia research spend to £160 million per year by 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/12/2023 16:58:51 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1674470

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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	Dementia: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding screenings for lung cancer to also include screening for dementia.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	4719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The lung cancer screening programme is a targeted screening programme for people aged between 55 and 74 years old identified as being at high risk of lung cancer. Any proposals to modify a screening programme, such as adding an additional condition to it should be submitted via the UK National Screening Committee’s (UK NSC) annual call for topics and must be underpinned by published peer reviewed evidence that supports this targeted approach.</p><p>The UK NSC has separately examined the evidence for dementia and made a recommendation in 2019 not to introduce this as a population screening programme. More information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/dementia/" target="_blank">https://view-health-screening-recommendations.service.gov.uk/dementia/</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/12/2023 16:31:37 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1673897

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
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	Hospitals: Waiting Lists
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 implement the provisions of the NHS Long Term Plan on reducing waiting lists.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	4422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan was published in January 2019. Since then, we have faced the COVID-19 pandemic which put huge pressure on services that were unforeseen at the time, causing waiting lists for planned treatment to grow.</p><p>In response to this, the National Health Service published the Delivery Plan for Tackling the COVID-19 Backlog of Elective Care in February 2022. The plan set out a clear vision for how the NHS will recover and expand elective services over the following three years, including cutting the longest waits for treatment, increasing elective activity and committing to delivering nine million additional treatments and diagnostic treatments.</p><p>In July 2022, the NHS successfully met the first target in our plan to virtually eliminate waits of over two years, and thanks to the incredible work of NHS staff, waits of more than 18 months have been reduced by over 90%.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/12/2023 16:11:22 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon