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1415698

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rapid Transit Systems: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, who his Department consulted on the (a) viability and (b) cost of the proposed mass transit system for Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	110550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>My officials across the department are working with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to develop its mass transit plans.</p><p>West Yorkshire Combined Authority are expected to submit a Strategic Outline Business Case for mass transit to Government shortly. At the 2021 Spending Review, we also announced £830m for the combined authority to fund local transport investments such as mass transit through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 110552 question first answered 31/01/2022 15:01:42 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1415699

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the economic impact of proposals made in the Integrated Rail Plan on (a) Leeds, (b) Bradford, (c) Hull, (d) Sheffield, (e) Doncaster, (f) Liverpool, (g) Manchester, (h) Huddersfield, (i) Wakefield, and (j) Newcastle.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	110551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) was designed to deliver significant economic benefits to the Northern region by enhancing connectivity, improving productivity through the agglomeration of key northern hubs and making the North a more attractive place for busines domestically and internationally. A comprehensive economic appraisal was undertaken by the Department when developing the IRP which included conducting its own analysis as well as using analysis from Transport for the North (TfN) and delivery partners Network Rail and HS2 Ltd, the detail of which is presented in the IRP Technical Annex which was published by the Government on 24 January 2022. More detailed analysis of the wider economic impacts of Northern Powerhouse Rail will be outlined in the programme’s Strategic Outline Business Case.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 31/01/2022 17:14:07 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1415700

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rapid Transit Systems: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic impact of a Mass Transit System for West Yorkshire on (a) Leeds, (b) Bradford, (c) Wakefield, (d) Huddersfield and (e) West Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	110552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>My officials across the department are working with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to develop its mass transit plans.</p><p>West Yorkshire Combined Authority are expected to submit a Strategic Outline Business Case for mass transit to Government shortly. At the 2021 Spending Review, we also announced £830m for the combined authority to fund local transport investments such as mass transit through the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 110550 question first answered 31/01/2022 15:01:42 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1415701

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
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	Dental Services
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 equitable access to NHS dental care.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	110553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>National Health Service dental practices are currently prioritising urgent care, vulnerable groups and children and delayed planned care. We have allocated an additional £50 million in 2021/22 to ensure equitable access to dental services. There are a range of exemptions to dental patient charges and approximately half of patients were treated free of charge in 2020/21. Support is also available through the NHS Low Income Scheme for patients who are not eligible for an exemption or full remission.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 31/01/2022 09:44:15 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1415702

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Firewood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 43 of his Department's Statistical Release of 29 July 2021 entitled Digest of UK Energy Statistics Annual data for UK, 2020, for what reason domestic wood consumption was revised down from 2,241 kilotonnes to 733 kilotonnes in the 2018 reference year.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	110231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>Domestic wood consumption was revised in July 2021 to incorporate the results of research undertaken by The Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra).</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/02/2022 17:57:07 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1415704

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) people who have adopted and (b) prospective adopters who are registered as self employed.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	110445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally for adoptive families or for prospective adopters.</p><p>The government wants the adoption system to welcome prospective adopters from all walks of life and backgrounds.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 01/02/2022 12:32:14 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1415705

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
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	Advisory Committee On Borderline Substances: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to improve the time it takes for the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances to approve applications for nutritional borderline substances.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	110446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department has made no recent assessment. However, in 2019 we began a project to improve the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances’ (ACBS) application process to ensure more efficient and quicker decisions. This work is being undertaken in partnership with the ACBS and the British Specialist Nutrition Association, the trade organisation for the medical nutrition industry. As part of the project, a report was produced and shared with the British Specialist Nutrition Association on 18 February 2020. The report stated that the average time for the ACBS to respond to all types of applications was 28 working days.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 110447 question first answered 26/01/2022 16:02:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1415706

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
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	Advisory Committee On Borderline Substances: Standards
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 his Department has made of the efficiency of the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	110447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department has made no recent assessment. However, in 2019 we began a project to improve the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances’ (ACBS) application process to ensure more efficient and quicker decisions. This work is being undertaken in partnership with the ACBS and the British Specialist Nutrition Association, the trade organisation for the medical nutrition industry. As part of the project, a report was produced and shared with the British Specialist Nutrition Association on 18 February 2020. The report stated that the average time for the ACBS to respond to all types of applications was 28 working days.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 110446 question first answered 26/01/2022 16:02:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1415707

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
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	Advisory Committee On Borderline Substances: Nutrition
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 his Department is taking to ensure the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances can adequately support the UK specialist nutritionist industry to ensure the sector continues to invest in innovation for improved patient care.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	110448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The Department has formed a working group to update the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances’ (ACBS) processes and guidance in partnership with the ACBS and the British Specialist Nutrition Association, the trade organisation for the medical nutrition industry. The ACBS’ current process has a specified route for innovative products seeking listing in Part XV of the Drug Tariff, which the working group has collectively decided should be maintained.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 26/01/2022 15:00:29 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1415708

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
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	Persecution of Christians across the Globe Independent Review
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 progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations in the final report of the Bishop of Truro's Independent review for the Foreign Secretary of FCO support for persecuted Christians.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	110360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all, and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities. Promoting the right to FoRB is one of the UK's longstanding human rights priorities.</p><p>The Bishop of Truro's review provided recommendations for an enhanced Government response to support members of all faiths, beliefs, and those of no religious belief. We have achieved 16 of the recommendations, and are making good progress on the remaining six.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 01/02/2022 13:31:12 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon