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1678946

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Care Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has made an assessment of the prevalence of certificates of sponsorship for care workers being sold overseas.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	7643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office is aware of allegations of the selling of Certificates of Sponsorship to care workers overseas. All allegations of abuse are investigated but no wider assessment of the prevalence of this activity has been undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 12/01/2024 13:45:50 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1678947

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Dismissal: Politics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that workers are not dismissed for their legal political opinions.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	7673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK has a longstanding tradition of ensuring individuals’ rights and liberties are protected. The right to freedom of expression is protected by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which is given further effect domestically by the Human Rights Act 1998.</p><p>Employees who are dismissed and consider that their dismissal was unfair can complain to an employment tribunal, generally subject to a qualifying period of 2-years' continuous service.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 12/01/2024 12:54:17 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1678948

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	Development Aid: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 October 2023 on International Climate Finance, HCWS1071, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the reclassification of climate finance on the proportion of international climate finance provided by the UK in the form of (a) loans and (b) other non-grant instruments.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>All UK International Climate Finance (ICF) continues to be Official Development Assistance. In line with the historical average of 85% set out in the Written Statement, the vast majority of UK ICF continues to be provided through grants.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 09/01/2024 12:57:14 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1678949

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	Gene Therapies: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with the NHS on the potential merits of providing access to licensed gene therapies manufactured in the UK free of charge on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
tabling member printed	Nickie Aiken
uin	7672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions with NHS England. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) makes recommendations on whether all new medicines, including gene therapies, should be routinely funded by the National Health Service based on an assessment of their costs and benefits. The NHS is legally required to make funding available for NICE recommended treatments, usually within three months of the publication of final guidance. NICE has been able to recommend several gene therapies for use on the NHS, often subject to commercial agreements proposed through the NICE appraisal process, that are now available for the treatment of eligible patients.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/01/2024 10:30:49 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4741 label Biography information for Nickie Aiken

1678950

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	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, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ending the Household Support Fund on low-income households.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	7634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/01/2024 13:15:13 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1678951

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates: Regulation
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 she has made of the potential impact of instructing the General Medical Council to regulate (a) physician and (b) anaesthesia associates on the quality of care.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	7635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>Introducing statutory regulation for these roles will enhance patient safety. Regulation will provide a standardised framework of governance and assurance for clinical practice and professional conduct, to enable anaesthesia associates (AAs) and physician associates (Pas) to make a greater contribution to patient care.</p><p> </p><p>The assessment of the appropriate regulatory body for PA and AA regulation was completed in 2019 following a public consultation. Most respondents to the consultation were in favour of the General Medical Council (GMC) taking on regulation.</p><p> </p><p>Regulation by the GMC will mean that the organisation will have responsibility and oversight of doctors, AAs and PAs, allowing them to take a holistic approach to the education, training and standards of all three roles. This will enable a more coherent and co-ordinated approach to regulation and, by making it easier for employers, patients, and the public to understand the relationship between these roles and doctors, help to embed them in the workforce.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/01/2024 10:35:58 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1678952

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	Nepal: Reconstruction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to help support reconstruction in Nepal.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	7636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>Following the recent earthquake in Nepal, the UK supported the initial humanitarian response through the distribution of prepositioned relief items, support to broader UN coordination and through contributions to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Disaster Response Emergency Fund. Subsequently, the UK has made contributions of £200,000 to the World Food Programme to help deliver unconditional humanitarian cash to 1,730 families, and a contribution of £200,000 to the Start Fund Nepal which is working with local governments to construct temporary shelters, providing winterisation support to affected communities and helping the most vulnerable and marginalised groups.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 08/01/2024 15:06:38 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1678953

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how much and what proportion of his Department's capital grants to local authorities have been spent on internal (a) administration and (b) other management costs in each financial year since 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	7613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 09/01/2024 10:15:06 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1678954

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much and what proportion of his Department's capital grants to local authorities have been spent on internal (a) administration and (b) other management costs in each financial year since 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	7614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>In line with the guidance issued by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, capital grants to local authorities are non-ringfenced, and not subject to any restrictions on how local authorities spend the grant money. However, to ensure capital grants are spent on delivering the schemes for which they are intended, my department requires a declaration to be made by the recipient local authorities that the conditions of each grant have been complied with.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 09/01/2024 09:29:24 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1678955

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much and what proportion of her Department's capital grants to local authorities have been spent on internal (a) administration and (b) other management costs in each financial year since 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	7615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>The Department provided local authorities with funding to offer emergency support to eligible businesses in their areas during the Covid-19 pandemic. This support covered the 2020-22 period with £26bn of grant support funding provided.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities were provided with New Burdens payments totalling £210 million to cover the costs of delivering this support as well as post payment reconciliation and any required recovery activity. This equates to less than one per cent of the grant award payments paid to businesses.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of payments made is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Amount paid to Local Authorities (£millions)</p></td><td><p>Cumulative Total (£millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-2021</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-2022</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-2023</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 09/01/2024 11:20:10 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell