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1199081

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date	03/06/2020
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	Litter: Fines
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 he has made of the potential environmental merits of increasing fines for littering.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	52409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>Littering is a criminal offence, with a maximum penalty on conviction of a fine of up to £2,500, although most enforcement is carried out by local authorities using fixed penalties. Following consultation, with effect from April 2018, we increased the maximum fixed penalty for littering from £80 to £150, and from April 2019, the minimum fixed penalty was also raised from £50 to £65. We have also given councils in England (outside London) new civil penalty powers to tackle littering from vehicles. We have no plans to make further changes to the level of fixed penalties or fines for littering and have made no specific assessment of the potential environmental merits of doing so at this stage.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement action should only be taken when it is in the public interest to do so. Enforcement action should always be proportionate, and penalties should not be issued for trivial offences or accidental littering.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently published improved guidance to councils and others on the use of their fixed penalty powers for littering and related offences. The guidance to enforcement officers is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-on-litter-and-refuse" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-on-litter-and-refuse</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 10/06/2020 09:50:20 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1199896

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Government Assistance: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	At what level discussions have taken place between the Government and the Welsh Government on tackling the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	902998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>There are regular and productive discussions between the UK Government and Welsh Government at both Ministerial and official level on all aspects of our response to covid-19 to maintain our joined-up response.</p><p> </p><p>Only last week I was pleased to join the Healthcare Ministerial Implementation Group with the Welsh Government Minister for Health and Social Services.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 03/06/2020 13:34:24 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1199897

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Business: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on support for Welsh businesses affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	902999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and his ministerial colleagues on support being provided to Welsh businesses to respond to the Covid-19 outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 03/06/2020 13:35:42 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1199923

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to provide schools with flexibility under the national curriculum to meet the emotional and mental health needs of staff and pupils when schools reopen as part of the easing of covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	54124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>Schools and colleges continue to be best placed to make decisions about how to support and educate all their pupils during this period, based on the local context and staff capacity.</p><p>Where year groups are returning to school, we would expect school leaders and teachers to consider their pupils’ mental health and wellbeing and identify any pupil who may need additional support so they are ready to learn. They should also assess the stage pupils have reached in the school curriculum and the adjustments that may need to be made.</p><p>No school will be penalised if they are unable to offer a broad and balanced curriculum to their pupils during this period.</p><p>Our planning framework for schools advises them to prepare wellbeing support, and the primary planning guide sets out further guidance on managing pupil and staff wellbeing and mental health as schools open more widely:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preparing-for-the-wider-opening-of-schools-from-1-june/planning-guide-for-primary-schools#managing-pupil-and-staff-wellbeing-and-mental-health" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preparing-for-the-wider-opening-of-schools-from-1-june/planning-guide-for-primary-schools#managing-pupil-and-staff-wellbeing-and-mental-health</a>.</p><p>The Department has signposted resources on supporting and promoting mental wellbeing among a list of resources to help children to use at home: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources</a>.</p><p>BBC Bitesize have worked with the Department to provide content with substantial focus on mental health, wellbeing and pastoral care.</p><p>Public Health England and Health Education England have also developed advice and guidance for parents and professionals on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, including bereavement support. This advice is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-supporting-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-and-wellbeing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-supporting-children-and-young-peoples-mental-health-and-wellbeing</a>.</p><p>These are rapidly developing circumstances; we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/06/2020 12:26:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1199924

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Premium: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a catch-up pupil premium for vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people after the covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	54125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>We will do whatever we can to ensure no child, whatever their background or location, falls behind as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. So far, we have committed over £100 million to support remote education. We are providing laptops and tablets to vulnerable and disadvantaged children who would otherwise not have access and are preparing for exams in year 10, to those receiving support from a social worker, including pre-school children, and care leavers. Where care leavers, children with a social worker at secondary school and disadvantaged children in year 10 do not have internet connections, we will be providing 4G wireless routers to them so that they can learn at home.</p><p>As well as announcing the biggest funding increase for schools in a decade, raising current levels by £14.4 billion over the next three years, we continue to pay schools quarterly additional funding worth £2.4 billion each year through the pupil premium to help them support their disadvantaged pupils. Since April 2020, pupil premium rates per pupil are at their highest ever.</p><p>We are working with partners to explore how schools can use their resources, including pupil premium, to most effectively support pupils to make up for time spent out of school.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 15/06/2020 09:54:45 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1199925

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Older People
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 on the merits of establishing a Commissioner for Older People; and if he would make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making this country one of the best places to grow old in.</p><p>Across the health and social care system in England there are already systems in place that are able to listen to the voices of older people and respond to their concerns, such as through Care Quality Commission Inspections, Healthwatch England and via the policy that all older and vulnerable people have a single named local general practitioner that can help them navigate health and care.</p><p>We have previously considered the merits of introducing an older people’s commissioner. However, we believe that the duties that would be covered by such a role are covered by work elsewhere in the system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/06/2020 11:08:22 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199926

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Remote Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of (a) local (b) regional and (c) national levels of participation in remote learning; and what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of remote learning.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	54239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>As both my right hon. Friends, the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID-19.</p><p>Our latest guidance on remote education during COVID-19 is set out below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remote-education-during-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/remote-education-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department is continuing to assess the impact of the potential effect of school closure on children and young people’s education attainment, including on remote education. We are working closely with schools, sector organisations, international institutions and across Government to understand the risks to education attainment and wellbeing, and identify the children and young people that need help.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensuring that all children can continue to learn remotely in a number of ways during these very difficult circumstances, and are supporting sector-led initiatives such as the Oak National Academy. This new enterprise has been created by 40 teachers from schools across England. It will provide 180 video lessons for free each week, across a broad range of subjects, for every year group from Reception through to Year 10. By 24 May, over 2.3 million users had visited the Oak Academy site and over 8.6 million lessons had been accessed.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is up to each school to determine how to deliver education to its pupils and we recognise that many schools have already shared resources – both online and printed resources – for children who are at home.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 09/06/2020 13:32:41 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1199927

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions the Government has paid small and medium-sized businesses more than 60 days after the invoice was received in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p>We recognise that being paid promptly is often vital to SMEs to ensure their survival and growth. The government has a commitment to pay 90 per cent of valid and undisputed invoices from SMEs within 5 days and last financial year, we spent almost £2bn more than the previous year with SMEs. In its most recent published report (Q4 2019/20), Cabinet Office paid 88% of invoices in 5 days and 97% in 30 days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 54169 54170 question first answered 09/06/2020 14:31:00 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199928

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Drugs: Prices
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 trends in the level of drug prices since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	54240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The costs of branded medicines are controlled by the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access and the statutory scheme for branded medicines.</p><p>For unbranded generic medicines the Department relies on competition to keep prices down. This has led to some of the lowest prices in Europe and allows prices to react to the market. In an international market this ensures that when demand is high and supply is low, prices in the United Kingdom can increase to help secure the availability of medicines for UK patients.</p><p>We continuously monitor overall movements in changes in prices of medicines through various methods including data from suppliers using the provisions in the Health Service Products (Provision and Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2018. However, it is too early to assess the full financial impact on the National Health Service and pharmacies in light of COVID-19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 24/06/2020 12:36:02 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1199929

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the population can the gov.uk Verify identity assurance system identify in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, and (c) Linlithgow and East Falkirk.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p><a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Verify enables individuals to prove who they are digitally and to access online government services safely and securely. Over 6.8 million accounts have been created on<a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank"> GOV.UK</a> Verify since it went live in October 2014. The breakdown for the last five years is as follows:</p><ul><li><p>2014 - 1706</p></li><li><p>2015: 526,164</p></li><li><p>2016: 447,487</p></li><li><p>2017: 753,782</p></li><li><p>2018: 1,628,092</p></li><li><p>2019: 2,194,816</p></li><li><p>2020 (until 31 May): 1,294,337</p></li></ul><p>The privacy-centric design of<a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank"> GOV.UK</a> Verify means that it is not possible to provide a breakdown of users by constituency or region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 53518 53524 question first answered 17/06/2020 16:07:50 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day