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1763665

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2025
	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	Long Covid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of the response by Integrated Care Boards to long Covid.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2025 answer text <p>NHS England has recently completed a long COVID stocktake, aiming to provide a nationwide overview of service delivery in commissioning and contracting, assessing access, activity, and outcomes. Executive NHS England board members were updated on the current provision of long COVID, noting challenges and significant variation. Discussions where held considered service prioritisation and potential inquiry recommendations. It was agreed that long COVID services are commissioned by integrated care boards, which have responsibility for ensuring coverage for their population.</p> answering member constituency West Lancashire answering member printed Ashley Dalton question first answered 13/02/2025 18:10:28 answering member 4981 label Biography information for Ashley Dalton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1763671

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2025
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Vetting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of ending the vetting transformation programme on (a) national security and (b) staff recruitment delays.
	tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2025 answer text <p>The security of our people, assets and information is a Government priority.</p><p>The Vetting Transformation Programme (VTP) was first announced in October 2020. The programme was subject of a number of reviews and audits under the previous administration, including by the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) and Cabinet Office Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) Hub. These reviews concluded that there were weaknesses in governance and stakeholder engagement. As a result, the programme was closed in September 2024.</p><p>In its place, this Government is undertaking a range of initiatives to modernise and improve vetting services, delivered through three core workstreams:</p><p>1. Rationalising Policy and Process - Government Security Group (GSG) and UK Security Vetting are working with departments to standardise and centralise decision making.</p><p>2. Enhancing Digital and Cyber Security - UKSV are currently in the process of migrating the National Security Vetting System (NSVS) platform to the cloud to enhance the reliability of the current service and bring capabilities in line with industry best practice.</p><p>3. Increasing Assurance - GSG and UKSV are moving to an approach of continuous improvement across the assurance offered by vetting investigations.</p><p>In line with the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not otherwise comment on security matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erith and Thamesmead answering member printed Ms Abena Oppong-Asare question first answered 13/02/2025 17:38:33 answering member 4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1763680

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2025
	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	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what tribunal decisions have been used by the NHS Business Services Authority to assess claims relating to Covid-19 vaccinations under the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2025 answer text <p>Since taking over administration of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme on 1 November 2021, all decisions taken by the NHS Business Services Authority that have been appealed to tribunal have been upheld.</p><p>Decisions in first tier tribunals do not set a precedent for other cases. All claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme are assessed on a case-by-case basis, using the latest available medical evidence. Medical assessors will consider the claim form, medical records from the vaccinated person’s healthcare providers, clinical research, epidemiological evidence, and the current consensus of expert medical opinion.</p> answering member constituency West Lancashire answering member printed Ashley Dalton question first answered 13/02/2025 18:12:16 answering member 4981 label Biography information for Ashley Dalton
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1763685

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycle to Work Scheme: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 27960 on the Cycle to Work Scheme: Northern Ireland and the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 5735 on Bicycles: Subsidies, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of working with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland on improving access to cycles for people excluded from the cycle to work scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South and Mid Down
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2025 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Officials from this Department regularly meet with their counterparts from the other parts of the UK, including the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland, to compare notes on how each is approaching a wide range of active travel issues. The Department’s officials would be happy to explore this topic with their counterparts in the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland, but in practice nearly all of the ways of improving access to cycles for those people in Northern Ireland who are unable to use the cycle to work scheme would be devolved matters for the Northern Ireland government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 12/02/2025 11:08:24 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1763689

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offenders: Deportation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are currently in custody who have exhausted all rights of appeal and have signed deportation orders but have not yet been deported; and what steps her Department is taking to expedite their removal from the United Kingdom.
	tabling member constituency	Skipton and Ripon
	tabling member printed	Sir Julian Smith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2025 answer text <p>The number of individuals who simultaneously fall into all these categories cannot be readily obtained from available data, and such a snapshot exercise could only be conducted for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle question first answered 13/02/2025 17:40:24 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith

1763691

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will expand the statutory requirements for local authorities to make mandatory the provision of free journeys for companions of people with (a) physical disabilities, (b) visual impairment and (c) learning disabilities who cannot travel on buses without those companions.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2025 answer text <p>The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statutory obligations, such as extending the eligibility criteria, would therefore need to be carefully considered for its impact on the scheme’s financial sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities in England have the power to go beyond their statutory obligations under the ENCTS and offer additional discretionary concessions, such as offering companion passes for those travelling with someone eligible for the ENCTS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 13/02/2025 09:24:05 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1763704

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2025
	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	Mental Health: Young People
	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 support young people with mental health issues.
	tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2025 answer text <p>Too many young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are too long. As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future and that is there when people need it, we will recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers across child and adult mental health services in England to reduce delays and provide faster treatment.</p><p>We will also provide access to a specialist mental health professional in every school in England, and roll out Young Futures hubs in every community. We are working with our colleagues at NHS England and across Government to consider options to deliver these commitments.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 13/02/2025 09:22:59 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1763718

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of electric cars charging infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2025 answer text <p>A widespread, easy-to-use and reliable network of public chargepoints is crucial to support the electric vehicle transition. As of 1 February 2025, the Government and industry have supported the installation of 74,234 publicly available charging devices in the UK, alongside over 680,000 private chargepoints in England alone, supporting drivers to switch to EVs.</p><p> </p><p>In 2024, nearly 20,000 public charging devices were added to the network, making it a record year. Government investment will continue to support public chargepoint rollout, including the £381m Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund which, alongside private investment, is estimated to deliver a further 100,000 chargepoints alone.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 13/02/2025 16:40:40 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1763725

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2025
	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	UK Export Finance: Artificial Intelligence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what purposes UK Export Finance has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2025 answer text <p>Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country.</p><p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) is currently exploring various scenarios and use cases where AI can assist the department. This involves conducting internal trials and learning <br> exercises to better understand AI's potential. Throughout this process, UKEF remains committed to adhering to the government's AI policy and guidance.</p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 13/02/2025 15:02:50 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1763731

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2025
	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	Community Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will publish a timeline for the implementation of his local power plans policy.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	30192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2025 answer text <p>We are progressing the Great British Energy (GBE) Bill through Parliament, and in October’s Spending Review the Chancellor announced £25 million to establish the company, with a further £100 million of capital funding to spend in 2025/26 so that GBE can start its important work to drive forward clean energy deployment this year.</p><p> </p><p>GBE, once fully operational, will provide funding and support to local and combined authorities, and community energy groups, to roll out renewable energy projects. Plans are under development and further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 13/02/2025 11:00:13 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
	tabling member	5030