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1487552

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date	08/07/2022
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	Energy Charter Treaty: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the level of consistency between the UK’s recently-negotiated carve-out of fossil fuels from the Energy Charter Treaty and the UK Government's net zero strategy.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	32950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The modernised Energy Charter Treaty recognises the urgent need to address climate change and align with the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement. The Treaty removes the protection for new fossil fuel investments in the UK, in line with the UK’s Net Zero Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 18/07/2022 16:30:10 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1487553

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the absence rates from education of blind and partially sighted pupils at (a) primary and (b) secondary school were in each year from 2012 to date.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	33034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The department publishes annual statistics on absence from school broken down by pupils’ type of special educational need (SEN). The most recent figures, for the 2020/21 academic year, are published here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/pupil-absence-in-schools-in-england</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The publication includes figures for pupils whose type of SEN is visual impairment. The figures for primary and secondary schools are available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/34b7634d-01b2-45bb-be2e-5003ac8ea73f" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/34b7634d-01b2-45bb-be2e-5003ac8ea73f</a>. For comparative purposes, ‘Total’ includes all pupils, including those who have no SEN.</p><p> </p><p>The figures do not include the 2019/20 academic year, because the publication was cancelled that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 18/07/2022 16:37:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1487554

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Fares
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the affordability of bus fares for (a) students and (b) pensioners; and whether his Department plans to provide additional funding and support to reduce bus fares for all ages.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	32961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Under the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS), the Government supports council spending of around £1 billion a year to offer free bus travel to those who have reached State Pension Age and those with eligible disabilities. Concessionary travel legislation gives local authorities the flexibility to offer further local travel concessions such as free or discounted travel to young people. Bus operators can also offer discounted travel for young people. In 2020/21 operators in 80% of the travel concession authority areas in England, outside London, offered some form of discounted travel for young people.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided nearly £2 billion in recovery funding to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on bus services. Operators who received emergency funding were required to freeze their fares. The initial phase of recovery funding also required operators not to increase fares by more than inflation and so they were kept flat in real terms. Through the Bus Service Operators Grant we spend over £200 million every year to help keep fares down and maintain an extensive network.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also investing over £1 billion for bus transformation deals to deliver London-style fares, infrastructure and service improvements around the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Karl McCartney question first answered 18/07/2022 14:33:51 answering member 4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1487555

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Household Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Household Support Fund for supporting low income families.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	32927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The Household Support Fund has provided additional support for households who have needed extra help to meet cost of living pressures. The Department for Work and Pensions requires that Local Authorities provide management information returns detailing their expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>For the Household Support Fund, the returns record the Local Authority’s grant allocation, spend and volume of awards made in relation to food, energy and water bills, wider essentials and housing costs.</p><p> </p><p>This information, for the scheme running 6 October 2021- 31 March 2022, will be published shortly, and will be considered during future policy making.</p><p> </p><p>Management Information for previous discretionary welfare funds is published online and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-local-support-grant-management-information-17-april-to-30-september-2021/covid-local-support-grant-management-information-17-april-to-30-september-2021" target="_blank">COVID Local Support Grant management information</a>; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/covid-winter-grant-management-information-1-december-2020-to-16-april-2021/covid-winter-grant-management-information-1-december-2020-to-16-april-2021" target="_blank">COVID Winter Grant management information</a>.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 13/07/2022 15:04:55 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1487556

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
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	Pharmacy: General Practitioners
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 additional competencies that could potentially be taken on by pharmacists for the purposes of relieving demand on GP services.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	32962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2019-24 sets out how community pharmacy will support the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan. Services have been introduced in community pharmacies to relieve pressures on general practitioners (GPs), such as the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service, which allows staff in general practices and NHS 111 to refer patients to community pharmacies for advice and treatment of minor illnesses. The majority of community pharmacies also offer blood pressure checks and support for patients who have been prescribed specific new medicines. Negotiations are continuing on additional services which could be delivered by the sector.</p><p>The General Pharmaceutical Council is responsible for setting education and training requirements for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Great Britain. Following a review in 2021, the Council introduced new standards for pharmacist initial education and training which will ensure that all new pharmacists entering the profession will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to deliver additional clinical roles and provision of healthcare services, including enhanced learning to become independent prescribers upon registration.</p><p>Health Education England (HEE) and NHS England are also investing a further £15.9 million over the next four years to increase the number of pharmacy staff in primary and community care and develop skills in the existing workforce.</p><p>Primary Care Networks (PCNs) can access the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme to improve access to advice and care through a range of professionals and services. PCNs receive full reimbursement for the recruitment of a variety of professions, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physiotherapists and social prescribers. NHS England and HEE are supporting PCNs with training and supervision of these roles to reduce GPs’ workload.</p><p>The Pharmacy Integration Programme is part of a wider education reform for pharmacy professionals. Career pathways for pharmacy professionals are being identified across sectors and increasingly within multi-professional integrated health and care teams.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris grouped question UIN 32963 32964 32965 question first answered 14/07/2022 16:15:10 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1487557

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
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	Pharmacy: General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring pharmacists to work collaboratively with GP surgeries to help tackle workload pressures.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	32963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2019-24 sets out how community pharmacy will support the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan. Services have been introduced in community pharmacies to relieve pressures on general practitioners (GPs), such as the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service, which allows staff in general practices and NHS 111 to refer patients to community pharmacies for advice and treatment of minor illnesses. The majority of community pharmacies also offer blood pressure checks and support for patients who have been prescribed specific new medicines. Negotiations are continuing on additional services which could be delivered by the sector.</p><p>The General Pharmaceutical Council is responsible for setting education and training requirements for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Great Britain. Following a review in 2021, the Council introduced new standards for pharmacist initial education and training which will ensure that all new pharmacists entering the profession will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to deliver additional clinical roles and provision of healthcare services, including enhanced learning to become independent prescribers upon registration.</p><p>Health Education England (HEE) and NHS England are also investing a further £15.9 million over the next four years to increase the number of pharmacy staff in primary and community care and develop skills in the existing workforce.</p><p>Primary Care Networks (PCNs) can access the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme to improve access to advice and care through a range of professionals and services. PCNs receive full reimbursement for the recruitment of a variety of professions, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physiotherapists and social prescribers. NHS England and HEE are supporting PCNs with training and supervision of these roles to reduce GPs’ workload.</p><p>The Pharmacy Integration Programme is part of a wider education reform for pharmacy professionals. Career pathways for pharmacy professionals are being identified across sectors and increasingly within multi-professional integrated health and care teams.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris grouped question UIN 32962 32964 32965 question first answered 14/07/2022 16:15:10 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1487558

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
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	Pharmacy: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the competencies that trainee pharmacists need to develop to provide a more comprehensive service in healthcare.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	32964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2019-24 sets out how community pharmacy will support the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan. Services have been introduced in community pharmacies to relieve pressures on general practitioners (GPs), such as the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service, which allows staff in general practices and NHS 111 to refer patients to community pharmacies for advice and treatment of minor illnesses. The majority of community pharmacies also offer blood pressure checks and support for patients who have been prescribed specific new medicines. Negotiations are continuing on additional services which could be delivered by the sector.</p><p>The General Pharmaceutical Council is responsible for setting education and training requirements for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Great Britain. Following a review in 2021, the Council introduced new standards for pharmacist initial education and training which will ensure that all new pharmacists entering the profession will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to deliver additional clinical roles and provision of healthcare services, including enhanced learning to become independent prescribers upon registration.</p><p>Health Education England (HEE) and NHS England are also investing a further £15.9 million over the next four years to increase the number of pharmacy staff in primary and community care and develop skills in the existing workforce.</p><p>Primary Care Networks (PCNs) can access the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme to improve access to advice and care through a range of professionals and services. PCNs receive full reimbursement for the recruitment of a variety of professions, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physiotherapists and social prescribers. NHS England and HEE are supporting PCNs with training and supervision of these roles to reduce GPs’ workload.</p><p>The Pharmacy Integration Programme is part of a wider education reform for pharmacy professionals. Career pathways for pharmacy professionals are being identified across sectors and increasingly within multi-professional integrated health and care teams.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris grouped question UIN 32962 32963 32965 question first answered 14/07/2022 16:15:10 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1487559

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
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	Primary Health Care: Health Professions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using other health professionals, in addition to pharmacists, to support primary care to meet the level of demand.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	32965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework 2019-24 sets out how community pharmacy will support the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan. Services have been introduced in community pharmacies to relieve pressures on general practitioners (GPs), such as the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service, which allows staff in general practices and NHS 111 to refer patients to community pharmacies for advice and treatment of minor illnesses. The majority of community pharmacies also offer blood pressure checks and support for patients who have been prescribed specific new medicines. Negotiations are continuing on additional services which could be delivered by the sector.</p><p>The General Pharmaceutical Council is responsible for setting education and training requirements for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Great Britain. Following a review in 2021, the Council introduced new standards for pharmacist initial education and training which will ensure that all new pharmacists entering the profession will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to deliver additional clinical roles and provision of healthcare services, including enhanced learning to become independent prescribers upon registration.</p><p>Health Education England (HEE) and NHS England are also investing a further £15.9 million over the next four years to increase the number of pharmacy staff in primary and community care and develop skills in the existing workforce.</p><p>Primary Care Networks (PCNs) can access the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme to improve access to advice and care through a range of professionals and services. PCNs receive full reimbursement for the recruitment of a variety of professions, including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physiotherapists and social prescribers. NHS England and HEE are supporting PCNs with training and supervision of these roles to reduce GPs’ workload.</p><p>The Pharmacy Integration Programme is part of a wider education reform for pharmacy professionals. Career pathways for pharmacy professionals are being identified across sectors and increasingly within multi-professional integrated health and care teams.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Halesowen and Rowley Regis answering member printed James Morris grouped question UIN 32962 32963 32964 question first answered 14/07/2022 16:15:10 answering member 3992 label Biography information for James Morris
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1487560

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether headsets procured through the Urgent Capability Requirement procurement programme will be used on Ajax vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	32928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The specific headsets procured through the Urgent Capability Requirement are for current in-service vehicles only.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 13/07/2022 13:37:53 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1487561

registered interest
date	08/07/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether headsets procured through the Urgent Capability Requirement procurement programme are PPE standard.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	32929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>The headsets we are procuring through the Urgent Capability Requirement are being tested by independent test houses using BSEN352, the UK standard for testing hearing protection PPE. The headsets are one element of a system that collectively ensures personnel are appropriately protected in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (including the Control of Noise at Work Regulations (CNAWR) 2005). Military headsets are integrated into the communications system and have to perform a range of military functions (including, where appropriate, integration with ballistic protection equipment). They are not being individually issued as PPE, but will perform as part of the Hierarchy of Controls specified by the Health and Safety Executive to protect personnel from hazards, including noise.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 13/07/2022 16:02:15 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey