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1732828

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date	09/10/2024
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, what modifications have been made to existing Covid-19 vaccine products; for what reasons were those modifications made; and when those modifications were approved by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	8098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency may authorise a line extension, which is a new product authorisation linked to the original marketing authorisation. Various versions of the COVID-19 vaccines have been approved as line extensions to the original vaccines since the first COVID-19 vaccines were approved in December 2020. Variations may be requested to add an indication, dosage form, strength or pack size, which will make the vaccine available for a wider patient pool, whilst maintaining effectiveness and an acceptable safety level. For example, Pfizer, in late 2021, made an application to extend the indication of their vaccines to children between five and 11 years old in a smaller 10 micrograms per dose, and later, via the European Commission Decision Reliance Procedure, a new three micrograms per dose in infants and children between aged six months and four years old. New versions of the vaccine have also been introduced to adapt the vaccines to the new strains of the virus.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 14/10/2024 15:31:33 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1732829

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Church Schools: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made on the potential impact of VAT on private school fees on Christian schools.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	8099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>On 29 July, the Government announced that, as of 1 January 2025, all education services and vocational training provided by a private school in the UK for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20 per cent. This will also apply to boarding services provided by private schools.</p><p> </p><p>A technical note setting out the details of the policy has been published online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-on-private-school-fees-removing-the-charitable-rates-relief-for-private-schools(opens%20in%20a%20new%20tab)" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-on-private-school-fees-removing-the-charitable-rates-relief-for-private-schools(opens in a new tab)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Draft VAT legislation was also published alongside this technical note, forming a technical consultation, which closed on 15 September. As part of this technical consultation, the Government engaged with a broad range of stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst developing these policies, the Government has carefully considered the impact that they will have on pupils and their families across both the state and private sector, as well as the impact they will have on state and private schools. Following scrutiny of the Government's costings by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), details of the Government’s assessment of the expected impacts of these policy changes will be published at the Budget on 30 October in a Tax Information and Impact Note.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 14/10/2024 14:23:29 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1732830

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
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, for what reason the MHRA uses observed analyses instead of expected analyses in assessing the safety of Covid-19 vaccines.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	8100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>The Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency uses both observed and expected analysis in their assessment of safety signals for COVID-19 vaccines. Data obtained from the spontaneous Yellow Card reporting system, through which patients, public and healthcare professionals can report any incident associated with a medical product, was used to calculate ‘Observed’ figures. Estimated ‘Expected’ figures for pre-determined events were based on the total number of patients who had received the vaccine and the background rate of the event within a pre-pandemic period, using large electronic healthcare record databases. It should be recognised that the purpose of observed versus expected analyses is not to confirm the presence, absence, or magnitude of risks but to provide an alternative approach to rapid signal detection, in addition to disproportionality approaches, to maximise the value of spontaneous reports.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 14/10/2024 15:32:45 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1732831

registered interest
date	09/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Albania
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Albanian nationals (a) have been sentenced to imprisonment in the last 12 months, (b) are in prison, (c) have been released in the last 12 months and (d) have been deported to Albania in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	8101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Nationality data held by courts is not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice. We are therefore unable to provide information on how many Albanian nationals have been sentenced to imprisonment at court in the last 12 months. We have instead provided information on sentenced prison admissions for Albanian nationals between April 2023 and March 2024 (the latest 12 months published period). This information has been provided in the data attached.</p><p>The nationality of foreign national offenders in prison is published quarterly in table 1_Q_12 of Offender Management Statistics, with the latest data (30 June 2024) available from: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a1167cce1fd0da7b592c8d/Prison-population-30-June-2024.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a1167cce1fd0da7b592c8d/Prison-population-30-June-2024.ods</a>. As of 30 June 2024, there were 1,227 Albania nationals in HMPPS custody. <br> <br> We have provided information on prisoner releases of Albanian nationals between April 2023 and March 2024 (the latest 12 months published period). This information has been provided in the data attached. Please note, not all these were released into the UK community: the number of prisoner releases includes those who were deported to Albania directly from prison, having completed their UK custodial sentence, and those who were transferred from prison to Albania to serve their prison sentence there.</p><p>Information on deportations is a matter for the Home Office.</p><p>Foreign nationals who commit crimes should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced, and where appropriate the Government will pursue their deportation and ensure the rules are respected and enforced. This will help to manage prison pressures, keep the public safe and reduce crime. The Government have already begun delivering a major surge in immigration enforcement and returns activity to remove people with no right to be in the UK, with 3,000 people already being returned since the new government came into power.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 14/10/2024 14:12:11 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin attachment 1 file name 2024-10-14 PQ 8101 Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1732014

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
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	Allwyn Entertainment: Disclosure of Information
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 has a role in setting Allwyn Entertainment Limited's policy on publishing data.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	7399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>DCMS does not have a role in setting Allwyn Entertainment Limited’s policy on data publication.</p><p>The responsibility for regulation of the National Lottery operator rests solely with the Gambling Commission, as set out in the National Lottery Act 1993.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 10/10/2024 16:04:11 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1732016

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Hire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's guidance entitled E-scooter trials: guidance for local authorities and rental operators, updated on 17 January 2024, how many applications for changes to trials her Department has received from local authorities; and how many such applications have been (a) granted and (b) not granted.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	7400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The Department received 13 applications from local authorities, requesting geographic and fleet size changes to their e-scooter trials. All 13 applications were approved as of 8 October 2024.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 10/10/2024 16:17:43 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1732020

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visa applications under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme are awaiting a decision; and how many of these have been outstanding for more than (a) 6 and (b) 12 weeks.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	7401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The number of applications currently awaiting a decision under the Homes for Ukraine Scheme is published weekly and can be found at: Ukraine Family Scheme, Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine) and Ukraine Extension Scheme visa data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</p><p>The Home Office does not publish data on the number of applications outstanding for more than 6 and 12 weeks. However, the Homes for Ukraine Scheme has a Service Level Agreement of 15 days for straightforward applications.</p><p>Additionally, the transparency data published 22 August 2024 does include a range of processing data and the latest data can be found at: Visas and citizenship data: Q2 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 10/10/2024 16:29:14 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1732022

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many European Arrest Warrants have been issued to the United Kingdom in the last 12 months for which information is available; and how many of these have been executed.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	7402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>European Arrest Warrants were replaced by arrest warrants under Title VII of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). The National Crime Agency deals with arrest warrants issued in accordance with the TCA, as the designated authority for cases which fall under Part 1 of the Extradition Act 2003.</p><p>The NCA holds the data relating to arrest warrants issued and executed, not the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley North answering member printed Dan Jarvis question first answered 10/10/2024 16:21:51 answering member 4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1729358

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Christchurch Sailing Club: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will grant the application by Christchurch Sailing Club for a warrant to wear a privileged Ensign.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	5528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>New privileged ensigns are granted only in the most exceptional circumstances. There are only a limited number of clubs whose applications have been granted since the list for privileged Yacht clubs closed in 1952. <br> <br> This decision is under consideration. Once made, the Christchurch Sailing Club will be notified.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 08/10/2024 15:19:28 answering member 5235
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1728915

registered interest
date	11/09/2024
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
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2024 to Question 4169 on Help to Buy Scheme, how many Help to Buy loan repayment applications are being processed; and how many and what proportion have been outstanding for more than (a) three and (b) six months.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	5254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is not held centrally. Publicly available information covers total annual redemptions (see response to written Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-04/4169" target="_blank">4169</a>).</p><p>Homes England do hold information on redemptions initiated and redemptions concluded in any given month. In the 3 months to September, for Help to Buy and associated legacy schemes<strong>, </strong>an average of 2104 redemptions per month were initiated and an average of 2260 concluded. Please note that these numbers are not directly comparable.</p><p>In order to be able to redeem a Help to Buy loan, several steps need to be completed by the customer, their surveyor, their solicitor and by the Help to Buy Mortgage Administrator. Timescales are therefore dependent on each of the parties. Redemptions may also be initiated by customers who subsequently decide not to proceed.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 07/10/2024 14:47:08 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope