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1565063

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date	16/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication of spending over £500 with a Government procurement card, for how many (a) individuals and (b) nights and in which cities accommodation was purchased at the Four Seasons Hotel on (i) 4 January 2021, (ii) 23 September 2021 and (iii) 8 November 2021; and what the purpose was for each of those stays at those hotels.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	118889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>(i) The COP26 President, the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, three of his Private Office, and the UK COP26 Envoy stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul, South Korea for two nights in October 2020 to meet with government ministers, parliamentarians, businesses and international organisations.</p><p>(ii) Accommodation was purchased at the Four Seasons Hotel in Amman on 23 September 2021 for the Acting National Security Adviser and two NSA officials for two nights each. The purpose was to attend a UK-Jordan Strategic Dialogue.</p><p>(iii) The COP26 President stayed in the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul for two nights accompanied by three members of his Private Office during a trip to South Korea. The purpose of the trip was to meet with senior Korean government ministers, Civil Society private sector organisations in relation to driving forward the COP26 President Designate’s climate priorities ahead of the UK led COP26 Summit in Glasgow.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/01/2023 17:11:30 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1566936

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National School Breakfast Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the National School Breakfast Club Programme.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	903067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to continuing support for school breakfast clubs and the Department is investing up to £30 million between July 2021 and July 2024 to continue the national programme. This funding will support up to 2,500 schools in disadvantaged areas meaning that thousands of children from low-income families will be offered free nutritious breakfasts to better support their attainment, wellbeing and readiness to learn. The focus of the programme is to target the most disadvantaged areas of the country, including the Department’s Education Investment Areas<em>.</em></p><p>Over 2,100 schools are currently participating in the programme, and the supplier, Family Action, is continuing to recruit more schools. Family Action has estimated that 270,000 children are having a breakfast from the programme on an average school day.</p><p>Research shows the positive impact of school breakfasts. An Education Endowment Fund evaluation of the earlier Magic Breakfast programme, found that supporting schools to run a free of charge, universal breakfast club before school delivered an average of 2 months’ additional progress for pupils in Key Stage 1 with moderate to low security. Schools also saw an improvement in pupil behaviour and attendance.</p><p>It also found that pupils who attended breakfast clubs had reduced hunger and improved concertation levels in class. Additional positive impacts on pupils’ social development and the way in which they helped some pupils make wider friendship groups and become more confident were also highlighted by schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 16/01/2023 17:00:15 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1566937

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reform children’s social care.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	903068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The department will shortly publish a detailed implementation strategy in response to the Independent Review for Children’s Social Care, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s reviews into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson, and the Competition Markets Authority report into children’s social care placements.</p><p>To support delivery, we have set up a National Implementation Board, made up of sector experts and those with experience of leading transformational change, and people with lived experience of the care system.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 16/01/2023 18:16:55 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1566938

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of pupil funding in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	903069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>Taking the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) allocations and the additional funding announced in the Autumn Statement together, core schools funding is increasing by £3.5 billion in 2023/24, compared to 2022/23. By 2024/25, the core schools budget will total £58.8 billion, the highest level of investment in real terms per-pupil on record.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 16/01/2023 16:53:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1566939

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of children in social care.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	903071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care made a series of recommendations that aim to reduce the number of children in care, including creating more options for children to remain safely within their family networks. The department is rapidly working up an ambitious and detailed implementation strategy that will be published early this year.</p><p>Early help services continue to play an important role in promoting safe, stable and resilient families, thus reducing the need for intervention, including care placements. The government recently announced over £1 billion for programmes to improve early help services from birth to adulthood.</p><p>The government recognises the importance of reducing the number of placements for children in the care system. However, placements can be the right option for some children. Where placements are needed, local authorities have a statutory duty to make sure that there is sufficient provision in their area to meet the needs of the children in their care.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 16/01/2023 18:17:04 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1567048

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she will take to improve staff retention at nurseries and other early years childcare settings.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	123982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The department is providing a package of training, qualifications, expert guidance, and targeted support for the early years sector to focus on the development of the youngest and most disadvantaged children, and to help address retention challenges. We are funding a range of programmes, including additional funding for graduate level specialist training, leading to early years teacher status and an accredited level 3 early years special education needs coordinator qualification. More information on the early years education recovery programme can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-education-recovery-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-education-recovery-programme</a>.</p><p>The department also has a range of support for staff who take advantage of training opportunities. For example, the early years initial teacher training programme includes an employer incentive payment to cover trainee travel costs, to support release time for trainee mentoring and for other associated costs such as purchasing training materials. Similarly, across all three phases of the professional development programme, nurseries and childminders receive a day rate for programme attendees, to cover various costs including travel and subsistence and to cover for staff absence. Our early years experts and mentors, recruited from the sector to support those most in need, will be paid a day rate to ensure costs do not fall to their employer.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 20/01/2023 12:57:46 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1567049

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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	Dementia
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 implications for his policies of the potential link between weight gain and dementia in middle-aged people.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	123939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government announced on 24 January that it will publish a Major Conditions Strategy that sets out a shift to an integrated, whole-person approach that will better care for those with multiple and complex conditions. The major conditions this will focus on include dementia and cardiovascular diseases. An interim report will be published in the summer.</p><p>We are delivering an ambitious programme of work to create a healthier environment to help people achieve and maintain a healthy weight. We are also supporting the NHS Health Check programme to better detect and manage conditions early.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 14/02/2023 15:07:00 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1567050

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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 Bills Rebate: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of strikes in the healthcare sector on the timing of the £600 payment to households in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	123940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is monitoring the situation closely and does not anticipate the strikes will have an impact on the timing of the scheme. Payments started on 16 January and are made up of £400 under the Energy Bills Support Scheme Northern Ireland (EBSS NI) and £200 under the Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP) scheme. This will go to all households in Northern Ireland irrespective of how they heat their home.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/01/2023 12:38:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1567051

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of supermarket brand protections on the redistribution of surplus food; and what discussions she has had with the representatives of the supermarket sector on eliminating food waste.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	124094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is investing £2.6m this year to combat food waste through funding the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). This includes engagement across the supply chain, including supermarkets, through the Courtauld 2030 Commitment. Courtauld 2030 is a voluntary agreement and includes a target of a 50% per capita food waste reduction by 2030 against a 2007 baseline. Courtauld signatories take action to prevent food waste in their own operations as well as magnifying campaign messages to help citizens waste less such as those developed for Food Waste Action Week.</p><p><br>We continue to support WRAP’s work with the redistribution sector, which includes the provision of best practice guidance and knowledge sharing across the sector. The Courtauld Redistribution Working Group identified retailer brand labels as a priority barrier to redistribution, and in 2021 WRAP published new ‘Best practice on redistributing own label products in the supply chain’. The guide identifies how a more consistent approach can be taken to the redistribution of surplus retailer own-label food. This will result in more food being made available for redistribution in a timely manner, while making sure brand integrity and product safety are protected. <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwrap.org.uk%2Ftaking-action%2Ffood-drink%2Factions%2Fsurplus-food-waste-redistribution%2Femergency-covid-19-surplus-food-redistribution-resource-hub&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJeff.Allder%40defra.gov.uk%7C485052dad81f4624f61008da6a7dbc16%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637939385504427731%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wqGadSGewUvjT0jMk4ONX3AYT2i70wlpGJLWiB2yJdQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Surplus Food Redistribution Resource Hub | WRAP</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 124095 question first answered 24/01/2023 18:12:37 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1567052

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of brand protections on food waste.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	124095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is investing £2.6m this year to combat food waste through funding the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). This includes engagement across the supply chain, including supermarkets, through the Courtauld 2030 Commitment. Courtauld 2030 is a voluntary agreement and includes a target of a 50% per capita food waste reduction by 2030 against a 2007 baseline. Courtauld signatories take action to prevent food waste in their own operations as well as magnifying campaign messages to help citizens waste less such as those developed for Food Waste Action Week.</p><p><br>We continue to support WRAP’s work with the redistribution sector, which includes the provision of best practice guidance and knowledge sharing across the sector. The Courtauld Redistribution Working Group identified retailer brand labels as a priority barrier to redistribution, and in 2021 WRAP published new ‘Best practice on redistributing own label products in the supply chain’. The guide identifies how a more consistent approach can be taken to the redistribution of surplus retailer own-label food. This will result in more food being made available for redistribution in a timely manner, while making sure brand integrity and product safety are protected. <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwrap.org.uk%2Ftaking-action%2Ffood-drink%2Factions%2Fsurplus-food-waste-redistribution%2Femergency-covid-19-surplus-food-redistribution-resource-hub&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJeff.Allder%40defra.gov.uk%7C485052dad81f4624f61008da6a7dbc16%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637939385504427731%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wqGadSGewUvjT0jMk4ONX3AYT2i70wlpGJLWiB2yJdQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Surplus Food Redistribution Resource Hub | WRAP</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 124094 question first answered 24/01/2023 18:12:37 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson