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1601305

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date	06/03/2023
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	National Insurance Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the (a) cost and (b) requirement on staff hours of manually correcting National Insurance contributions records for people within four months of state pension age because the universal credit system has not transferred National Insurance class 3 credits electronically to HMRC in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	159003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>No estimate has been made. The Department has been working with HMRC to resolve this issue. We expect NI records will be fully updated by HMRC over the course of 2023/24, any State Pension entitlement will be reassessed, and any underpayment addressed accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/03/2023 13:06:15 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1601338

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	NHS: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 12 October 2021 to Question 51702 on NHS: Expenditure, how much NHS England and clinical commissioning groups have spent in aggregate on (a) mental health services, (b) acute health services, (c) social care services, (d) primary care services and (e) other main areas of spending in each financial year since 2015-16; and how much (i) NHS England, (ii) CCGs and (iii) integrated care boards plan to spend in aggregate in each of those areas in 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	159027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is in the table attached. As 2022/23 is ongoing, the figures for 2022/23 are based on Annual Budgets from Month 10, not final outturn. We will be able to provide 2022/23 final outturn once NHS England Annual Accounts are finalised in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 30/03/2023 16:02:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince attachment 1 file name NHS commissioner spending series.xlsx title NHS England expenditure breakdown previous answer version 61554 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1601382

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Life Sciences: Industry
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 steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to help support the life sciences industry.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	158914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the life sciences sector is one of our most important industries, growing the economy, establishing the United Kingdom as a science and technology superpower, and driving innovative solutions to healthcare challenges. The Government’s Life Sciences Vision sets out our plan to support the life sciences industry, while the new Science and Technology framework, as well as the creation of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, demonstrates the commitment this Government has to science and innovation.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 23/03/2023 16:27:58 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1601385

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church has made of freedom of religion and belief (a) globally and (b) in China and Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	158916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-23/129832" target="_blank">129832</a>) on 31st January 2023.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 23/03/2023 10:38:55 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1601398

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Cyprus: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to commission an official standard for the sovereign territories of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	158810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>I can confirm that there are no plans to commission an official standard for the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia at this time.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 24/03/2023 09:24:21 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1601411

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Consultants: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on external consultants by (a) the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, (b) the UK Health Security Agency, (c) NHS England, and (d) NHS Digital in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022; and whether any of that spending related to the preparation of funding bids to (A) his Department and (B) HM Treasury.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	158842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p><strong>Suggested reply</strong></p><p>The following table shows the expenditure on consultancy on external consultants in the financial years 2019/20 to 2021/22. Expenditure values for 2022/23 are not yet available. The Department does not hold the detail behind the expenditure.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Organisation</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Expenditure on consultancy (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Not available</del> <ins class="ministerial">0.3</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Not available</del> <ins class="ministerial">0.8</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Not available</del> <ins class="ministerial">6.4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)</p></td><td><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS England - Group</p></td><td><p>45.8</p></td><td><p>51.6</p></td><td><p>75.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Digital</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note:</p><ol><li>The definition for consultancy is in line with HM Treasury Guidance</li><li>The Office for National Statistics re-categorised MHRA as falling within the Departmental Group from April 2022. In years 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 this body was not incorporated into the Department’s accounting boundary and, therefore, the Department does not hold requested data.</li><li>UKHSA was formed in April 2021 and became fully operational in October 2021.</li></ol><p>Source:</p><p>UK Health Security Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2021/22.</p><p>NHS Commissioning Board Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22. Expenditure for the NHSE Group including Commissioning Support Units and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).</p><p>NHS Digital Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 30/03/2023 14:37:21 question first ministerially corrected 04/04/2023 11:16:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 66497 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1601465

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Eritrea: Humanitarian Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking in Eritrea (1) to uphold the democratic freedoms of Eritreans, and (2) to ensure that cross-border access for the delivery of humanitarian assistance remains open for civil society organisations working in Eritrea.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Asmara regularly raises human rights issues with the Eritrean Government, encouraging the full implementation of the agreed recommendations of the 2019 UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review. This year the UK, working in partnership with UNICEF, provided £700,000 to support integrated nutrition, health, and sanitation programmes that will reach 200,000 women and children across Eritrea. Throughout the conflict in northern Ethiopia, the UK consistently called for unfettered humanitarian access to all those impacted by the conflict, including through statements at the UN Security Council and UN Human Rights Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 20/03/2023 15:37:16 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1601468

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Eurostar: Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to (1) the remarks by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 28 February (HL Deb col 125) that "the service standard of a wait of no longer than 25 minutes for Border Force officers has been maintained throughout that period", and (2) the statement made by the chief executive of Eurostar, Gwendoline Cazenave, on 24 January that Eurostar are running trains more than a third empty, what is the current service standard of UK Border Force for each of the hours of operation in (a) St Pancras, (b) Paris, (c) Brussels, and (d) Amsterdam; and whether the same service could be achieved if Eurostar were able to run the trains full.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>Border Force operate the same service standards across all international airports, ports and rail termini. The Border Force operation across international rail operates within published service standard levels. Border Force are only one part of a port ecosystem and we are unable to speculate on Eurostar commercial operations or the wider operation and capacity of port infrastructure and processes outside of our control.</p><p>We have regular engagement with partner countries and continue to discuss with them, and Eurostar, future border arrangements and infrastructure availability’.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL6134 question first answered 20/03/2023 17:27:54 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1601470

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Eurostar: Immigration Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to (1) the remarks by Lord Murray of Blidworth on 28 February (HL Deb col 125) that "the service standard of a wait of no longer than 25 minutes for Border Force officers has been maintained throughout that period", and (2) the statement made by the chief executive of Eurostar, Gwendoline Cazenave, on 24 January that Eurostar are running trains more than a third empty, what discussions they are having with the governments of (a) France, (b) Belgium, and (c) the Netherlands, to facilitate increasing the passenger throughput; and what support they are giving to Eurostar to enable them to carry the full capacity of their trains without delay.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>Border Force operate the same service standards across all international airports, ports and rail termini. The Border Force operation across international rail operates within published service standard levels. Border Force are only one part of a port ecosystem and we are unable to speculate on Eurostar commercial operations or the wider operation and capacity of port infrastructure and processes outside of our control.</p><p>We have regular engagement with partner countries and continue to discuss with them, and Eurostar, future border arrangements and infrastructure availability’.</p> answering member printed Lord Murray of Blidworth grouped question UIN HL6133 question first answered 20/03/2023 17:27:54 answering member 4950 label Biography information for Lord Murray of Blidworth
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1601471

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Hospital Wards: Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Bellamy on 11 October 2022 (HLWS305) regarding their policy not to allow transgender women with male genitalia to be held in mainstream women’s prisons, whether they plan to adopt a similar policy on the placement of transgender women in female wards in hospitals, by way of guidance to all Primary Care Trusts.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>NHS England is currently reviewing its guidance <em>‘Delivering Same Sex Accommodation’</em>.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 21/03/2023 14:12:01 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra