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1486861

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date	06/07/2022
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	Care Homes: Jersey
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 hold discussions with his counterpart in the Government of Jersey on potential support his Department can provide in the context of staffing challenges in nursing and residential homes.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	31768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p><em>While the Department has regular engagement with the Crown Dependencies on health and social care issues, we have no current plans for specific discussions with the Government of Jersey on potential workforce support in nursing and residential homes. </em></p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 18/07/2022 11:26:45 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1486862

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Channel Islands: Internet and Satellites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with her counterpart in the Channel Islands on (a) the potential merits of allowing Starlink to operate in the Channel Islands and (b) steps that could be taken to support faster internet speeds in remote parts of the Channel Islands.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	31769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>You may know that Ofcom has recently implemented an updated licensing framework for non-Geostationary Satellite networks in the UK. My officials will liaise with your office, relevant colleagues in the Channel Islands and Ofcom to arrange an exploratory meeting between officials.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 25/07/2022 13:08:26 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1486863

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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	Pension Credit: Romford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in the Romford constituency were in receipt of pension credit in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	31777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The latest published data shows there were 1,746 Pension Credit claimants in Romford constituency.</p><p> </p><p>Estimates for the number of Pension Credit claimants per constituency can be found on Stat-Xplore. The latest data is for November 2021.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for using Stat-Xplore is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Pension Credit applications and take up have improved dramatically following the Pension Credit awareness campaign in April, and the Pension Credit day of action on 15 June; this involved work with broadcasters, media, newspapers and other stakeholder partners who were encouraged to reach out to pensioners to promote Pension Credit through their channels.</p><p> </p><p>Although not all claims can be directly attributed to the campaign, early indications are that the day of action has been highly effective. Our internal management information suggests there have been over 10,000 Pension Credit claims made during the week of the media day – an increase of 275% compared to the same week in 2021, which itself was an enhanced week due to the 2021 Pension credit Action Day.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of these claim volumes on numbers of successful awards and on Pension Credit take-up will take longer to establish given the usual cycle involved in producing those statistics. However, the campaign is ongoing including a particular focus on getting the private sector to drive forward efforts to enhance claims, and specific effort to reach out to communities who have traditionally not claimed pension credit. That work is very much ongoing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 12/07/2022 15:25:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1486864

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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	Dogs: Animal Breeding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the prevalence of illegal puppy farming.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	31839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>This Government takes the issue of low-welfare and illegal supply of puppies very seriously. Significant steps have already been taken to improve and update the laws on dog breeding in England to crack down on unscrupulous breeders who breed dogs purely for financial greed at the expense of animal welfare.</p><p>Under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (the 2018 Regulations) anyone in the business of breeding and selling dogs and/or who breeds three or more litters in a 12-month period needs to have a valid licence from their local authority. Licensees must meet strict statutory minimum welfare standards, including provisions to protect dogs from being bred from too often or at an early age, which are enforced by local authorities who have powers to issue, refuse or revoke licences. Local authorities are responsible for enforcing legislation in this area, and records of their enforcement activity are not centrally collated.</p><p>The 2018 Regulations are due to be reviewed five years after they came into force (2023) and so this will be an appropriate time to re-examine the standards, the associated guidance and consider any changes.  As part of planning for this review, we are proactively working with partners, including local authorities, to collate data that can provide a picture of licensed and unlicensed activities involving animals in England, including dog breeding. We will be working with partners, including local authorities and stakeholder sector groups, while we undertake this review.</p><p>Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, local authorities, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and the police all have powers to investigate allegations of animal cruelty or poor welfare (including power of entry to inspect premises). Both licensed and unlicensed animal breeders are required under the 2006 Act to protect the animals involved in breeding from harm and to provide for their welfare in line with good practice. A breach of these provisions may lead to imprisonment, a fine, or both.</p><p>In addition to welfare concerns applying to new pet owners being provided with pets from illegal domestic puppy farms, welfare concerns also arise in relation to imported pets. The &quot;Action Plan for Animal Welfare&quot; includes a commitment to address this issue and end the abhorrent, cruel practice of puppy smuggling and low-welfare pet imports.</p><p>APHA works collaboratively with Border Force and other operational partners at ports, airports and inland, sharing intelligence to enforce the pet travel rules, disrupt illegal imports, safeguard the welfare of animals and seize non-compliant animals.</p><p>The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill was reintroduced following the Queen's speech and will progress to Report stage in the Commons as soon as Parliamentary time allows. The Bill allows us to further protect the welfare of pets by introducing restrictions to crack down on the low welfare movements of pets into Great Britain and includes powers to introduce new restrictions on pet travel and the commercial import of pets on welfare grounds, via secondary legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/07/2022 13:59:13 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1486865

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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: Carers
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 potential merits of providing additional funding for music therapy training for carers working with dementia patients.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	31840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department has commissioned research on dementia care and living well with dementia through the National Institute for Health and Care Research, which includes the methods and effectiveness of music therapy. In addition, resources for social prescribing link workers to expand music prescriptions is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://musicfordementia.org.uk/advice-resources/toolkits-resources/toolkits-resources-for-social-workers-and-link-workers/" target="_blank">https://musicfordementia.org.uk/advice-resources/toolkits-resources/toolkits-resources-for-social-workers-and-link-workers/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 18/07/2022 11:40:34 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1486866

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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: Research
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 recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the level of funding for the research and development of innovative food products for international consumers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	31841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Our Food Strategy sets out our ambition to promote innovative practices and technologies across the entire agri-food sector. This includes our plans to deliver a £270 million pound R&amp;D Farming Innovation Programme; and partnership with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to invest over £120 million in agri-food research. This will help drive uptake of R&amp;D and innovation across the food system including in novel foods such as alternative and sustainable proteins. This will help create global opportunities for growth and contribute to the dietary needs of consumers and farming objectives.</p><p> </p><p>Defra engages with other Departments and Devolved Administrations through the UKRI-led Global Food Security Programme, which coordinates research and innovation activity of public funders to address food system challenges.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/07/2022 14:16:12 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1486867

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Hydrogen and Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) Ministers in the devolved institutions on (i) sharing expertise and (ii) increasing investment in (A) hydrogen and (B) renewable energy technologies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	31842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>As the chair of the Climate Action Implementation Committee, the COP President meets regularly with Cabinet colleagues and Ministers, as well as with representatives of the Devolved Administrations on an ad hoc basis, to discuss how the UK can accelerate its transition to a low-carbon economy.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is committed to achieving a fully decarbonised power system by 2035, and technologies including renewables and hydrogen energy will be critical to delivering on that ambition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/07/2022 16:46:45 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1486868

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Travellers
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 factors contributing to the exclusion rates of Gypsy and Traveller pupils.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	31843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p> </p><p>The department recognises the issues faced by Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller (GRT) children and young people, and how schools and others can make a positive difference.</p><p> </p><p>We know certain groups of children are more likely to be permanently excluded, although local context means there will be different patterns across the country. It is vital that schools, local authorities, and local partners work together to understand what lies behind local trends and effectively plan and target additional action according to local needs.</p><p> </p><p>Our statutory guidance is clear that all schools should consider what extra support might be needed to identify and address the needs of children from groups, including GRT communities, with disproportionately higher rates of exclusion.</p><p> </p><p>The department recently undertook a consultation on the revised ‘Behaviour in Schools’ guidance and updated ‘Suspension and Permanent Exclusion’ statutory guidance which closed on 31 March. The response to the consultation and final guidance for schools will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/07/2022 13:23:57 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1486869

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Bullying
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 ethnicity-based bullying in schools.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	31844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p> </p><p>The department has clearly communicated to schools that bullying should never be tolerated, and we are committed to supporting schools’ efforts to tackle it. State funded schools are required by the Equality Act 2010 to have due regard to fostering good relations between those who share a particular protected characteristic and those who do not and to eliminating discrimination, harassment, and victimisation.</p><p> </p><p>All schools are required to have a behaviour policy by law, with measures to prevent all forms of bullying. The department provides advice for schools, which outlines schools’ responsibilities. The guidance is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/preventing-and-tackling-bullying</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department is providing over £2 million of funding, between August 2021 and March 2023, to five anti-bullying organisations to support schools to tackle bullying. We have deliberately focused this grant programme on preventing and tackling bullying of pupils with protected characteristics. The training and resources provided cover hate-based bullying, including resources specifically relating to the bullying of Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller children. For example, one organisation funded by the department has produced a new eLearning course on ‘Bullying and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people’ that is available to all schools in England.</p><p>In addition, the department is ensuring that all children in England will learn about respectful relationships, in person and online, as part of mandatory Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE). These subjects are designed to give pupils the knowledge they need to lead happy, safe, and healthy lives and to foster respect for other people and for difference. The statutory RSHE guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teaching-about-relationships-sex-and-health" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teaching-about-relationships-sex-and-health</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bassetlaw answering member printed Brendan Clarke-Smith grouped question UIN 31115 question first answered 13/07/2022 16:20:02 answering member 4756 label Biography information for Brendan Clarke-Smith
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1486870

registered interest
date	06/07/2022
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	Deer
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 steps he is taking to help ensure that the rising deer populations do not cause damage to farms and rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	31845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Wild deer, especially native species, are an important and valued part of our natural heritage. However, they present a threat to agricultural crops as well as new and existing woodlands.</p><p> </p><p>That is why, as set out in the England Trees Action Plan, we have committed to developing a national deer management strategy, which will set out the actions necessary for a sustainable approach that leads to long term improvements. We will shortly be consulting on the strategy’s proposals.</p> answering member constituency St Austell and Newquay answering member printed Steve Double question first answered 18/07/2022 12:42:38 answering member 4452 label Biography information for Steve Double
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon