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1668830

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date	09/11/2023
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	Parkinson's Disease: Drugs
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 implications for his policies of the finding on page 4 of the report entitled Every minute counts, published by Parkinson's UK in September 2023, that 42% of patients with Parkinson's who are admitted to hospital get their medication on time every time.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	1259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>Within secondary care, hospital providers are responsible for ensuring that patients within hospital settings, including those with Parkinson’s disease, receive the appropriate medication on time.</p><p>NHS England has published a RightCare toolkit which aims to address challenges in providing services for those with progressive neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s disease. The toolkit provides advice on medicine optimisation, highlighting the importance of timely administration of specific drugs, such as Levodopa, in acute and community health settings.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 15/11/2023 16:41:02 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1668837

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Semiconductors: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 23 October to Question 203232 on Semiconductors: Infrastructure, what progress her Department has made on the UK Semiconductor Infrastructure Initiative feasibility study.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	1046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p><em>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 23 October to Question 203232, the study is being conducted by a consortium of industry and academic partners led by the Institute for Manufacturing at Cambridge University. The Department has worked closely with the consortium and they are expected to report back by the end of the year. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>The study has consulted extensively across the sector and workshops have been held in all four nations of the UK to determine a holistic picture of the UK’s capabilities and the needs of industry.</em></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 14/11/2023 16:48:59 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1668851

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: STEM Subjects
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's news story entitled Civil Service Fast Stream exceeds target to boost STEM expertise across Government published on 25 October 2023, what proportion of Fast Stream hires in the 2023 recruitment campaign had a STEM degree qualification; and of those, what proportion held degrees in (a) science, (b) technology, (c) engineering and (d) maths.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	1127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Over 50% of Fast Stream hires in the 2023 recruitment campaign had a STEM degree qualification.</p><p>Our STEM categorisation is based on subject groups provided by the Higher Education Statistics Authority (HESA). Therefore it is not possible to break hires down by (a) science, (b) technology, (c) engineering and (d) maths; as we do not collect or analyse the data in this way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 14/11/2023 13:35:21 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1668873

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
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	Social Services: Employment Agencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to help local authorities provide oversight of agency companies that provide social care services.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England with oversight to ensure services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care, encouraging services to improve. The CQC regulates residential and community adult social care providers, using their regulatory powers to act where poor care is identified. Additionally, the Health and Care Act 2022 gave the CQC new powers to assess how well local authorities meet their duties under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014. CQC assessments will look at how local authorities work with people, providing support, safety in the system and leadership.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 17/11/2023 12:05:25 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1668880

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Hire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for his policies of the results of rental e-scooter trials; and whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the regulation of such scooters.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department has collected robust evidence on the e-scooter trials, but with what is still relatively new technology there remains things that can be learnt. The Department will extend e-scooter trials to 31 May 2026, and use this additional time to supplement our evidence and draw on further experience. The Government remains committed to legislating when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 16/11/2023 09:16:39 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1668884

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Alternative Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has taken steps to (a) provide a regulatory framework for and (b) encourage the use of low-carbon liquid fuels in vehicles with internal combustion engines.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	1111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government has supported the uptake of low carbon fuels for 15 years through its Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme. The RTFO sets targets for the supply of low carbon fuels and sustainability criteria, which these fuels must meet. The RTFO has been highly successful in securing a market for the supply of low carbon liquid fuels in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Under current carbon budgets, low carbon fuels contribute a third of greenhouse gas (GHG) savings in the domestic transport sector. In 2022, low carbon fuel that were reported under the RTFO saved on average 82 per cent carbon emissions compared to the fossil fuels that they replaced, saving 7.2 million tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. In 2022, low carbon fuel made up 6.8 per cent of total road fuel supplied.</p><p> </p><p>The Department plans to introduce a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) mandate from 2025, which will require at least ten per cent of UK aviation fuel to be made from sustainable sources from 2030. The Jet Zero Strategy set out that the use of SAF could contribute up to 17% of the emissions savings needed in the aviation sector by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has accelerated the uptake of advanced low carbon fuels by allocating £171 million to advanced fuel demonstration projects through four competitions and is setting up a UK SAF Clearing House to support the testing and approval of advanced fuels for aviation.</p><p>The Department will also publish a Low Carbon Fuels Strategy to further support investment by setting out a vision for the deployment of low carbon fuels across transport modes up to 2050.</p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne grouped question UIN 1109 1110 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 question first answered 15/11/2023 16:36:26 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1668890

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
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	Heat Pumps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the cost effectiveness of ground source heat pump energy production in (a) the UK and (b) North Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department has conducted and published research on the cost effectiveness of heat pump technology, including ground source heat pumps, such as the ‘Cost of installing heating measures in domestic properties’ report available <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcost-of-installing-heating-measures-in-domestic-properties&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C048fb612491d455e48fc08dbe6cc5dd8%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638357537647252964%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DH77wiEAFj4Y8FxJRiMdCB22xwd1nyq1CNwDviPO3vc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. Research indicates ground source heat pumps are a highly efficient, mature technology capable of decarbonising heating in many UK homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/11/2023 08:08:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1668892

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
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	Heat Pumps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential risks of generating ground source heat pump energy; and what plans she has to mitigate these.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>Ground-source heat pumps are a mature technology that provide efficient, low carbon heating to buildings. Any risks associated with their deployment and use are managed through Building Regulations, and environmental permitting administered by the Environment Agency.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/11/2023 08:06:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1668893

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
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	Heat Pumps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what funding her Department plans to provide for research on (a) ground source heat pump technology and (b) good practice in the (i) extraction, (ii) conservation and (iii) distribution of energy produced by such technology.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department carries out a range of research to inform the evidence base to meet Net Zero policy aims. Future research may include assessment of ground-source heat pumps amongst other technologies to deliver the transition to low carbon heating. Good practice guidance is available for extraction and the efficient distribution of energy using the technology.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/11/2023 08:02:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1668894

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
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	Heat Pumps: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate she has made of the potential carbon cost of ground source heat energy production.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	1182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department has conducted analysis on the carbon impacts of a range of heating technologies. Heat pumps – including ground source heat pumps – can currently reduce carbon emissions by around 60% or more compared to a gas boiler and this will increase as the power sector decarbonises.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/11/2023 07:58:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell