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1399145

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Osteoporosis: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of osteoporosis on women's (a) health, (b) quality of life and (c) economics.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	96955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>We know that osteoporosis disproportionately affects women and can have a significant impact on their health, quality of life and ability to participate in economic activity.</p><p>On 23 December 2021, we published ‘Our Vision for the Women’s Health Strategy for England’, informed by the call for evidence. This sets out our ambitions to improve the health and wellbeing of women in England and reduce disparities. We have committed to explore areas of healthcare in which disparities between men and women are greatest, including long-term conditions such as osteoporosis. We will publish the Women’s Health Strategy in spring 2022.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 10/01/2022 17:05:03 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1399146

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Muscular Dystrophy: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to research into treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (a) in each of the last and (b) for the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	96836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department funds research on health and social care through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). In the past five financial years, the NIHR has not awarded new programme funding for specific research projects relating to the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). However, the NIHR has supported delivery of 53 studies relating to treatment of DMD via its Clinical Research Network (CRN). The CRN enables high-quality health and care research in England by providing additional staff, facilities, equipment and support services so that research is not subsidised with funding that has been provided for health and care treatments and service.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR does not usually ring-fence funds for particular topics therefore funding for future years is not available. Awards are made in open competition on the basis of the importance of topics to patients, and heath and care services, value for money, and scientific quality judged through peer review.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 31/01/2022 17:56:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 42052 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1399147

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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
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 help ensure that each local NHS area is taking steps towards parity of esteem between mental and physical health.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	97152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The NHS Mandate states that NHS England must seek to treat mental health with the same urgency as physical health. This is monitored through three metrics:</p><p> </p><p>- Mental health services real terms expenditure growth;</p><p>- Number of people accessing Improving Access to Psychological Therapies services; and</p><p>- Number of children and young people accessing National Health Service-funded mental health services.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2021, NHS England and NHS Improvement published ‘2021/22 priorities and operational planning guidance: October 2021 – March 2022’ which states that local areas must continue to meet the mental health investment standard, continue to increase access to children and young people’s NHS-funded community mental health services and NHS-funded talking therapies for adults.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 10/01/2022 13:20:04 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1399148

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extradition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people's civil and political rights are not infringed by the Government's extradition arrangements with other countries.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	97153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The Extradition Act 2003 is the legislative framework which contains the safeguards and protections available in UK courts to all persons requested for extradition to any overseas jurisdiction.</p><p>A requested person will not be extradited if doing so would breach their human rights (including the right to a fair trial) if the request is politically motivated, or if they would be at risk of facing the death penalty. The court can also bar a person’s extradition if, according to a range of factors, including their health, it would not be in the interests of justice for the extradition to take place and can decide that it would be more appropriate to try the case in the UK than in the requesting state.</p><p>Additionally, a person cannot be surrendered if extradition would be disproportionate, or if they are likely to face long periods of pre-trial detention. These protections are also enshrined in our new extradition arrangements with the EU under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 10/01/2022 17:49:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1399149

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Educational Exchanges: Passports
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 reconsider the change in rules that require EU children on school exchanges to have a passport, rather than being allowed to enter the UK as a group with their ID cards and a List of Travellers collective passport.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	97154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2022 answer text <p>As part of the changes to the Immigration Rules in September 2021, we no longer accept national identity cards as a valid travel document from EU, EEA and Swiss visitors to the UK.</p><p>Almost a year’s notice was provided for this change to allow groups to plan ahead and obtain passports where they do not already have them before they travel.</p><p>The experience at the UK Border since the change has been positive, with EU, EEA and Swiss nationals making the switch to using their passport for travel. Using a passport also means most EU nationals making a short visit can also use e-gates where available for a quicker and easier arrival experience.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to change our approach.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 06/01/2022 14:35:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1399150

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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 his Department has had with NICE on their (a) current and (b) future capacity to deliver final draft guidance on medicines within three months of regulatory approval by the MHRA.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	96908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is committed to publishing draft recommendations on new medicines around the time of licensing, with final guidance within three months of licensing wherever possible. The Department holds regular accountability meetings with NICE on a range of topics, including capacity issues. NICE delivers timely guidance on new medicines in the vast majority of cases and expects to continue to do so.</p><p>Project Orbis has been established to allow participating partners, including the United Kingdom, to review and approve applications for promising cancer treatments efficiently. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, NICE and NHS England and NHS Improvement are ensuring an integrated, timely approach to access new products, including those licensed through Project Orbis. NHS England and NHS Improvement and NICE have agreed principles to allow potential interim access ahead of NICE’s guidance where timely guidance is not anticipated, which has supported early patient access for a number of medicines licensed through Project Orbis.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 96909 96910 question first answered 11/01/2022 09:29:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1399151

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons are for the (a) creation of the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority on 8 November 2021 and (b) short timeframe for its creation.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	96934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to having robust and victim-focused measures in place for addressing modern slavery. The Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority (IECA) was created to streamline decision-making and ensure, wherever possible, that the various factors which may be pertinent to decisions about an individual are taken by those who can consider their circumstances most fully.</p><p>Immigration Enforcement’s immediate priority is always the welfare of the individual, and to ensure that all vulnerable migrants receive the support and assistance they need regardless of their immigration status. Immigration Enforcement already make decisions on key safeguarding and vulnerability matters such as the Adults at Risk policy and human rights decisions. Both the IECA and the Single Competent Authority (SCA) decision makers receive the same training on National Referral Mechanism (NRM) decision making and consistently apply the statutory guidance for potential victims of modern slavery.</p><p>Both competent authorities are held to account through existing quality assurance processes and the Multi-Agency Assurance Panels will continue to quality assure all negative Conclusive Grounds decisions.</p><p>The data on decisions taken by the IECA will be set out in the quarterly publication of NRM statistics and a breakdown by competent authority will be published once there is sufficient data to ensure individuals are not identifiable. We will regularly review this data to understand the impact of the change and ensure polices are being applied consistently.</p><p>This Government remains committed to identifying victims quickly, enhancing the support they receive and improving the training given to First Responders, who are responsible for referring potential victims into the NRM.</p><p>The Home Office has produced e-learning to help First Responders to identify potential victims of modern slavery and make referrals into the NRM when appropriate to do so. The e-learning is available through the Modern Slavery Organised Immigration Crime (MSOIC) website here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.policingslavery.co.uk%2Ftransforming-our-response%2Ftraining-delivery%2Ffirst-responder-training%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAlexander.Cooper10%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ca239be60f26f41456e1d08d9bef742d7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637750791441798233%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=432f9V600pZc2tu%2FRPrYYWkIe%2Fu6eGJyVD41BpF%2FJVk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.policingslavery.co.uk/transforming-our-response/training-delivery/first-responder-training/</a> .</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 96935 96936 96937 question first answered 10/01/2022 16:11:54 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1399152

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to ensure that the existence of two trafficking and slavery decision makers does not result in differences in decision making based on immigration status.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	96935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to having robust and victim-focused measures in place for addressing modern slavery. The Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority (IECA) was created to streamline decision-making and ensure, wherever possible, that the various factors which may be pertinent to decisions about an individual are taken by those who can consider their circumstances most fully.</p><p>Immigration Enforcement’s immediate priority is always the welfare of the individual, and to ensure that all vulnerable migrants receive the support and assistance they need regardless of their immigration status. Immigration Enforcement already make decisions on key safeguarding and vulnerability matters such as the Adults at Risk policy and human rights decisions. Both the IECA and the Single Competent Authority (SCA) decision makers receive the same training on National Referral Mechanism (NRM) decision making and consistently apply the statutory guidance for potential victims of modern slavery.</p><p>Both competent authorities are held to account through existing quality assurance processes and the Multi-Agency Assurance Panels will continue to quality assure all negative Conclusive Grounds decisions.</p><p>The data on decisions taken by the IECA will be set out in the quarterly publication of NRM statistics and a breakdown by competent authority will be published once there is sufficient data to ensure individuals are not identifiable. We will regularly review this data to understand the impact of the change and ensure polices are being applied consistently.</p><p>This Government remains committed to identifying victims quickly, enhancing the support they receive and improving the training given to First Responders, who are responsible for referring potential victims into the NRM.</p><p>The Home Office has produced e-learning to help First Responders to identify potential victims of modern slavery and make referrals into the NRM when appropriate to do so. The e-learning is available through the Modern Slavery Organised Immigration Crime (MSOIC) website here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.policingslavery.co.uk%2Ftransforming-our-response%2Ftraining-delivery%2Ffirst-responder-training%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAlexander.Cooper10%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ca239be60f26f41456e1d08d9bef742d7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637750791441798233%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=432f9V600pZc2tu%2FRPrYYWkIe%2Fu6eGJyVD41BpF%2FJVk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.policingslavery.co.uk/transforming-our-response/training-delivery/first-responder-training/</a> .</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 96934 96936 96937 question first answered 10/01/2022 16:11:54 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1399153

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she will take to monitor the decision making of the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority to ensure consistency of decision making across her Department's agencies.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	96936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to having robust and victim-focused measures in place for addressing modern slavery. The Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority (IECA) was created to streamline decision-making and ensure, wherever possible, that the various factors which may be pertinent to decisions about an individual are taken by those who can consider their circumstances most fully.</p><p>Immigration Enforcement’s immediate priority is always the welfare of the individual, and to ensure that all vulnerable migrants receive the support and assistance they need regardless of their immigration status. Immigration Enforcement already make decisions on key safeguarding and vulnerability matters such as the Adults at Risk policy and human rights decisions. Both the IECA and the Single Competent Authority (SCA) decision makers receive the same training on National Referral Mechanism (NRM) decision making and consistently apply the statutory guidance for potential victims of modern slavery.</p><p>Both competent authorities are held to account through existing quality assurance processes and the Multi-Agency Assurance Panels will continue to quality assure all negative Conclusive Grounds decisions.</p><p>The data on decisions taken by the IECA will be set out in the quarterly publication of NRM statistics and a breakdown by competent authority will be published once there is sufficient data to ensure individuals are not identifiable. We will regularly review this data to understand the impact of the change and ensure polices are being applied consistently.</p><p>This Government remains committed to identifying victims quickly, enhancing the support they receive and improving the training given to First Responders, who are responsible for referring potential victims into the NRM.</p><p>The Home Office has produced e-learning to help First Responders to identify potential victims of modern slavery and make referrals into the NRM when appropriate to do so. The e-learning is available through the Modern Slavery Organised Immigration Crime (MSOIC) website here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.policingslavery.co.uk%2Ftransforming-our-response%2Ftraining-delivery%2Ffirst-responder-training%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAlexander.Cooper10%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ca239be60f26f41456e1d08d9bef742d7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637750791441798233%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=432f9V600pZc2tu%2FRPrYYWkIe%2Fu6eGJyVD41BpF%2FJVk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.policingslavery.co.uk/transforming-our-response/training-delivery/first-responder-training/</a> .</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 96934 96935 96937 question first answered 10/01/2022 16:11:54 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1399154

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
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	Cancer: 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 assessment he has made of the effect of the MHRA joining the Project Orbis scheme in January 2021 on the speed of patient access to new oncology medicines.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	96909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is committed to publishing draft recommendations on new medicines around the time of licensing, with final guidance within three months of licensing wherever possible. The Department holds regular accountability meetings with NICE on a range of topics, including capacity issues. NICE delivers timely guidance on new medicines in the vast majority of cases and expects to continue to do so.</p><p>Project Orbis has been established to allow participating partners, including the United Kingdom, to review and approve applications for promising cancer treatments efficiently. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, NICE and NHS England and NHS Improvement are ensuring an integrated, timely approach to access new products, including those licensed through Project Orbis. NHS England and NHS Improvement and NICE have agreed principles to allow potential interim access ahead of NICE’s guidance where timely guidance is not anticipated, which has supported early patient access for a number of medicines licensed through Project Orbis.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 96908 96910 question first answered 11/01/2022 09:29:32 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green