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1625108

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
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	Property Development: Foreign Investment in UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he has made an assessment of the potential benefits to the economy of foreign investment in (a) housing, (b) business and (c) other development on brownfield sites.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>Inward foreign investment can provide a range of benefits including the regeneration of brownfield land, construction of new homes and commercial units and the creation of jobs - as we work towards our ambition to build 300,000 homes per year.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 09/05/2023 16:52:24 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1625109

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that allocated funding is disbursed in a timely way.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury works closely with departments to ensure that allocated funding is distributed in a timely and efficient way.</p><p> </p><p>Departments are given freedom to exercise commercial judgement within appropriate delegated authority arrangements. Project and programme spending outside of departments' Delegated Authority Limits is scrutinised by HM Treasury to ensure it reflects the government's priorities and meets the criteria for the use of public funds: regularity, propriety, value for money and feasibility.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury reviews Delegated Authority Limits on an annual basis to ensure scrutiny is focused and proportionate. HM Treasury has taken forward various initiatives to strengthen approval and decision-making processes across government, including updating the Treasury Approval Process in 2022 to support faster and higher quality spending approvals.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/05/2023 10:57:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1625110

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
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	Obesity: Children and Young People
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 potential merits of funding a programme to provide wearable fitness trackers for children and young people who are obese (a) from areas of deprivation and (b) nationally.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 09/05/2023 13:22:28 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1625114

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Council Tax: Valuation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are taken by the Valuation Office Agency when determining the Council Tax Band for new developments to ensure that the allocated band correctly reflects the nature of all properties within those developments, including where some properties within a development are intended for social rental and others are intended to be let at market rate.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>The statutory assumptions for banding are set out in the Council Tax (Situation and Valuation of Dwellings) Regulations 1992. In order to band a new property for Council Tax purposes, Listing Officers from the Valuation Office Agency will have regard to the age, location, size and character of the property and will look for comparable sales, which took place around the antecedent valuation date which is 1 April 1991 (England) or 1 April 2003 (Wales).</p><p> </p><p>As Council Tax banding is based on capital values, for most new developments where there is an element of social housing, the amounts of rents paid are not a factor that it is taken into account in banding decisions.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/05/2023 10:16:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1625115

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Restart Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people sanctioned by the Restart Programme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Restart Scheme requires providers to work with participants on individual activities with the emphasis on positive engagement. Activities are agreed together, to encourage the participant to complete them voluntarily. Providers may consider mandating participants to undertake activity which helps them to prepare for, or move into, work where reasonable attempts at engagement fail without good reason. Mandation is used in a careful and considered manner.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/05/2023 10:58:39 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1625116

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 3.30 of the Spring Budget 2023, HC 1183, published on 15 March 2023, whether the Government has set a target number of inactive individuals (a) of all ages and (b) aged over 50 to help return to work.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting inactive people of all ages into work and at the Spring Budget, announced substantial new investment to boost workforce participation.</p><p> </p><p>DWP measures at the Spring Budget represent an investment of £3.5bn over 5 years to boost workforce participation. This includes investment to support disabled people and those with long-term health conditions, parents, over-50s, unemployed people and people on Universal Credit and working fewer than full-time hours.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/05/2023 10:58:22 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1625117

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Youth Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve the provision of youth services in (a) York and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, Local Authorities have a statutory duty to ‘secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people’. This is funded from the Local Government settlement, the majority of which is un-ringfenced, allowing local authorities to spend on services according to local priorities, including on youth services. The settlement is anticipated to be almost £60 billion this year (FY 23/24) for councils in England - a 9% increase on the previous year.</p><p>In England the government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities play in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people.The government has committed to a National Youth Guarantee: that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. This is supported by a three-year investment of over £500 million in youth services, reflecting young people's priorities and addressing the inconsistencies in national youth spending with a firm focus on levelling up.</p><p>Young people in York will benefit from elements of the National Youth Guarantee, for example, a year-round National Citizen Service programme; increased access to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award; expanded uniformed youth groups and volunteering opportunities through the #iwill Fund.</p><p>The devolved administrations of Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland are responsible for their own youth services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/05/2023 07:46:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1625118

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Anti-social Behaviour: Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Anti-Social Behaviour Action Plan, published on 27 March 2023, what steps she is taking to help ensure the security of people in communal hostel accommodation; and if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the use of NAPpads for homeless people.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>On 27 March we published the Anti-social Behaviour (ASB) Action Plan. The ASB Action Plan commits to tackling ASB across five key themes: stronger punishment; making communities safer; building local pride; prevention and early intervention; and improving data, reporting and accountability for action.</p><p>This plan is backed by £160m of funding. This includes up to £60m to fund an increased police and other uniformed presence to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, targeting hotspots. Initially we will work with 10 police force areas, but from 2024 we will support a hotspot approach across every police force area in England and Wales. We are also providing up to £50m to support the provision of Immediate Justice, by issuing out of court disposals with conditions to swiftly repair any damage – the aim being for them to start within 48 hours of the offence. This will start in 10 initial trailblazer police force areas and be rolled out nationally in 2024.</p><p>No assessment has been made on the use of NapPads for homeless people.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 15/05/2023 16:27:31 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1625119

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
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	Ambulance Services: Emergency Calls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the guidelines for (a) GPs, (b) community health technicians and (c) domiciliary social care providers on making serious incident reports about delayed ambulance responses to 999 calls; and if he will publish those guidelines.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made by the Department. NHS England has published the Serious Incident Framework, which describes the process and procedures to help ensure serious incidents are identified correctly, investigated thoroughly, and learned from to prevent the likelihood of similar incidents happening again. The framework is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/serious-incident-framework/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/serious-incident-framework/</a></p><p>As outlined in the National Health Service patient safety strategy, the new Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) will replace the current Serious Incident Framework. There will be a 12-month period where organisations prepare for the transition to PSIRF, which we expect to be completed by Autumn 2023. During this preparation phase, organisations must continue using the current Serious Incident Framework.</p><p>NHS England has published guidance on raising patient safety incidents reports, which can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/patient-safety-incident-response-framework-and-supporting-guidance/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/patient-safety-incident-response-framework-and-supporting-guidance/</a></p><p>This follows the introduction of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), which replaces the Serious Incidents Framework, and makes no distinction between ‘patient safety incidents’ and ‘Serious incidents’. The PSIRF sets out the NHS’s approach to developing and maintaining effective systems and processes for responding to patient safety incidents for the purpose of learning and improving patient safety.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/05/2023 16:32:25 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1625120

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
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	Ambulance Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to Ambulance Services about informing local (a) Primary Care Commissioning Committees, (b) Local Medical Committees and (c) groups of Integrated Care Boards about (i) serious incident reports and (ii) investigations arising from delays.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>NHS England has published the Serious Incident Framework, which describes the process and procedures to help ensure serious incidents are identified correctly, investigated thoroughly, and learned from to prevent the likelihood of similar incidents happening again.</p><p>The framework sets out that serious incidents must be reported by National Health Service providers, such as ambulance services, to their commissioners without delay. Where a serious incident indicates an issue that may have significant implications for the wider healthcare system, or where an incident may cause widespread public concern, the relevant commissioner must consider the need to share information throughout the system. Where the commissioner recognises the need to share information, they must liaise with and alert NHS England.</p><p>As outlined in the NHS patient safety strategy, the new Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) will replace the current Serious Incident Framework. There will be a 12-month period where organisations prepare for the transition to PSIRF, which we expect to be completed by Autumn 2023. During this preparation phase, organisations must continue using the current Serious Incident Framework.</p><p>NHS England has published guidance on raising patient safety incidents, which is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/patient-safety-incident-response-framework-and-supporting-guidance/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/patient-safety-incident-response-framework-and-supporting-guidance/</a></p><p>The PSIRF sets out the NHS’s approach to developing and maintaining effective systems and processes for responding to patient safety incidents for the purpose of learning and improving patient safety.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/05/2023 16:30:03 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell