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1736104

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date	22/10/2024
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	Darent Valley Hospital: Attendance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many appointments were (a) cancelled and (b) missed at Darent Valley Hospital on 21 October 2024.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Jim Dickson
uin	10573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>The data regarding cancelled and missed appointments at Darent Valley Hospital on 21 October 2024 is not currently available to the Department.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 24/10/2024 11:01:59 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	5223

1736150

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Runcorn and Helsby
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on supporting the repair of potholes in Runcorn and Helsby constituency.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network. This Government has a manifesto commitment to enable local highway authorities to fix up to a million extra potholes a year, and it will say more on this in due course after the forthcoming Budget and Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>Cheshire West and Chester Council and Halton Council are the local highway authorities for different parts of the Runcorn and Helsby constituency, and they are therefore responsible for the condition and maintenance of their local road networks.</p><p> </p><p>Cheshire West and Chester Council will receive £11.1 million from this Department during 2024/25 to help them carry out their local highway maintenance responsibilities, and it is their responsibility to decide how that funding is used, based on local needs and priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Halton Council is a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA). LCRCA will receive £142.9 million from this Department during 2024/25 for investment in local transport networks in the Liverpool City Region as outlined in their programme business case and delivery plan. It is for LCRCA to decide how much of that funding is used for highway maintenance in Halton and its other five member authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 25/10/2024 12:01:28 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736203

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the long-term sustainability of the financial settlement provided to Northern Ireland under the Barnett formula.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	10515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>The independent Northern Ireland Fiscal Council calculated that the relative need in Northern Ireland is 24% more per head than the rest of the UK for equivalent spending.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the 2024 restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive (NIE) the UK Government and Northern Ireland Executive agreed to add a 24% needs-based factor into the Barnett Formula from 2024-25. This is part of a financial package worth over £3.3 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Including this additional funding, the Northern Ireland Executive is being funded above its relative need in 2024-25. The UK Government will continue to work with the Northern Ireland Executive to agree a final Fiscal Framework.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 25/10/2024 08:03:27 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1736224

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a moratorium on evictions for mortgage prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government understands the challenges that mortgage prisoners face and will work with regulators and the industry to ensure that this issue is properly considered.</p><p> </p><p>There are significant measures in place to protect vulnerable mortgage borrowers across the mortgage market, including mortgage prisoners. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules require lenders to engage individually with their customers who are struggling or who are worried about their payments in order to provide tailored support. Closed book lenders must also comply with the FCA’s Consumer Duty, which ensures firms prioritise fair treatment and good outcomes for their customers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also has a number of measures in place to help people to avoid repossession, including Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans for those in receipt of an income-related benefit; the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS); and protection in the courts through the Pre-Action Protocol, which makes it clear that repossession must always be the last resort for lenders.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq grouped question UIN 10473 question first answered 25/10/2024 14:36:05 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736226

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to support mortgage prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Runcorn and Helsby
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	10473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government understands the challenges that mortgage prisoners face and will work with regulators and the industry to ensure that this issue is properly considered.</p><p> </p><p>There are significant measures in place to protect vulnerable mortgage borrowers across the mortgage market, including mortgage prisoners. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules require lenders to engage individually with their customers who are struggling or who are worried about their payments in order to provide tailored support. Closed book lenders must also comply with the FCA’s Consumer Duty, which ensures firms prioritise fair treatment and good outcomes for their customers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also has a number of measures in place to help people to avoid repossession, including Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans for those in receipt of an income-related benefit; the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS); and protection in the courts through the Pre-Action Protocol, which makes it clear that repossession must always be the last resort for lenders.</p> answering member constituency Hampstead and Highgate answering member printed Tulip Siddiq grouped question UIN 10472 question first answered 25/10/2024 14:36:05 answering member 4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1736236

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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	Farmers: Tenants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to establish a Tenant Farming Commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	10417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to a resilient and thriving farming sector in which all farmers, including tenant farmers, are supported to deliver our food security and environmental goals. The Government is considering the role of a Commissioner for the Tenant Farming sector and will provide an update in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 25/10/2024 14:26:35 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1736250

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people will be subject to an annual allowance tax charge due to the retrospective application of the McCloud remedy on Civil Service pensions.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	10444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2024 answer text <p>It is not possible for the Cabinet Office to determine which members are subject to a tax charge. This will depend on their personal circumstances and in particular the total pension contributions (including other pension schemes they might contribute to) and their total income, which Cabinet Office would not necessarily know about.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 24/10/2024 15:55:00 answering member 5305
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1736268

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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	Ovarian Cancer: Health Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to launch a campaign to raise public awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Rebecca Paul
uin	10621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>NHS England runs the Help Us Help You campaigns to raise public awareness, increase knowledge of cancer symptoms, and address barriers to acting on them to encourage people to come forward as soon as possible to see their general practitioner. Previous phases of the campaigns have focused on abdominal symptoms which, among other abdominal cancers, can be indicative of ovarian cancer. The Department continues to work with NHS England to identify which tumour types future campaigns should focus on.</p><p>NHS England and other National Health Service organisations, nationally and locally, also publish information on the signs and symptoms of many different types of cancer, including ovarian cancer. This information can be found at various sources, including the NHS website.</p><p>To ensure women have access to the best treatment for ovarian cancer, NHS England commissioned an audit on ovarian cancer. The aim of the audit is to provide timely evidence for cancer service providers of where patterns of care in England may vary to increase consistency of access to treatments, and help stimulate improvements in cancer treatment and outcomes for patients.</p><p>The Department also invests in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR has funded six research projects into screening for ovarian cancer since 2018, with a combined total funding value of £3.8 million, including looking at the impact and effectiveness of different kinds of testing and screening, and the effectiveness of treatment options.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth grouped question UIN 10622 question first answered 25/10/2024 08:59:15 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	5297

1736269

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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	Ovarian 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 steps he plans to take to ensure all women across England with ovarian cancer get access to the best possible treatment.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Rebecca Paul
uin	10622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>NHS England runs the Help Us Help You campaigns to raise public awareness, increase knowledge of cancer symptoms, and address barriers to acting on them to encourage people to come forward as soon as possible to see their general practitioner. Previous phases of the campaigns have focused on abdominal symptoms which, among other abdominal cancers, can be indicative of ovarian cancer. The Department continues to work with NHS England to identify which tumour types future campaigns should focus on.</p><p>NHS England and other National Health Service organisations, nationally and locally, also publish information on the signs and symptoms of many different types of cancer, including ovarian cancer. This information can be found at various sources, including the NHS website.</p><p>To ensure women have access to the best treatment for ovarian cancer, NHS England commissioned an audit on ovarian cancer. The aim of the audit is to provide timely evidence for cancer service providers of where patterns of care in England may vary to increase consistency of access to treatments, and help stimulate improvements in cancer treatment and outcomes for patients.</p><p>The Department also invests in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR has funded six research projects into screening for ovarian cancer since 2018, with a combined total funding value of £3.8 million, including looking at the impact and effectiveness of different kinds of testing and screening, and the effectiveness of treatment options.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth grouped question UIN 10621 question first answered 25/10/2024 08:59:15 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	5297

1735600

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
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	Peat: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will introduce legislation to end retail sales of horticultural peat.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham Perry Barr
tabling member printed	Ayoub Khan
uin	10187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the response given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-04/4272" target="_blank">PQ 4272</a> on 12 September 2024.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 23/10/2024 15:51:37 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5357