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1685230

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the consultation by the Great British Railways Transition Team entitled Whole Industry Strategic Plan, published on 9 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	11600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Great British Railways Transition Team have factored the consultation and the responses received into their ongoing work on the Long Term Strategy for Rail (formerly known as the Whole Industry Strategic Plan). Alongside this, they are ensuring wider policy announcements, such as Network North, are fully considered.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 05/02/2024 14:32:45 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1685231

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many sets of doors per carriage are listed in the rolling stock procurement specifications HS2 Ltd agreed with Alston and Hitachi on 9 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	11601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The sets of doors per carriage are not fixed in the rolling stock procurement specification and the final configuration of the train is being developed through the design process.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 05/02/2024 14:34:11 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1685232

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Religion: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's policy is on the classification of religious education as a school subject; and what funding she has allocated to support the teaching of (a) religious education and (b) national curriculum core subjects in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	11621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>Religious Education (RE) is an important part of a school’s curriculum and can contribute to a young person’s personal, social and academic development. When taught well, the subject develops children’s knowledge of British values and traditions, helps them to better understand those of other countries, and refines pupils’ ability to construct well-informed, balanced and structured arguments. This is why it remains a compulsory subject in all state-funded schools in England for each pupil up to the age of 18.</p><p> </p><p>The government read Ofsted’s 2023 report with interest. Whilst there is no specific allocation of funding for RE curriculum programmes, the department does provide support for RE teaching in a number of other ways, particularly in relation to teaching quality.</p><p> </p><p>The department is offering a £10,000 bursary for RE trainee teachers that are starting initial teacher training courses in the 2024/25 academic year.</p><p> </p><p>To support teachers when they are in post, and to ensure high standards and consistency of RE teaching, RE resources will be procured by Oak National Academy during the second tranche of its work. Oak will work closely with the sector and utilise sector experience when producing new materials for RE. This will ensure that high-quality lessons are available nationwide, benefitting both teachers and pupils, should schools opt to use them. Oak RE resources will be available for teaching from autumn 2024, with full packages expected to be available by autumn 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The department also continues to offer eight-week subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses in the 2022/23 academic year for candidates who have the potential to become outstanding teachers but need to increase their subject knowledge. The eight week SKE course, available in RE, can be undertaken on a full time or part time basis but must be completed before qualified teacher status can be recommended and awarded. Eligible candidates could be entitled to a SKE bursary of £175 per week to support them financially whilst completing their SKE course.</p><p>More information on these courses is available here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/subject-knowledge-enhancement-an-introduction" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/subject-knowledge-enhancement-an-introduction</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The core national curriculum subjects of English, mathematics and science have received an estimated £290 million over the past five years. Allocated funding for English facilitates the English hubs programme, which is a school-to-school improvement programme that focusses on systematic synthetic phonics, early language and reading for pleasure. It also facilitates Poetry By Heart, which is a national poetry speaking competition for schools. The funding for mathematics supports the implementation of programmes that aim to improve the teaching of mathematics from age 4 to 18 and to increase participation in post-16 mathematics. Similarly for science, this funding supports programmes which aim to improve the subject expertise of teachers and improve workforce capacity and confidence for science teachers.</p><p> </p><p>In the Schools White Paper, the department has committed not to make any changes to the curriculum for the remainder of this Parliament, in order to provide stability for schools and pupils following the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 11622 question first answered 05/02/2024 16:59:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1685233

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Religion: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Ofsted Annual Report 2022/23, what plans her Department has to reduce the variation in the standards of teaching of religious education; and what assessment she has made of the potential merits of adding the subject to the national curriculum.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	11622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>Religious Education (RE) is an important part of a school’s curriculum and can contribute to a young person’s personal, social and academic development. When taught well, the subject develops children’s knowledge of British values and traditions, helps them to better understand those of other countries, and refines pupils’ ability to construct well-informed, balanced and structured arguments. This is why it remains a compulsory subject in all state-funded schools in England for each pupil up to the age of 18.</p><p> </p><p>The government read Ofsted’s 2023 report with interest. Whilst there is no specific allocation of funding for RE curriculum programmes, the department does provide support for RE teaching in a number of other ways, particularly in relation to teaching quality.</p><p> </p><p>The department is offering a £10,000 bursary for RE trainee teachers that are starting initial teacher training courses in the 2024/25 academic year.</p><p> </p><p>To support teachers when they are in post, and to ensure high standards and consistency of RE teaching, RE resources will be procured by Oak National Academy during the second tranche of its work. Oak will work closely with the sector and utilise sector experience when producing new materials for RE. This will ensure that high-quality lessons are available nationwide, benefitting both teachers and pupils, should schools opt to use them. Oak RE resources will be available for teaching from autumn 2024, with full packages expected to be available by autumn 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The department also continues to offer eight-week subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses in the 2022/23 academic year for candidates who have the potential to become outstanding teachers but need to increase their subject knowledge. The eight week SKE course, available in RE, can be undertaken on a full time or part time basis but must be completed before qualified teacher status can be recommended and awarded. Eligible candidates could be entitled to a SKE bursary of £175 per week to support them financially whilst completing their SKE course.</p><p>More information on these courses is available here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/subject-knowledge-enhancement-an-introduction" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/subject-knowledge-enhancement-an-introduction</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The core national curriculum subjects of English, mathematics and science have received an estimated £290 million over the past five years. Allocated funding for English facilitates the English hubs programme, which is a school-to-school improvement programme that focusses on systematic synthetic phonics, early language and reading for pleasure. It also facilitates Poetry By Heart, which is a national poetry speaking competition for schools. The funding for mathematics supports the implementation of programmes that aim to improve the teaching of mathematics from age 4 to 18 and to increase participation in post-16 mathematics. Similarly for science, this funding supports programmes which aim to improve the subject expertise of teachers and improve workforce capacity and confidence for science teachers.</p><p> </p><p>In the Schools White Paper, the department has committed not to make any changes to the curriculum for the remainder of this Parliament, in order to provide stability for schools and pupils following the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 11621 question first answered 05/02/2024 16:59:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1685234

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many households received the warm home discount rebate in (a) York Central constituency (b) City of York Council and (c) England in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	11623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>In 2022/23, 2.22 million households received the warm home discount rebate in England. This includes 2,792 households in the York Central constituency and 4,780 in the York unitary authority. Local area statistics were not available prior to the reform of the scheme with national level figures available in table 17.</p><p><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fwarm-home-discount-statistics&amp;data=05%7C02%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C5af6999b49e74fcacbce08dc2329b015%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638423909150782037%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YN%2FCnPZxwkaAtrQNSekXqv1XGiCQMwdn3XCXaRIbPtA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/warm-home-discount-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 02/02/2024 06:27:00 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1685236

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
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	Devolution: East Yorkshire and Kingston upon Hull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled, Hull and East Yorkshire devolution deal, published on 22 November 2023, whether the £13.34 million per year allocation of investment funding is index linked.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	11642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>Local leaders have agreed the Hull and East Yorkshire Devolution Deal, which includes an Investment Fund of £400 million over the next 30 years, equivalent to £13.34 million per annum. It will be transformative for the people of Hull and East Yorkshire. The fund is not index linked, which is standard practice across most such departmental funds. I pay tribute to Cllr Mike Ross and Cllr Anne Handley for showing the determination and leadership Hull and East Yorkshire needs.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 31/01/2024 19:31:33 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1685238

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
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	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will introduce a minimum wage of £12 per hour for (a) early years and (b) elder care.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	11650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to building an economy that works for everyone. Through the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the National Living Wage (NLW), the Government protects the lowest paid within our society. The Government has accepted all of the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission.</p><p>From April, the NLW will increase for workers aged 21 years and over to £11.44 an hour. For workers aged 18-20, the NMW rate will increase to £8.60 an hour. For those under 18, and for apprentices under 19, the NMW rate will increase to £6.40 an hour.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 05/02/2024 14:55:24 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1685239

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
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	MMR Vaccine: North West
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 her Department is taking to increase uptake of the MMR vaccine in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire, and (c) the North West.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	11579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>A Lancashire Measles Incident Management Group has been set up to coordinate actions across Lancashire. This is chaired by the Director of Public Health and will meet weekly, and includes officers from Preston City Council. It works in partnership with NHS England, the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), community leaders and local general practices.</p><p>The ICB's Communications and Engagement team is coordinating and collaborating with counterparts in local authorities across Lancashire and South Cumbria to enhance the level of understanding of the measles mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and measles. In supporting the national call and recall service, the main focus is on access to primary care for a vaccine. Furthermore, the National Health Service is working with the UK Health Security Agency to ensure the region can respond to any measles cases in a timely manner, which will include stepping up any wider vaccination offers outside of general practice if this is required.</p><p>Across the North West there is a clear focus on targeting areas of low uptake for children who may not have received one MMR vaccination. Partnership working is in place involving all key players to ensure a joined-up approach and the best use of resources.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/02/2024 17:26:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1685240

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
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	Vaccination: Children
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 she is taking to tackle the spread of misinformation on (a) the MMR vaccine and (b) other childhood immunisations.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	11580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) ensures all relevant healthcare professionals have access to childhood immunisation resources to maintain confidence in the national vaccination programmes, including measles, mumps and rubella.</p><p>There are a range of information leaflets and promotional materials available online about the different vaccination programmes, co-branded with the National Health Service. These include translations in a range of languages and braille, British Sign Language, large print and audio versions.</p><p>NHS England is actively working with regional and local systems in low uptake communities, to enhance outreach activities and interventions to support access for individuals. UKHSA has developed an evaluation framework and resources to facilitate the efficient sharing of the most successful interventions.</p><p>To assess the level of public confidence in vaccination programmes, the UKHSA undertakes annual surveys, to understand how knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards vaccine safety, and disease severity influence vaccine uptake. This information is used to inform programme planning and implementation and the development of effective communication strategies.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/02/2024 10:18:57 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1685241

registered interest
date	26/01/2024
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	Measles: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of measles have been reported in (a) Preston, (b) Lancashire, and (c) the North West in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	11581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publishes routine data on laboratory confirmed measles. As provided in the latest published data between 1 January 2023 and 30 November 2023, there have been eight laboratory confirmed cases in the North West.</p><p>UKHSA does not routinely publish measles case data at local authority level, due to the risk of deductive disclosure. However, the total number of laboratory confirmed cases of measles for the North West in the past five years is:</p><p>- eight cases in 2023;</p><p>- three cases in 2022;</p><p>- zero cases in 2021;</p><p>- nine cases in 2020; and</p><p>- 51 cases in 2019.</p><p>Data on monthly cases by age and region is available at the following link: <br> <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measles-epidemiology-2023/confirmed-cases-of-measles-in-england-by-month-age-and-region-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measles-epidemiology-2023/confirmed-cases-of-measles-in-england-by-month-age-and-region-2023</a></p><p>Data over the last five years is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measles-confirmed-cases/confirmed-cases-of-measles-in-england-and-wales-by-region-and-age-2012-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/measles-confirmed-cases/confirmed-cases-of-measles-in-england-and-wales-by-region-and-age-2012-to-2014</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/02/2024 10:22:46 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick