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1737312

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to regulate websites that promote (a) eating disorders, (b) suicide and (c) self harm.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	11282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Online Safety Act requires all in-scope services to swiftly remove illegal content as soon as they become aware of it. This includes content that intentionally encourages or assists suicide and self-harm, including eating disorder behaviours. User-to-user services which are likely to be accessed by children must use highly effective age assurance to prevent children encountering this material.</p><p>Search services also have targeted duties that focus on minimising the risk of all users encountering illegal suicide and self-harm search content, and children from harmful but legal suicide and self-harm content.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark grouped question UIN 11283 question first answered 31/10/2024 10:03:31 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1737313

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulating websites that promote (a) eating disorders, (b) suicide and (c) self harm.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	11283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Online Safety Act requires all in-scope services to swiftly remove illegal content as soon as they become aware of it. This includes content that intentionally encourages or assists suicide and self-harm, including eating disorder behaviours. User-to-user services which are likely to be accessed by children must use highly effective age assurance to prevent children encountering this material.</p><p>Search services also have targeted duties that focus on minimising the risk of all users encountering illegal suicide and self-harm search content, and children from harmful but legal suicide and self-harm content.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark grouped question UIN 11282 question first answered 31/10/2024 10:03:31 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1737420

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
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 the average waiting time was per driving test centre in (a) the UK and (b) Great Yarmouth constituency.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
uin	11413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>The average waiting time data per driving test centre (DTC) in the UK for September 2024 is contained within the attached document. The table below shows the national average waiting time, and those DTCs that serve the Great Yarmouth constituency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Driving test centre</p></td><td><p>Average Waiting time (September 2024)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowestoft (Mobbs Way)</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich (Peachman Way)</p></td><td><p>22.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich (Jupiter Road)</p></td><td><p>9.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 30/10/2024 17:22:02 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5158

1737462

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will remove the presumption in favour of granting planning permission for developments which build extra stories on top of occupied apartment blocks.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
uin	11218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>As set out in our consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, the government supports upward extensions as a route to urban intensification. Planning policy makes clear that local authorities should support upward extensions where the development would be consistent with the prevailing height and form, well designed (including complying with any local design policies and standards), and can maintain safe access and egress for occupiers.</p><p>The government will keep recent changes to permitted development rights under review and as per my response to the right hon. Gentleman’s oral question on Monday 28 October 2024 (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2FCommons%2F2024-10-28%2Fdebates%2FF63FF339-CE7F-46D5-B893-385DDCC9B112%2FOralAnswersToQuestions%23contribution-0A8DD1C3-9500-4C10-BDBA-5E7A78AFB221&amp;data=05%7C02%7CWrittenPQs%40communities.gov.uk%7Ca73fa7f0f0fd41cc451908dcf99518de%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638659666017089927%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JwiCU%2BZwCDwA75oADcGNIokz9tsTc1ydtxBvRUv%2FibY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Official Report HC, Volume 755, Column 524</a>), I will reflect further on the specific concern he has raised.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 31/10/2024 10:47:23 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1737526

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that local SME bus operators are able to participate in future bus franchising schemes.
tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
tabling member printed	Jayne Kirkham
uin	11500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 already requires an authority to make a statement on how they will facilitate SMEs in service provision as part of the franchising process.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 September 2024, the Department consulted on updates to bus franchising guidance, these updates aim to reduce the technical barriers to franchising and support safer, more accessible services. The Department is currently reviewing the feedback received, including valuable insights from bus operators and organisations representing small-to-medium-sized operators, and will respond shortly.</p><p>The Department will continue working with local authorities to develop different franchising models that could be smaller scale, require less financial commitment and support SME participation.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 31/10/2024 09:23:59 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5279

1737544

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Earley and Woodley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase availability of practical driving tests in Earley and Woodley.
tabling member constituency	Earley and Woodley
tabling member printed	Yuan Yang
uin	11515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while reducing car practical driving test waiting times.</p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers, include buying back annual leave from driving examiners (DE), conducting tests outside regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays and recruiting more DEs.</p><p>In its most recent recruitment campaign, DVSA had two successful candidates in Slough and three in Reading, and it has made offers to these prospective DEs. DVSA launched its latest recruitment campaign in September 2024 and is working to recruit three DEs in Farnborough, four in Slough and five into Reading DTC, which serves the areas of Earley and Woodley.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 31/10/2024 10:42:34 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5267

1737602

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
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 Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the election results in Georgia on the safety of LGBTQ+ people in that country.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	11460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>We have not yet assessed the specific impact of the 27 October Georgian parliamentary elections on the safety of LGBT+ people. However, it is clear that the direction of the Georgian Dream party risks undermining freedom of expression and assembly and further discriminating against and stigmatising Georgia's LGBT+ community, including through the introduction of the Law on Family Values. We work closely with our partners to advance equality, including through the Equal Rights Coalition and the European LGBTI Focal Points Network. On 9 October, I raised my concerns over recent legislative changes, including these laws, with Georgian Foreign Minister Darchiashvili.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 31/10/2024 10:19:06 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1737604

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support children diagnosed with dyslexia in Ashford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Sojan Joseph
uin	11534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with dyslexia and other neurodiverse conditions.</p><p>Early identification of need and support is critical to improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND, including those with dyslexia. There is already a number of measures to help teachers do this, including the phonics screening check and statutory assessments at the end of key stage 2.</p><p>Measures have also been introduced to support the effective teaching of reading, including for those at risk of falling behind. This includes the English Hubs programme, the publication of the Reading Framework and an updated list of high quality phonics programmes for schools.</p><p>The English Hubs programme is dedicated to improving the teaching of reading, with a focus on supporting children making the slowest progress in reading. As part of the continuous professional development provided by the English Hubs, the Reading Ambition for All programme has been launched to improve outcomes for children who need additional support with reading, including those with SEND.</p><p>Ashford’s local English Hub is Kingsnorth. Further information is available here: <a href="https://www.kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk/english-hub" target="_blank">https://www.kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk/english-hub</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 31/10/2024 11:00:09 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5247

1737137

registered interest
date	25/10/2024
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 Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his timetable is for the publication of guidance to Great Britain based businesses trading in Northern Ireland on the General Product Safety Regulations 2025 .
tabling member constituency	Belfast South and Mid Down
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	11173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2024 answer text <p>The updated General Product Safety Regulation largely formalises the reality of how businesses are already operating in the UK and the measures are therefore likely to have limited impact. Where businesses need to make changes, we expect that they will be already adapting in order to continue trading with the EU. We will provide more guidance in this area shortly, will keep this under review and continue to engage businesses directly to ensure we are supporting them to trade freely across the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 29/10/2024 14:43:50 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1737158

registered interest
date	25/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Instruction: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to take steps to regulate driving instructors to help ensure the safety of young women.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
uin	11177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) takes the safety of learner drivers extremely seriously and investigates thoroughly any complaints about approved driving instructors (ADI), involving the police if necessary. DVSA encourages pupils to report any incidents of inappropriate ADI conduct, and its complaints procedure is open for anyone to use.</p><p>DVSA requires every prospective ADI to apply for an enhanced disclosure and barring check before beginning the ADI qualification process, to find out whether an individual has been convicted of a criminal offence or barred from working with children. The role of an ADI is classed as regulated activity, which means that if someone has been barred from working with children, they would be committing an offence by applying for the role. An ADI is required to repeat the disclosure process every four years when they renew their ADI registration.</p><p>The ADI Registrar has the power to remove an ADI who falls below the standard of fit and proper person, and to suspend an ADI if they have been charged or convicted of a sexual or violent offence. These safeguards protect not just women, but everyone using the services of an ADI.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 30/10/2024 16:33:10 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5030