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1694074

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date	06/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people charged with an offence relating to domestic violence were released under the home detention curfew in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	17372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Home detention curfew (HDC) is a robust scheme which has been in operation since 1999. Offenders currently serving a sentence for a domestic abuse linked offence are extremely unlikely to be released on HDC. This government has taken steps to ensure that offenders serving sentences for offences linked to domestic abuse – including non-fatal strangulation and stalking – are presumed unsuitable for HDC, due to the seriousness of these offences and the government’s firm stance on them. This means they will only be considered for release under the scheme where there are highly specific and exceptional circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders who are eligible and suitable for HDC are subject to a robust risk assessment to manage them safely in the community. This will include checks with partners from other agencies, such as the police, to ensure that the offender being released does not put anyone in the community at risk while on HDC. An offender who is a perpetrator of domestic abuse will not be released on HDC to an address where they pose a threat, or released on HDC at all if the risk is unmanageable.</p><p> </p><p>Data is not collated in a central manner and therefore could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost. However, specific offence codes for domestic violence related cases – such as controlling or coercive behaviour – can be identified on an individual basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/03/2024 17:36:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1694075

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Pedestrian Crossings: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many schools were served by crossing guards in (a) 2018 and (b) 2024.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	17373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for the provision of school crossing patrols as they are best placed to assess the needs of the local community. The Department for Transport does not collect statistics on school crossing patrols.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/03/2024 15:35:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1694076

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Water: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to designate bathing waters in Warwick and Leamington constituency by 2025.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	17374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There are currently no sites in the Warwick and Leamington constituency under consideration to be designated as bathing waters. Anyone can apply to designate a site as a bathing water by following the application guidance available at: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fbathing-waters-apply-to-designate-or-de-designate%2Fdesignate-a-bathing-water-guidance-on-how-to-apply&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cfeca5b0f50b44dcaa57608dc3ec2bbf3%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638454253296762516%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=M7H5mlhp6TFz%2FmLrkg29GVI6qJsi1yBeu9QnrN%2BnWCQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Designate a bathing water: guidance on how to apply - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 12/03/2024 14:42:19 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1694077

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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
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 she has made of the adequacy of investment in establishing a vaccine library.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	17375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>Development of a vaccine library, including the adequacy of investment, will be a collaborative, global effort. The Government provides funding to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) through the Department of Health and Social Care and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The CEPI plays a key role in funding and coordinating the global research and development effort to develop a vaccine library.</p><p>The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre (VDEC) makes a significant contribution to the development of a vaccine library through work in developing and evaluating new vaccines and vaccine technologies, some of which is funded by the CEPI.</p><p>The UKHSA is also reviewing the recommendations from the International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat (IPPS) report, in the context of the United Kingdom, and working across Government to strengthen our 100 Days Mission endeavours even further.</p><p>More broadly, an established clinical countermeasures programme, including vaccines, is a core component of our pandemic preparedness and response capability. The programme is informed by scientific and clinical assessment of the evidence base, and is kept under review, building on lessons learned from previous outbreaks including COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 14/03/2024 17:30:10 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1694078

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Allergies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the federated data platform will include functionality to enable the creation of a consolidated national allergy register.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	17376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The current use cases for the Federated Data Platform (FDP) are:</p><p>- elective recovery, to address the backlog of people waiting for appointments or treatments;</p><p>- care coordination, to enable the effective coordination of care between local health and care organisations and services, reducing the number of long stays in hospital;</p><p>- vaccination and immunisation, to continue to support the vaccination and immunisation of vulnerable people while ensuring fair and equal access and uptake across different communities;</p><p>- population health management, to help integrated care systems proactively plan services that meet the needs of their population; and</p><p>- supply chain management, to help the National Health Service put resources where they are needed most, and buy smarter so that we get the best value for money.</p><p>The creation of a consolidated national allergy register, or identifiable national clinical data registries, is not in the current scope of the FDP, which will not be processing identifiable patient data at a national level. More products will be developed on the FDP throughout the lifecycle of this programme.</p><p>The FDP programme has developed a front door process and demand assessment framework which will be used for new requirements coming into the programme. The assessment framework assesses ideas and requests on the basis of their fit to the core FDP objectives and targeted business case outcomes, as well as assessing against the feasibility of successful delivery when considering things like cost, capacity, wider system dependencies, and other factors. In regard to a consolidated national allergy register, we would expect discussions to be held initially within the National Disease Registry Service.</p><p>Alongside the FDP, NHS England are investing in platform modernisation, including the Patient Outcomes and Registries Platform (ORP) which is a unified national registry platform integrated into NHS England’s system data infrastructure for improved data security, flow, linkage, and analysis, and faster pace of registry development.</p><p>The ORP’s directions cover all outcome registries, patient-reported outcome measures and patient-reported experience measures, and shared decision-making and data collections across a wide range of conditions, including all surgical and interventional procedures in the NHS and independent sector. A national allergy register or registry may be in the scope for the ORP’s coverage.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/03/2024 14:21:35 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1694079

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Remote Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department issues guidance to schools on ensuring that children who refuse to attend school are (a) set work and (b) provided resources to enable them to continue to learn.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>Ensuring that children are in school is a top priority for the government. The government’s vision for improving school attendance is for pupils, parents, schools, local authorities, and other partners to work together to prevent patterns of absence from developing. Where patterns of absence exist already, intervention should be early to understand the barriers to attendance so the right support can be provided to overcome them as quickly as possible.</p><p>The ’Working together to improve school attendance’ guidance is becoming statutory in August 2024. This makes clear that schools are expected to take a ‘support first’ approach and work with pupils and their parents to understand and address the reasons for absence, including any in-school barriers to attendance. More information is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1099677/Working_together_to_improve_school_attendance.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1099677/Working_together_to_improve_school_attendance.pdf</a>.</p><p>There should only be limited circumstances where a pupil is unable to attend school but is able and well enough to continue their education remotely. Remote education should not be considered an equal alternative to school attendance, and providing remote education during a pupil's absence does not reduce the importance of bringing that absence to an end as soon as possible. The department has published non statutory guidance to schools on providing high quality remote education in cases where it is not possible, or contrary to government guidance, for some or all pupils to attend school, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/providing-remote-education-guidance-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/providing-remote-education-guidance-for-schools</a>.</p><p>If a school believes they can no longer support the child’s needs, the local authority should arrange alternative provision. This provision should offer suitable education and targeted support to help the child overcome their barriers to learning, and to reengage back into mainstream schooling. Guidance on education for children with health needs who cannot attend school is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-for-children-with-health-needs-who-cannot-attend-school" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-for-children-with-health-needs-who-cannot-attend-school</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/03/2024 10:08:05 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1694080

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 5 on Motorcycles: Training, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Motorcycle Industry Association’s proposals to reform compulsory basic training on (a) road safety, (b) the quality of rider training and (c) rider skill levels.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	17308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>In 2017 the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) published its response to the Improving Motorcycle Training consultation, and committed to exploring:</p><ul><li><p>updating the qualification process for motorcycle instructors</p></li><li><p>updating the content and structure of the compulsory basic training (CBT) syllabus</p></li><li><p>strengthening the quality assurance scheme for motorcycle instructors</p></li></ul><p>Officials met with key representatives of the motorcycle organisations on 4 December 2023 to discuss motorcycle safety. The next round table meeting, which is scheduled for 8 May 2024, will consider and explore:</p><ul><li><p>taking forward reforms to motorcycle CBT and testing</p></li><li><p>the Motorcycle Industry Association's request for a wider review of licensing for L category vehicles as set out in the ‘A Net License to Zero’ proposals and action plan</p></li><li><p>licence reforms</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 18/03/2024 13:31:46 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier

1694081

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Art and Design and Performing Arts: GCE A-level
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools in (a) Oxford, (b) Oxfordshire, (c) the South East and (d) England are expected to offer A-levels in (i) art and design, (ii) dance, (iii) drama, (iv) music, (v) film studies and (vi) media studies in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	17378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The department does not produce future trends of the number of students taking specific qualifications, or future trends in the number of schools or colleges offering specific qualifications.</p><p>The requirement on all state-funded schools to teach a broad and balanced curriculum encompasses the arts. Alongside drama as part of the English curriculum and dance as part of the physical education curriculum, music and art and design, remain important pillars of the knowledge-rich national curriculum. This is also reflected in the reformed GCSEs and A levels in art and design, dance, drama, music, film studies and media studies which were introduced for first teaching from 2015 for A levels and from 2016 for GCSEs. The government also introduced parallel reforms to Technical Awards at level 2 to ensure these were high-quality and fit-for-purpose.</p><p>Examining recent trends over the past five years, between 2019 and 2023, around half of pupils at Key Stage 4 have taken at least one approved arts qualification, which includes GCSEs set out above and Technical Awards.</p><p>The department has committed over £714 million of funding between 2016 and 2022 in a diverse portfolio of music and arts education programmes to ensure all children, whatever their background, have access to a high quality education in music and arts. Over and above school core funding, the department will continue to invest around £115 million per year in cultural education up to 2025.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 17190 17216 17217 question first answered 13/03/2024 10:48:48 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1694082

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Birmingham and Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to use funds saved by the cancellation of HS2 Phase 2f to tackle problems on rail links between Birmingham and Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	17379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>As announced in the Network North command paper, every penny of the £19.8 billion committed to the Northern leg of HS2 will be reinvested in the North; every penny of the £9.6 billion committed to the Midlands leg will be reinvested in the Midlands; and the full £6.5 billion saved through our rescoped approach at Euston will be spread across every other region in the country.</p><p> </p><p>Network North provided £500m to improve rail capacity North of Birmingham and work is ongoing to develop value for money interventions using these funds. This includes upgrades around Handsacre, where the HS2 line joins the West Coast Mainline, and other potential enhancements on the network.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 12/03/2024 13:08:44 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali

1694083

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help increase safety at regional airports.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Tahir Ali
uin	17380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Most airport operators are either in the commercial private sector or are public/private partnerships which operate commercially. As such, it is for airports to ensure they adhere to regulations and standards relating to safety and security.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issues either an aerodrome licence or aerodrome certificate to regional aerodromes on the basis that the aerodrome, and its operation, meets the licencing/certification criteria. The CAA establishes an oversight programme for each licensed/certificated aerodrome in which the continued compliance with the regulatory requirements is verified. Additionally, the aerodrome operator is required to have a safety management system, the effectiveness of which falls within the scope of the CAA oversight Programme. These UK regulations are developed and implemented to adhere to and go beyond the minimum international safety Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).</p><p><em> </em></p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 12/03/2024 15:05:17 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4747 label Biography information for Tahir Ali