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1366152

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date	04/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Shipbuilding: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021 on the National Shipbuilding Strategy refresh.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	69612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2021 answer text <p>The Budget announced on 27 October 2021 included a number of measures which will support the Government's ambition to create a globally successful, innovative and sustainable UK shipbuilding enterprise, including the extension of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition to a multi-year programme as part of the Government’s commitment to a UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK-SHORE).</p><p> </p><p>Further detail of our plans will be set out in the National Shipbuilding Refresh, which will be published later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 12/11/2021 10:19:38 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1366005

registered interest
date	03/11/2021
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 Fatigue Syndrome: Exercise
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 that medical practitioners cease to recommend graded exercise therapy to myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome patients following the publication of the updated NICE guidelines on myalgic encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	69152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body responsible for developing authoritative, evidence-based guidance for the health and care system. NICE published its updated guideline on the diagnosis and management of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) on 29 October. The updated guideline does not recommend the use of graded exercise therapy in the management of ME/CFS. NICE’s full guidance is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng206" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng206</a></p><p> </p><p>NICE’s guideline describe best practice and should be taken fully into account in the care and treatment of individual patients. However, it is not mandatory and do not override a medical practitioner’s clinical judgement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 69151 question first answered 11/11/2021 16:34:55 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1365296

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Google: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the UK is entitled to a share of the fine issued by the European Commission to Google in 2017 for favouring its own price-comparison shopping service and giving it an unfair advantage against smaller European rivals.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	68126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>Under Article 141 of the Withdrawal Agreement the UK is entitled to its share of fines revenue related to its period of membership of the European Union. The UK has started to receive its share of fines revenue under the Withdrawal Agreement which become definitive and are entered into the EU Budget. This takes place once all potential avenues of appeal have been exhausted.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands that this specific case remains an Ongoing Administrative Procedure that was commenced by the European Commission before the UK left the EU but which has not yet become definitive and been recorded as budget revenue.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 08/11/2021 11:44:19 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1365428

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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	Food Poverty: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of food insecurity amongst (a) primary and (b) secondary school children in (i) Coventry North East constituency, (ii) Coventry, (iii) the West Midlands and (iv) England (A) in each of the last five years and (B) during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	68299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of this kind. Issues of food insecurity amongst school children fall within the remit of the Department for Education so assessments such as this would be their responsibility.</p><p>We take the issue of food security seriously, which is why we added internationally used food security questions to the Family Resources Survey in 19/20 and published the data in March this year. These questions remain in the survey and will allow us to track food security over time. Statistics on Household Food Security from the Family Resources Survey for financial year 20/21 have a provisional release date of March 2022, subject to the usual quality assurance.</p><p>National and regional statistics on the number of food insecure households are published annually in the “Family Resources Survey” publication. Statistics on levels of food insecure households in the UK , covering 2019/20, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-2019-to-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 08/11/2021 17:59:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1365557

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
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	Freeports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to announce the location of freeports across the UK; and whether the decision on those locations is linked to the Government's levelling up agenda.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	68129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>Freeports will level up and regenerate communities across the UK by attracting new businesses, spreading jobs, investment and opportunity to towns and cities up and down the country. At the Autumn Budget the first Freeport tax sites were announced in Tees, Thames and Humber. The UK Government remains committed to establishing its Freeport programme across the whole of the UK including in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as soon as possible and are confident our model embraces the highest employment and environmental standards. Any future process for allocating a Freeport in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will follow a fair, open and transparent assessment process.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 08/11/2021 17:35:39 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1365576

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Trade Unions: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what engagement her Department has with (a) the FDA, (b) the BMA, (c) the NUJ and (d) other trade union bodies on protections for public officials and prominent persons.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	68481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>Government is firmly committed to the safety and security of all of those in public life and beyond. We must work together to challenge, report, and tackle intimidating and abusive behaviour wherever it occurs.</p><p>The Government will continue to work with a wide range of partners - including trade unions, regulators, civil society, social media companies, policing and prosecution authorities, and MPs - to do so.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/11/2021 17:19:23 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1365039

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
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	Maternity Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of statutory maternity pay.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	67267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is intended to provide a measure of financial security to allow women in the later stages of pregnancy, and shortly after birth, to take time away from work to protect their health and safety and that of their baby. It is not intended to assist with the costs associated with the birth of a new child or to replace a woman's earnings completely.</p><p><br> The rate of SMP is reviewed annually. Generally, it is increased in line with the Consumer Prices Index. Any decision to amend the rate of SMP would need to be made with consideration to the impact on employers and in the context of the wider public finances.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 67268 question first answered 04/11/2021 16:30:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1365040

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
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	Maternity Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the impact of the level of statutory maternity pay on the ability of couples to afford to start a family.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	67268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is intended to provide a measure of financial security to allow women in the later stages of pregnancy, and shortly after birth, to take time away from work to protect their health and safety and that of their baby. It is not intended to assist with the costs associated with the birth of a new child or to replace a woman's earnings completely.</p><p><br> The rate of SMP is reviewed annually. Generally, it is increased in line with the Consumer Prices Index. Any decision to amend the rate of SMP would need to be made with consideration to the impact on employers and in the context of the wider public finances.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 67267 question first answered 04/11/2021 16:30:18 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

1364634

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has for who will deliver early years services, including perinatal mental health support, breastfeeding services and parenting programmes.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	66195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The responsibility for the Start for Life period from conception until the age of two rests with a number of delivery partners including local authorities, the National Health Service, and the third sector.</p><p>The majority of the £300 million funding announced at the autumn Budget is expected to go to local authorities. However, the Government expects local areas to build on existing best practice in joint commissioning. This will ensure clear accountability as well as more integrated services that benefit families and their babies.</p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education will work together to determine the best approach to allocating this funding and we will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 08/11/2021 16:45:17 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 29992 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1364635

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
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	Parents: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which areas will benefit from the transformation of Start for Life and family help services in half of the local authority areas across England; and whether the Government plans for that commitment to be rolled out across all local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	66196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The autumn Budget announced £300 million to transform Start for Life and family help services by creating a network of ‘family hubs’, in addition to investing in tailored breastfeeding services and infant and parent mental health.</p><p>Half of all upper tier local authorities in England will benefit from this investment, ensuring that thousands of families will see an improvement in the quality and accessibility of the services they receive. Whilst this funding will benefit 75 authorities, the evidence and learning from this investment will improve services across England where they are most needed.</p><p>The Department for Health and Social Care and the Department for Education will work together to determine the best approach for selecting which local authorities will receive this funding. We will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 08/11/2021 16:53:18 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 29993 answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra