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1792488

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	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, if she will make an assessment of the impact of her policies on electric vehicle charging companies’ (a) pricing and (b) subscription models.
	tabling member constituency	West Suffolk
	tabling member printed	Nick Timothy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2025 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring public charging is affordable for all. Under the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023, chargepoint operators are required to clearly provide the price of charging at public chargepoints in pence per kilowatt hour. While this does not cap the cost of charging or require chargepoint operators to use a specific pricing model, it does ensure consistency in the way prices are displayed, making it easy for drivers to compare public chargepoints and choose the best rate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 09/04/2025 07:58:12 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5062

1792489

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Childcare: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled Early education and childcare (effective from 1 April 2025), published on 21 February 2025, what steps her Department is taking to maintain access to childcare places in rural areas; and what steps she is taking to support childcare providers with operational costs.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Alex Brewer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2025 answer text <p>It is the department’s ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. In the 2025/26 financial year alone, the department plans to provide over £8 billion for early years entitlements, which is an increase of more than 30% compared to the 2024/25 financial year, as we roll out the expansion of the childcare entitlements, so eligible working parents of children aged from nine months can access 30 hours of funded childcare.</p><p>The government has committed to working with the sector to embed early years within the wider education system, and to find new ways to shift the early education system to better support parents in poorer and rural areas. As part of our plan to utilise unused space in primary schools, we have just announced the opening of 300 new school-based nurseries, which will be available from September.</p><p>On top of this, we are providing supplementary funding of £75 million for an early years expansion grant ahead of the 30 hours expansion from September. The department also announced the largest ever uplift to the early years pupil premium, increasing the rate by over 45% compared to the 2024/25 financial year, equivalent to up to £570 per eligible child per year. Public sector employers in the early years will also receive £25 million through the forthcoming National Insurance contributions grant.</p><p>Under Section 6 of the Childcare Act 2006, local authorities are responsible for ensuring that the provision of childcare is sufficient to meet the requirements of parents in their area. As we roll out the expansion to entitlements for working parents, the department is in regular contact with each local authority in England about their sufficiency of childcare and any issues they are facing. There are currently no local authorities reporting that they are unable to meet their sufficiency duties for the expanded entitlements. Where local authorities report sufficiency challenges, we discuss what action they are taking to address those issues and, where needed, support the local authority with any specific requirements through our childcare sufficiency support contract.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 17/04/2025 08:37:14 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
	tabling member	5263

1792491

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Special Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many special advisers are employed by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2025 answer text <p>The Deputy Prime Minister has appointed six Special Advisers to the department.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham North and Kimberley answering member printed Alex Norris question first answered 11/04/2025 10:47:10 answering member 4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1792492

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	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	Hinchingbrooke Hospital: Construction
	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 reasons the new theatre block at Hinchingbrooke Hospital will not open until spring 2026.
	tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
	tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2025 answer text <p>External building work for the new theatre block at Hinchingbrooke Hospital was completed last year. However, there has been a delay in the facility opening to patients due to some additional work that is required on the ventilation.</p><p>The Department remains committed to working alongside our NHS England colleagues to complete this additional work and open this important new facility.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 17/04/2025 10:24:43 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	tabling member	5089

1792493

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Waste Disposal: Birmingham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's statutory guidance entitled, Best value standards and intervention: a statutory guide for best value authorities, published on 8 May 2024, if she will take steps to intervene in the bin collection strike in Birmingham City Council area.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2025 answer text <p>The Department is closely monitoring the situation regarding the ongoing bin collection strike in the Birmingham City Council area and stands ready to play its part in supporting the Council where necessary. The Council should remain responsible for managing local service delivery, as is normal practice across local government, and is working to deal with the backlog of waste swiftly. Commissioners, who were appointed in October 2023 under the previous government to oversee the Council’s broader improvement journey, have been working constructively with the Council to ensure that a meaningful, sustainable resolution is found as quickly as possible. We recognise the importance of this issue for local people and are clear that this must be resolved, with regular services returned, and the accumulated waste and fly-tipping removed from the streets of the city as a matter of urgency.</p> answering member constituency Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton answering member printed Jim McMahon question first answered 10/04/2025 11:27:54 answering member 4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1792494

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of Border Force on the potential impact of channel crossings on staff wellbeing.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2025 answer text <p>We recognise the work of Border Force staff in relation to channel crossings and continue to ensure support is in place for them. All Border Force colleagues have access to peer support on a 24/7 basis, allowing them to speak to a volunteer who is trained in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Trauma Risk Management (TRiM), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIST) or Sustaining Resilience at Work (StRaW). All operational colleagues have access to the Police Treatment Centres, which support recovery from a variety of physical and mental ailments on a residential basis.</p><p>The Border Force Wellbeing team also manage the Border Force Wellbeing Hub and run a variety of events throughout the year on key wellbeing themes, including stress, anxiety, shift working and health. Border Force line managers are also trained with the information and tools to discuss wellbeing and mental health with their teams, how to spot the warning signs and how to refer a team member for further help.</p><p>All Home Office staff also have access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides support for a wide variety of issues.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 14/04/2025 12:09:49 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1792495

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with representatives of third sector organisations on support for refugees outside the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2025 answer text <p>This country will always play our part, alongside others, to help those fleeing war and persecution, but we need a proper system where rules are enforced.</p><p>The UK welcomes refugees through our global resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship and the Mandate Resettlement Scheme. We continue to keep all policies under review.</p><p>The numbers resettled through the UKRS depend on a range of factors including the flow of referrals from UNHCR in the field and the availability of suitable accommodation and integration support in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra grouped question UIN 44239 44240 question first answered 14/04/2025 12:07:19 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1792496

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the Public and Commercial Services Union and Care4Calais report entitled, Safe and Secure Routes: Refugee Visa-to-Travel Proposal, published on 25 March 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2025 answer text <p>This country will always play our part, alongside others, to help those fleeing war and persecution, but we need a proper system where rules are enforced.</p><p>The UK welcomes refugees through our global resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship and the Mandate Resettlement Scheme. We continue to keep all policies under review.</p><p>The numbers resettled through the UKRS depend on a range of factors including the flow of referrals from UNHCR in the field and the availability of suitable accommodation and integration support in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra grouped question UIN 44238 44240 question first answered 14/04/2025 12:07:19 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1792497

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32013 on Asylum, whether she has commissioned any reports on expanding (a) safe and (b) legal routes for people seeking asylum within the last twelve months.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2025 answer text <p>This country will always play our part, alongside others, to help those fleeing war and persecution, but we need a proper system where rules are enforced.</p><p>The UK welcomes refugees through our global resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship and the Mandate Resettlement Scheme. We continue to keep all policies under review.</p><p>The numbers resettled through the UKRS depend on a range of factors including the flow of referrals from UNHCR in the field and the availability of suitable accommodation and integration support in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra grouped question UIN 44238 44239 question first answered 14/04/2025 12:07:19 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1792500

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2025
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has received the final post-authorisation safety study report for the BNT162b2 covid-19 vaccine.
	tabling member constituency	Tatton
	tabling member printed	Esther McVey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	44216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2025 answer text <p>A post-authorisation safety study is a study that is carried out after a medicine has been authorised to obtain further information on a medicine's safety, or to measure the effectiveness of risk-management measures.</p><p>A total of 22 clinical studies are included, or were previously included, as additional pharmacovigilance activities in the Risk Management Plan (RMP) for the Pfizer/BioNTech (Comirnaty) vaccine. Of these studies, nine are reported as phase one, two, or three studies. Of the remaining studies, 10 are safety studies and three are vaccine effectiveness studies. Seven studies are ongoing, and 15 have been completed.</p><p>Milestones for these studies, including the due date of the submission of the final clinical study reports, are outlined in the RMP. The final study report for the clinical study Post Conditional Approval Active Surveillance Study Among Individuals in Europe Receiving the Pfizer BioNTech Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine is due to be submitted to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency by 30 September 2025.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 17/04/2025 10:53:41 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
	tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey