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1639961

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date	24/05/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Extracurricular Activities: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing free after-school activities at schools.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.</p><p>The department has not made a recent assessment of the potential merits of providing free after-school activities at schools.</p><p>The department is committed to ensuring young people have access to high quality extracurricular opportunities. The department knows these are an important part of a rich educational experience and can bring wider benefits to young people's mental health, confidence, social skills and general wellbeing. We also recognise the important role wraparound childcare, including after-school clubs, has in enabling parents to work.</p><p>Schools are best placed to understand and meet the needs of their pupils and so have flexibility to decide what range of extracurricular activities to offer and how to resource these activities.  Both pupil premium and recovery premium can be used to fund enrichment activities. In March 2022, the department updated its guidance to make this clear to schools. Schools can choose how they wish to use this funding in line with a menu of approaches.</p><p>Working families can also get help with childcare costs through Tax Free Childcare (TFC) worth up to £2,000 per year for children aged up to 11, or £4,000 per year for children aged up to 17 with disabilities, and the childcare element of Universal Credit (UC) for children up to age 16. Parents and carers can benefit from TFC and UC for the cost of after-school clubs, but the providers must be on the Ofsted Early Years or Childcare registers.</p><p>The department also supports a range of initiatives to expand access to high quality extracurricular activities, for example investing over £200 million a year in our Holiday Activities and Food programme and working with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to offer the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award to all state secondary schools in England. The government is also investing £289 million in a new childcare ‘pathfinder’ scheme to support local authorities to work with primary schools and private providers to set up and deliver wraparound childcare before and after school.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 05/06/2023 16:29:59 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1640019

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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 statement on the status of NICE Quality Standard, QS10, update for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for keeping its quality standards up to date to ensure that they reflect changes in the evidence base. NICE’s quality standard on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults [QS10] was scheduled for update in 2023/24. After consulting with external topic experts, it became apparent that a full standard update was not required. NICE is currently finalising minor changes to the quality standard and has liaised with the National Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Audit Programme to align measurement approaches where possible.</p><p>This approach will allow a quicker and more efficient update schedule, and final publication is provisionally expected in autumn 2023. NICE’s website will be updated when the timeline is confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 186622 question first answered 08/06/2023 10:30:21 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1640020

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason the NICE Quality Standard, QS10, update for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults has been suspended.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for keeping its quality standards up to date to ensure that they reflect changes in the evidence base. NICE’s quality standard on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults [QS10] was scheduled for update in 2023/24. After consulting with external topic experts, it became apparent that a full standard update was not required. NICE is currently finalising minor changes to the quality standard and has liaised with the National Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Audit Programme to align measurement approaches where possible.</p><p>This approach will allow a quicker and more efficient update schedule, and final publication is provisionally expected in autumn 2023. NICE’s website will be updated when the timeline is confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 186621 question first answered 08/06/2023 10:30:21 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1640021

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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	Organs: Donors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department is providing to the Department of Health Northern Ireland on ensuring the effective implementation of the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have provided support to the Department of Health Northern Ireland and the Public Health Agency throughout the process of enacting the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Act.</p><p>NHSBT has used its expertise in implementing opt-out legislation in other countries of the United Kingdom to help the Department of Health Northern Ireland develop a comprehensive implementation plan for this change.</p><p>As the designated authority for organ donation and transplantation across the UK, NHSBT nursing teams will continue to support families of potential organ donors and work alongside clinical teams in Northern Ireland. Their training is now complete and they are fully prepared to initiate the implementation phase starting from June 1, 2023.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 06/06/2023 14:24:00 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1640022

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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	Hospital Beds: Northern Ireland
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 the level of critical care bed capacity in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of the critical care bed capacity in Northern Ireland as health is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/06/2023 15:53:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1640023

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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	Organs: Donors
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 maximise organ donation in (a) England and (b) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is focusing on encouraging people across the United Kingdom to register their decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register to increase the number of donor organs available and help to save lives across the UK. Approximately nine in 10 families support organ donation going ahead when they know it is what their loved one wanted. Across the year NHSBT will deliver various activities to encourage people to register. This includes activities across its existing channels, through the media and via strategic partnerships such as the ongoing partnership with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. These are all utilised particularly at key times such as Organ Donation Week in September.</p><p>In Northern Ireland, following the passing of the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Act, NHSBT nursing teams will continue to support families of potential organ donors and work alongside clinical teams to ensure the effective implementation of this. Organ donation is a devolved policy, but NHSBT has a UK wide remit.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 06/06/2023 14:09:54 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1640028

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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	Alternative Fuels: Vegetable Oils
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 an assessment of the potential impact of increasing the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil on his net-zero targets.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2023 answer text <p>Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil is one type of biofuel that offers a lower carbon alternative to fossil diesel. As sustainable biomass is a limited resource, the Government will prioritise its use in sectors that offer the greatest opportunity to reduce emissions, and where there are fewest options to decarbonise through alternative low carbon technologies.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 09/06/2023 10:59:05 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1640037

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children in the UK are suspected of being victims of trafficking gangs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes statistics of potential victims of modern slavery referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). The data shows the number of potential victims referred into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) where exploitation occurred when they were a child</p><p><br> It also shows the number of referrals received which are linked to County Lines. <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fnational-referral-mechanism-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSCAFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb372debfa45f4028285a08db5d07d45b%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638206060418456396%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=gTLFwwzXfzPQiuu%2BcLj1GKYho3vMv4OGixDFAZ1MZZY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">National Referral Mechanism statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 07/06/2023 16:27:05 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1640173

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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	Asthma: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for people with severe asthma to access biological treatment in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>A national review carried out by NHS England Accelerated Access Collaborative and Asthma &amp; Lung UK in March 2022 found that patients were waiting a median of 5.9 weeks to start a biologic, after this treatment was approved by the specialist multi-disciplinary team.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 08/06/2023 14:39:56 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1640174

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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	Faricimab
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of giving Faricimab to people at risk of blindness.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued final guidance recommending faricimab for treating wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular oedema in adults in two separate appraisals on 29 June 2022. The National Health Service is legally required to fund faricimab for eligible patients in line with NICE’s recommendations. Further guidance is available at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta800" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta800</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta799" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta799</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 07/06/2023 11:33:13 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon