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1546928

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	BBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, with reference to his oral Answer to the Question from the hon. Member for Foyle, at Prime Minister's Questions on 30 November 2022, Official Report, on BBC Radio Foyle, when he plans to meet the BBC.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	99756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>I met the Director–General of the BBC, on 1 December 2022. I raised the proposed changes to Radio Foyle.</p><p>While the BBC is editorially and operationally independent and it is for it to decide how to deliver its services and meet the BBC’s Charter responsibilities, we expect the BBC to consider the views of stakeholders when it makes the decision over whether to proceed with these plans.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 05/12/2022 17:16:35 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1546929

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Draft Mental Health Bill
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 estimate of the additional funding needed to implement the measures in the draft Mental Health Bill.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	99937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The impact assessment accompanying the draft Mental Health Bill assesses the costs associated with implementation of its provisions. This assessment will be refined and updated as the draft Bill progresses.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/12/2022 10:43:53 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1546930

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: District Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November to Question 84872 on Energy Bills Rebate: District Heating, by which date he plans to announce the method of delivery for the Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding payments.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	99802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is working in partnership with local authorities to finalise the details of the Alternative Funding. The Government is aiming to launch the scheme in January and will make a further announcement on delivery mechanism details soon.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 05/12/2022 17:10:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1546931

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the cost of raising the earnings threshold for Carer’s Allowance to work for up to 21 hours a week at National Living Wages rates for financial year 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	99912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Many carers who are receiving Carer’s Allowance are also in households receiving Universal Credit, whose structure of tapers and work allowances (where applicable) effectively takes precedence over the earnings rules in Carer’s Allowance for these carers. This helps ensure that, if they wish to work, carers on the lowest incomes are better off doing so. There is, however, no requirement for those caring for 35 hours or more a week to undertake work search whilst receiving Universal Credit. In work or out of work, these carers may also receive the Universal Credit Carer Element, worth around an additional £2,000 a year.</p><p> </p><p>Some carers may not be able to receive Universal Credit, for example due to their levels of household capital or income. These carers may only be receiving Carer’s Allowance. This is not means-tested and not based on National Insurance contributions. It has an earnings limit which permits carers to undertake some part-time work if they are able to do so. This recognises the benefits of staying in touch with the workplace, including greater financial independence and social interaction.</p><p> </p><p>We know that some carers who are above Universal Credit thresholds are keen to maintain contact with the labour market, so we want to encourage carers in this position to combine some paid work with their caring duties wherever possible. That is why we regularly increase the earnings limit when it is warranted and affordable. The Carer’s Allowance earnings limit is currently £132 a week. Subject to parliamentary approval, this will increase to £139 a week from April 2023. This will mean that the earnings limit will have increased by over one third since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>There is no “hours rule” in Carer’s Allowance as far as earnings are concerned.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 99858 question first answered 05/12/2022 16:11:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1546932

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has commissioned research on people’s experiences of claiming and receiving Carer’s Allowance.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	99913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The department commissioned research on experiences of claiming and receiving Carer’s Allowance. The department is reviewing the research results as part of our wider policy development and thinking around Carer’s Allowance. We need to ensure that policy makers and Ministers are able to do so based on the evidence and without fear of premature disclosure. Therefore, we will not publish the report while this process is ongoing. If we decide to publish our findings, we will make them available to Parliament and online.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 06/12/2022 13:26:02 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1546933

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	State Retirement Pensions: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the cost of giving access to the State Pension to unpaid carers who meet the qualifying criteria for Carer’s Allowance up to five years earlier than State Pension Age.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	99914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to providing a financial safety net for those who need it, including when they near or reach retirement. Support is available through the welfare system for those who are unable to work or are on a low income but are not eligible to pensioner benefits because of their age.</p><p> </p><p>Unpaid carers of working age will have access to a range of support from the social security system where they meet the conditions. This includes Carer’s Allowance and Universal Credit for example, where the Carer’s Element is worth around £2,000 a year.</p><p> </p><p>We believe it is important to ensure that people have certainty about when they can expect to receive their State Pension and a universal state pension age ensures the State Pension system is sustainable and fair to future generations.</p><p> </p><p>Unlike a personal or workplace pension, which can potentially be drawn earlier, it has always been the case that nobody can claim their State Pension early, before they reach their State Pension age.</p><p> </p><p>We have no plans to allow early access to State Pension.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 08/12/2022 11:02:16 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1546934

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claim Carer’s Allowance in a household where someone else claims Employment and Support Allowance as of 30 November 2022; and how many people claim Income Support and Carer’s Allowance but do not live in a household where someone else claims Employment and Support Allowance as of 30 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	99915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 06/12/2022 13:29:14 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1546935

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Infectious Diseases: Disease Control
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 estimate of the time it would take the Government to implement an effective testing regime in the event of an epidemic or pandemic.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	99895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is applying the learning from the pandemic to increase capability to respond to future threats, including developing a pathogen agnostic pandemic preparedness plan. The timescales for testing will be dependent on whether the threat is a known or novel pathogen. The plan aims to develop effective testing and alignment with the 100 Day Mission to respond to future pandemic threats. During the pandemic, a testing service for the UKHSA and sentinel National Health Service laboratories was established in approximately six weeks and surge testing was established in a further six weeks.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 07/12/2022 11:42:30 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 39741 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1546936

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 he is taking to increase take up of the covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	99896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with the National Health Service to provide information on the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination, such as a national campaign to encourage eligible people to receive a booster dose. The COVID-19 vaccination programme continues to use mobile clinics, vaccine ambassadors and partnerships with faith and community organisations.</p><p>By the week ending 27 November 2022, the UK Health Security Agency reports that approximately 66.4% of eligible adults aged 50 years old and over have received an autumn booster dose. NHS England has delivered over 16.3 million autumn COVID-19 booster vaccinations and is continuing efforts to maximise uptake.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/12/2022 09:24:23 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1546937

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has received a report from the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration on her Department's management of family reunion applications between 1 January 2022 to 30 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	99872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>A final inspection report on her department’s management of family reunion applications between 1 January 2022 to 30 September 2022 has not been issued formally by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) to the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/12/2022 17:46:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock