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1603046

registered interest
date	10/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to improve the transparency of public procurement rules for small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	904100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>This Government knows that small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of the British economy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Procurement Bill we are introducing will bring four regimes into one and enable simpler, more flexible public procurement processes.</p><p> </p><p>The single central digital platform, with open contracting data standards and efficient ‘tell us once’ register of suppliers, will deliver a step-change in transparency, including for SMEs bidding for public contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 16/03/2023 17:42:45 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1603049

registered interest
date	10/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to comments made to the BBC on 7th December 2022 by the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Exports), with which individual EU Member States his Department has discussed simplifying customs arrangements since the UK left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	162540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs officials maintain an open dialogue on customs matters with the European Commission, as well as individual Member States and their customs authorities. This includes the UK/EU Trade Specialised Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin, which is a joint forum between the UK and the EU that meets annually under the UK/EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA).</p><p> </p><p>The TCA provides for a range of customs cooperation between the UK and EU, including on facilitating transit movements and ensuring that traders are clear on how to move goods smoothly between our respective borders.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/03/2023 16:50:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1603050

registered interest
date	10/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Hertfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has received representations from Hertfordshire County Council requesting advice on whether it has a legal obligation to sell land to developers for the purpose of developing a Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at Park Street in St Albans on the site of the former Radlett Aerodrome.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	162537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>Neither me, nor my Department have received any representations from Hertfordshire County Council requesting advice relating to a strategic rail freight interchange at the former Radlett Aerodrome.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/03/2023 14:28:08 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1603051

registered interest
date	10/03/2023
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	Green Belt: Hertfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent correspondence his Department has received from Hertfordshire County Council on whether there have been any significant changes in circumstances since 2014 relating to the status of the greenbelt when considering the sale of public land for major infrastructure projects.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	162538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>If the Hon. Member has some specific correspondence in mind, she is welcome to contact me directly.</p><p>As has been the case for many years, inappropriate development on land within a Green Belt should be refused planning permission unless, in the authority's view, very special circumstances justify it.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 15/03/2023 17:37:38 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1603052

registered interest
date	10/03/2023
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	Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Scottish Government on the 10-Year Cancer Plan.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	162519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>There have been no specific discussions.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 20/03/2023 11:35:24 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1603053

registered interest
date	10/03/2023
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	Housing: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) a ban on installing gas boilers and (b) encouraging developers to install heat pumps in all new homes after 2025.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	162520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government has previously announced it intends to consult on the Future Homes Standard later this year.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 20/03/2023 14:08:03 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1603054

registered interest
date	10/03/2023
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	Huntington's Disease: Health Services
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 his Department is taking to improve access to health and social care services for people with Huntington's disease.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	162512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>Specialised elements of neurology care are provided through the 25 specialised neurological treatment centres across England to ensure that people with more complex health needs, including those with Huntington’s disease, receive the best possible care.  The NHS England Neuroscience Transformation Programme is developing a number of optimal pathways for neurology services. The transformation programme will provide integrated care systems (ICSs) with the tools, information and resources, such as ICS-level neurology data, that they will need to drive the transformation in their neurology services. In addition, the neuropsychiatry service specification is in development. When finalised, this will outline the multi-disciplinary approach to caring for patients with complex neurological conditions who require specialised assessment and mental health support.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/03/2023 11:26:01 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1603055

registered interest
date	10/03/2023
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: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to provide energy bill support to low-income families who have children with disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	162532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The Autumn Statement set out a commitment to work with consumer groups and industry to consider the best approach to consumer protection from April 2024, including options such as social tariffs, as part of wider retail market reforms.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are considering the options and proactively discussing these with stakeholders. As part of this work, the Government is working with disability organisations, assessing the need for specific support for disabled people including families with disabled children.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, for 2023/24, households on eligible means-tested benefits will get up to £900 in Cost of Living Payments. This will be split into three payments of around £300 each across the 2023/24 financial year. A separate £300 payment will be made to pensioner households on top of their Winter Fuel Payments and individuals in receipt of eligible disability benefits will receive a £150 payment.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 20/03/2023 16:07:47 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1603056

registered interest
date	10/03/2023
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	Vaccination: Windsor Framework
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether vaccines are contained within the definition of medicines in the Windsor Framework.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	162462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>Vaccines are a type of medicine. ‘Medicinal products’ are defined in Regulation 2 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012. The Windsor Framework secures a United Kingdom-wide regime for the approval and supply of medicines, removing the role of the European Medicines Agency and helping to ensure that medicines are available at the same time and on the same basis right across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/03/2023 14:58:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 62354 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1603057

registered interest
date	10/03/2023
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 and Vaccination: Clinical Trials
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 his Department plans to take to increase the number of clinical trials for (a) vaccines and (b) other medicines.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	162463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>In March 2021, the Government published its vision Saving and Improving Lives: The Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery. The Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery: 2022 to 2025 implementation plan, published June 2021, outlines the steps that the Department and its partners will take to increase the number of clinical trials and studies, including those for vaccines and other medicines.</p><p>The Government has recently entered a 10-year partnership with Moderna which includes substantial investment in United Kingdom-based research and development, including running a significant number of clinical trials in the UK.</p><p>In addition, Lord James O’Shaughnessy was appointed in February 2023 to undertake a review of commercial clinical trials in the UK. He will publish his advice this spring, this will include recommendations of priority actions to make progress in 2023, as well as setting out longer-term ambitions for UK clinical trials.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/03/2023 10:39:14 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 62355 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant