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1660957

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date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times to obtain driving tests.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	199801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Since April 2021, the recovery measures put in place by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, together with the ongoing recruitment of driving examiners, is creating approximately 40,000 extra car test appointments each month. These measures include conducting out-of-hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and asking recently retired driving examiners to return.</p><p>As of 18 September 2023, there were 561,275 car practical driving tests booked, and 64,817 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p>The DVSA is aware of some people who have been using apps and bots to find a test date. These apps or bots are not approved by the DVSA as they make it harder for candidates to get a test and can also result in people paying more for a test, than the official test fee. Using such services also means that any changes to the test may not necessarily be relayed to the candidate.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA will also continue to inform candidates of the official channels for booking a test. The DVSA has taken measures to encourage learners to use the official booking site on GOV.UK by ensuring that it appears as high as possible on popular search engines and by promoting the official website on social media.</p><p> </p><p>The fees for the services that the DVSA offers have remained largely the same for over 10 years. The car driving test fee was last changed in 2009 and has not kept up with inflation. The fee for a driving test represents a relatively small component of the overall cost of learning to drive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 199800 199802 199803 question first answered 20/09/2023 14:01:31 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1660958

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether financial support is available for people who cannot afford to pay for a driving test.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	199802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Since April 2021, the recovery measures put in place by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, together with the ongoing recruitment of driving examiners, is creating approximately 40,000 extra car test appointments each month. These measures include conducting out-of-hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and asking recently retired driving examiners to return.</p><p>As of 18 September 2023, there were 561,275 car practical driving tests booked, and 64,817 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p>The DVSA is aware of some people who have been using apps and bots to find a test date. These apps or bots are not approved by the DVSA as they make it harder for candidates to get a test and can also result in people paying more for a test, than the official test fee. Using such services also means that any changes to the test may not necessarily be relayed to the candidate.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA will also continue to inform candidates of the official channels for booking a test. The DVSA has taken measures to encourage learners to use the official booking site on GOV.UK by ensuring that it appears as high as possible on popular search engines and by promoting the official website on social media.</p><p> </p><p>The fees for the services that the DVSA offers have remained largely the same for over 10 years. The car driving test fee was last changed in 2009 and has not kept up with inflation. The fee for a driving test represents a relatively small component of the overall cost of learning to drive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 199800 199801 199803 question first answered 20/09/2023 14:01:31 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1660960

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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 steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of driving tests.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	199803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Since April 2021, the recovery measures put in place by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, together with the ongoing recruitment of driving examiners, is creating approximately 40,000 extra car test appointments each month. These measures include conducting out-of-hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and asking recently retired driving examiners to return.</p><p>As of 18 September 2023, there were 561,275 car practical driving tests booked, and 64,817 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p>The DVSA is aware of some people who have been using apps and bots to find a test date. These apps or bots are not approved by the DVSA as they make it harder for candidates to get a test and can also result in people paying more for a test, than the official test fee. Using such services also means that any changes to the test may not necessarily be relayed to the candidate.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA will also continue to inform candidates of the official channels for booking a test. The DVSA has taken measures to encourage learners to use the official booking site on GOV.UK by ensuring that it appears as high as possible on popular search engines and by promoting the official website on social media.</p><p> </p><p>The fees for the services that the DVSA offers have remained largely the same for over 10 years. The car driving test fee was last changed in 2009 and has not kept up with inflation. The fee for a driving test represents a relatively small component of the overall cost of learning to drive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 199800 199801 199802 question first answered 20/09/2023 14:01:32 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1660980

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Office for Environmental Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Office for Environmental Protection.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>Defra published <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Foffice-for-environmental-protection-public-body-review-outcome%2Foutcome-recommendations-from-the-oep-review-2022-to-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cadeb8218e89a4682093a08dbb8395ebf%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638306328756014300%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=d74kNiVVc3oly96XjNpgkAFRe%2Bp%2BO3Q7FPDYNj5DEF0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">a review</a> of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) as part of the Government’s Public Bodies Review Programme in July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/09/2023 09:49:44 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660984

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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
hansard heading	The Elders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held recent discussions with members of The Elders on foreign and development policy.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not had any recent discussions with members of The Elders. The Foreign Secretary last met with The Elders on 19 October 2022.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/09/2023 14:11:25 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660986

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding her Department has allocated to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	199744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>Defra does not make an allocation to the RSPB as part of the central business planning processes. The RSPB is able to apply for grant funding.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/09/2023 09:43:32 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1660987

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to encourage train operators to provide automatic delay repay compensation.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	199745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>As set out in the Plan for Rail, the Department is working with the train operating companies (TOCs) to ensure they make the process of claiming compensation easier. Ten out of 14 Department contracted TOCs now offer automated delay repay compensation and a standardised compensation form has been introduced.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 22/09/2023 08:57:47 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1660989

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, which minister in their Department is responsible for overseeing work on long term strategic challenges; and how many officials work in roles focused on horizon scanning and long term priorities.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	199814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is responsible for overseeing all the Department's work including on long term strategic challenges and is supported by his ministerial team and the Department.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 22/09/2023 12:31:08 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1660991

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities report entitled Inquiry concerning the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland carried out by the Committee under article 6 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention, published in 2016, what steps his Department have taken to respond to that reports findings.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	199816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to improving the lives of disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>Our latest response to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was submitted in 2022, and published on GOV.UK with accessible formats in December 2022. This report and previous ones can be found here (Link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disabled-peoples-rights-uk-2022-follow-up-report-to-uncrpd-2016-inquiry" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disabled-peoples-rights-uk-2022-follow-up-report-to-uncrpd-2016-inquiry</a> (opens in a new tab)).</p><p> </p><p>UK Government representatives will provide further information on the UK’s progress, as agreed by the Committee, at a hearing at the Committee’s session in March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 22/09/2023 11:16:11 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1660994

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Diabetes: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with international counterparts on addressing shortages medicines to treat type 2 diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	199819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has established processes to manage disruption to medical products and protect patient care. Supply chains for medical products are complex, global, and highly regulated, making them vulnerable to a variety of shocks, including around manufacture failure, demand spikes, international trade activity and disruption to logistics. In this specific case of medicines to treat type 2 diabetes, we are aware of a global supply issue with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists which are licensed for treating patients with type 2 diabetes. Whilst no specific discussions have been had with international counterparts, we are committed to working with international partners on the broader supply agenda.</p><p>We are continuing to work closely with manufacturers of medicines to treat type 2 diabetes and others working in the supply chain to help ensure the continued supply for patients in the United Kingdom, for example by asking suppliers to expedite deliveries. Alongside, we have provided advice for healthcare professionals on how to manage patients requiring these medicines whilst there are in shortage and are keeping this under review as the situation evolves. If any patient is concerned about their treatment, they should discuss this with their clinician at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/09/2023 09:31:49 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi