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1675156

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	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: Staff
	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 retention levels of experienced hospital staff.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	4986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The NHS People Plan and the People Promise set out a comprehensive range of actions to improve staff retention. They provide a strong focus on creating a more modern, compassionate and inclusive culture within the National Health Service by strengthening health and wellbeing, equality and diversity, culture and leadership and flexible working.</p><p>NHS priorities and operational planning guidance 23/24 has asked systems to refresh their 2022/23 whole system workforce plans to improve staff retention through a systematic focus on all elements of the NHS People Promise.<strong> </strong>Staff wellbeing should be strategically aligned with elective recovery plans, including workforce demand and capacity planning.<strong> </strong> In addition, the NHS Retention Programme is continuously seeking to understand why staff leave, resulting in targeted interventions to support staff to stay whilst keeping them well.</p><p>The Long Term Workforce Plan builds on the People Plan and sets out how to improve culture and leadership to ensure that up to 130,000 fewer staff leave the NHS over the next 15 years. This includes measures to help retain experienced staff, such as implementing plans to improve flexible opportunities for prospective retirees and delivering the actions needed to modernise the NHS pension scheme.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/12/2023 15:44:42 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1675184

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how much his Department spent on temporary agency staff in each of the past ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	4906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>Total temporary agency staff spend for those financial years are in the table below. This information is published in FCDO's Annual Report &amp; Accounts and can be found online.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>YEAR</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2013</p></td><td><p>7.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2014</p></td><td><p>8.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2015</p></td><td><p>5.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2016</p></td><td><p>5.03</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2017</p></td><td><p>6.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2018</p></td><td><p>4.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2019</p></td><td><p>6.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2020</p></td><td><p>12.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2021</p></td><td><p>25.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2022</p></td><td><p>39.58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY2023</p></td><td><p>12.43</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/12/2023 07:27:45 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1675274

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	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	NHS Learning Support Fund: Pharmacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason students studying Masters of Pharmacy courses do not qualify for support from the NHS Learning Support Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
	uin	5132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Learning Support Fund (LSF) is available only to those courses which were eligible for the NHS Bursary prior to the 2017 reforms, and therefore, subjects such as pharmacy are outside of the scope of the LSF arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/12/2023 15:46:56 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1674554

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Post Offices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many sub post offices there were in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	4800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of post office branches open since 2012. Government requires Post Office to maintain a network of at least 11,500 branches, and to fulfil access criteria, which ensures that 99% of the population lives within 3 miles of a Post Office. 2020-2021 was the only period in the last ten years where the number of branches fell below the Government-set 11,500 minimum, due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. During this period Government granted a waiver which permitted the Post Office to have fewer than 11,500 open branches. The numbers of post office branches for 2022/23 have not yet been published.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of Post office branches</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 - 2013</p></td><td><p>11780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 - 2014</p></td><td><p>11696</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 - 2015</p></td><td><p>11634</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 - 2016</p></td><td><p>11643</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 - 2017</p></td><td><p>11659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 - 2018</p></td><td><p>11547</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 - 2019</p></td><td><p>11638</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 - 2020</p></td><td><p>11638</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 - 2021</p></td><td><p>11415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 - 2022</p></td><td><p>11635</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/12/2023 17:43:55 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1674555

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	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	Voluntary Work
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to support volunteering through the Big Help Out campaign.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	4801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>Volunteering is vital for society and the Government recognises this. It benefits volunteers and the organisations involving them and has transformational impacts on beneficiaries and their communities.</p><p>My department is funding and supporting the launch of the 2024 Big Help Out, following the success of the inaugural day of community volunteering to mark the Coronation of His Majesty the King and Her Majesty The Queen, held on 8 May 2023. The Big Help Out aims to raise awareness of volunteering and to provide opportunities for people to support their communities.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/12/2023 12:57:40 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1674556

	registered interest
	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	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 53 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, if he will publish the latest version of his Department’s Sustainable Procurement Working Group strategic plan.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	4784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no plans for the Sustainable Procurement Working Group (SPWG) 'Strategic Plan' to be published.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 06/12/2023 16:35:25 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1674567

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	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	Nuclear Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the policy paper entitled Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener, published on 19 October 2021, when she plans to publish the nuclear roadmap for delivery; and whether her Department has consulted with relevant stakeholders on this roadmap.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
	uin	4836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is finalising plans for the civil nuclear roadmap, which will be published soon. The document aims to send a clear signal to industry and set out the Government’s role in supporting and enabling the delivery of our nuclear ambitions. The Department regularly engages with the nuclear sector regarding a range of issues, and these have helped inform the priorities for the civil nuclear roadmap.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 06/12/2023 16:19:32 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1674571

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Movement Assistance Scheme and Trader Support Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full time equivalent staff are employed in (a) implementing and (b) monitoring the (i) Trader Support Service and (ii) Movement Assistance Schemes.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	4804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Trader Support Service (TSS) and Movement Assistance Schemes (MAS) are both important schemes that provide support to traders.</p><p> </p><p>The Movement Assistance Scheme is operated by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Across DEFRA and APHA a combined 24.75 FTE staff are employed in the implementation and monitoring of the scheme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The TSS is overseen by HMRC and operated by a Fujitsu-led consortium. There are currently 378 FTE staff employed by the consortium. Additionally, there are 39.4 FTE staff within HMRC working on the implementation of the service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 06/12/2023 17:14:56 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1674575

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	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	Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent of the coronation ceremony; and how this money was spent.
	tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
	tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
	uin	4841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla was a moment of celebration for the UK and my department was privileged to play its part in this historic occasion.</p><p>The Government contributes funding to national state occasions. As with all events of this kind, we will publish costs in due course once all spend has been reconciled.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 06/12/2023 13:00:41 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1674581

	registered interest
	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