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1582714

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date	01/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Mortality Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of ONS data on excess deaths.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	137833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 1 February is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/02/2023 17:11:59 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ137833.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1582716

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Drugs: Manufacturing Industries
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 (a) the competitiveness of the UK pharmaceutical industry for (i) conducting clinical trials and (ii) research and development and (b) the impact of the level of use of innovative medicines in the NHS on outcomes for patients.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	137769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The life sciences sector is among the most valuable and strategically important in the United Kingdom’s economy. The latest edition of the Government’s Life Sciences Competitiveness Indicators shows that in 2020, the UK ranked sixth out of 10 comparator countries for our share of patients recruited to a subset of commercial global studies for novel medicines. The UK also ranked seventh for the time taken between clinical trial application and first dose to first patient. This is up from tenth in 2019.</p><p>The indicators also show that, in 2020, the UK pharmaceutical industry spent over £5 billion on research and development (R&amp;D) and has consistently been the largest industry to spend on R&amp;D in the UK, making up more than a fifth of all R&amp;D performed by industry between 2014 and 2020.</p><p>The National Health Service in England is internationally competitive in adopting innovative medicines. Industry data shows that there are five treatments available in England for every four in Europe and almost a third more cancer drugs.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/02/2023 13:56:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1582719

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Energy: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make a comparative assessment of the competitiveness of the (a) UK and (b) US energy investment environment.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	137771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department considers the impact of international policies on UK investment to ensure the Government meets its net zero and economic growth ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 09/02/2023 12:03:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1582720

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Energy: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make a comparative assessment of the competitiveness of the (a) UK and (b) EU energy investment environment.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	137772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>The Department considers the impact of international policies on UK investment to ensure the Government meets its net zero and economic growth ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 09/02/2023 12:03:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1582721

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	NHS: Finance
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 take steps to allow funding provided to ease winter pressures in the NHS in the 2022-23 financial year to be used for winter planning for the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	137835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>Funding for 2022/23 has been made available for that financial year only.</p><p>As set out in the Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery Plan, the Government has committed to targeted funding to support services next year. This includes £1 billion to support hospitals to increase capacity in 2023/24; and £1.6 billion of additional social care discharge funding over 2023/24 and 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/03/2023 16:54:59 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1582723

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 58 of the Autumn Statement 2022, published on 17 November 2022, what account has been taken of potential behaviour change in the estimates of revenue arising from implementation of the global minimum corporate tax reforms.
tabling member constituency	Orpington
tabling member printed	Gareth Bacon
uin	137962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK implementation of the Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax was scored at Autumn Statement 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The process for estimating the Exchequer yield from implementation of Pillar 2 policy in the UK can be found on gov.uk at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1118364/Autumn_Statement_2022_Policy_Costings_.pdf" target="_blank"><em>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1118364/Autumn_Statement_2022_Policy_Costings_.pdf</em></a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2023 19:48:12 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon

1582724

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who were liable for the Loan Charge have taken their own lives.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	137773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>Any loss of life is a tragedy, and the Government takes issues relating to loss of life extremely seriously. On 6 January 2023, HM Revenue and Customs wrote to the Treasury Select Committee to inform them that ten referrals have been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) where a taxpayer has sadly taken their life and used a disguised remuneration scheme. HMRC made the first of these referrals to the IOPC in March 2019. Following referral HMRC has conducted internal investigations, eight investigations have concluded and there was no evidence of misconduct by any HMRC officer. Two investigations are currently ongoing. HMRC is committed to learning and making improvements so as to avoid causing undue stress and, wherever possible, identify taxpayers who need extra help and give them the support they need.</p><p> </p><p>Taxpayers are also supported by HMRC’s Extra Support Teams. These are teams of trained advisors who, where appropriate, signpost taxpayers to Voluntary and Community organisations. To further improve the emotional support offered to taxpayers, HMRC and Samaritans are working together to deliver an 18-month project. As part of the pilot, Samaritans will further strengthen the capability and confidence of HMRC’s Extra Support Teams by providing additional guidance and coaching techniques to identify taxpayers who might be in vulnerable circumstances. Where needed, HMRC will signpost taxpayers to specialist emotional support through a dedicated Samaritans helpline.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2023 19:42:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1582725

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many promoters and operators of schemes now subject to the Loan Charge have been prosecuted for promoting and operating those schemes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	137774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>The Honorable Member is referred to the answer provided on 14 November 2022 to the Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-14/86483" target="_blank">UNI 86483</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/02/2023 19:44:29 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1582727

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
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	Cervical Cancer: Screening
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 the cervical cancer screening coverage in Slough.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	137837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>The National Health Service is working on a campaign in the Slough and wider Thames Valley area to improve cervical screening coverage. It will target support to general practitioner’s practices with the lowest cervical screening coverage and encourage innovative approaches, which are known to encourage uptake. These including online appointment booking, text message alerts, and reminding people that they can request a female sample taker during a smear test. The various agencies involved in providing cervical screening services across Slough are working closely to understand local coverage data and share intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/02/2023 17:12:23 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 53393 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1582730

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has taken recent steps to help increase the number of people studying (a) broadcast and print media, (b) subjects related to theatre, (c) graphic design, (d) tourism and (e) sport and leisure.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	137776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>To support more employers and learners to access apprenticeships the department is increasing funding in England to £2.7 billion by 2024/25. Employers have designed over 650 high-quality apprenticeship standards, across every sector, to support them to develop the skilled workforces they need. There are a range of apprenticeship standards available in these specific sectors such as:</p><ul><li>26 in digital</li><li>3 in accountancy</li><li>2 in architecture</li><li>2 in quantity surveying</li><li>4 in civil engineering</li><li>1 each in aerospace engineering and electro-mechanical engineering</li><li>97 in construction and built environment sector</li><li>4 in horticulture</li><li>56 in creative and design</li><li>3 in broadcast and media</li><li>2 in tourism</li><li>3 in sports.</li></ul><p>T Levels include one or more occupational specialisms to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed for a particular area. For example, students taking the Onsite Construction T Level can choose from specialisms in Bricklaying or Plastering, and the Design and Development for Engineering and Manufacturing T Level includes specialisms in Mechanical or Electrical engineering. Other T Levels available include Accounting, Engineering and Digital, with Craft and Design, Media, Broadcast and Production available from September.</p><p>The department has introduced Skills Bootcamps which offer free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills, with an offer of a job interview on completion. Skills Bootcamps around the country are available in many sectors covering digital, construction, arboriculture and agriculture, engineering, design for backstage theatre and many others.</p><p>We have also launched the Free Courses for Jobs offer which allows eligible adults to access over 400 Level 3 qualifications (A level equivalent) for free, in subject areas including engineering, construction, digital, health and social care and accounting.</p><p>In Higher Education (HE), the Strategic Priorities Grant is supporting teaching and students in HE, including expensive to deliver subjects, such as science and engineering. We are investing an additional £750 million over the next three years to support high quality teaching and facilities including in science and engineering. This includes the largest increase in government funding for the HE sector to support students and teaching in over a decade.</p><p>Careers education, information, advice and guidance is a crucial first step to supporting individuals to access excellent education and skills training. Driven nationally by the internationally recognised Gatsby Benchmarks, secondary schools and colleges are embedding career learning in the curriculum and providing young people with tailored advice and guidance, including more opportunities to learn about skills and apprenticeships. Through our National Careers Service digital offer and campaigns, such as Get the Jump and Skills for Life, we are bringing together information about education and training courses into one place for learners of all ages.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 136583 136584 136586 136587 136591 question first answered 08/02/2023 11:14:16 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins