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1717623

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Mental Health: Men
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it his policy to promote healthy role models in masculinity.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	25879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government continues to challenge stereotypes that can limit opportunities and cause harm, in health and elsewhere. For example, in the draft Relationships, Sex and Health Education Statutory Guidance, currently under consultation, we make it clear that pupils should have the opportunity to identify positive male role models.</p><p>To help dispel taboos and stigmas among men about their general health, the government is appointing the UK’s first Men’s Health Ambassador. Alongside the work of the first Men’s Health Task and Finish Group, they will help us to identify how to get more men to engage with their health. The group includes behavioural scientists, men’s health campaigners, health experts and academics.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/05/2024 16:33:31 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1695130

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of young people in youth offender institutions who have previously been (a) suspended and (b) excluded from school in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>To obtain the information requested, it would be necessary to interrogate a number of separate records for each young person: in some cases, it would also be necessary to speak to the young person. That could not be done without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/03/2024 11:21:19 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1694562

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State Work and Pensions, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of lifting the two child benefit cap during the preparation of the Spring Budget.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the existing policy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/03/2024 11:30:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1694568

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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	Pension Funds
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 the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, published on 6 March 2024, if he will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how a transferrable pension fund would work.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has recently concluded a call for evidence to understand the considerations, merits and impacts of a lifetime pension provider model.</p><p> </p><p>In his Spring Budget, the Chancellor confirmed our commitment to explore a Lifetime Provider model. My Officials will undertake further analysis and engagement with industry, employers and employees to better understand if this measure would improve outcomes for savers.</p><p> </p><p>I am happy to meet any member of Parliament to discuss this issue.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/03/2024 13:52:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1687895

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Licensing Laws
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of licensing provisions on the use of alcohol.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	13398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>The Licensing Act 2003 provides a clear and effective legislative framework to regulate licensable activities, including the sale and supply of alcohol.</p><p>The Act strikes a balance between providing safeguards in the licensing system to promote public safety, prevent crime and disorder and ensure the responsible consumption of alcohol, while recognising the contribution licensed premises make to thriving night-time economies.</p><p>We keep the Act under review and work closely with licensing practitioners to ensure the regime remains fit for purpose. We also regularly update the statutory guidance that is provided to licensing authorities to assist them in carrying out their functions under the Act.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/02/2024 11:09:45 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1681866

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Universal Credit: Disqualification
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 3.25 of the Autumn Statement 2023, whether he has had recent discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact of plans to strengthen the Universal Credit sanctions regime on the health and wellbeing of claimants.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	9548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The measures announced at Autumn Statement 2023 are designed to ensure that individuals that can work, will engage with support and opportunities available to them.</p><p>Additionally, the Autumn Statement claim closure measure will not be applied where the customer receives additional amounts of Universal Credit for a disability, or where they have a new, or pre-existing vulnerability which impacts on their ability to look for, or to take up work.</p><p>The conditionality and sanctions regime does not apply to those with Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity and where an individual on a work-related benefit has a health condition or a disability, work coaches have the discretion to tailor their conditionality requirements to what is reasonable and achievable – these requirements can also be lifted for a period if an individual’s ability to carry them out is disrupted due to their personal circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 18/01/2024 18:06:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1681867

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	Social Security Benefits: Prescriptions
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 Autumn Statement 2023, whether he has held discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential impact of withdrawing free prescriptions from claimants subject to an open-ended sanction for over six months on their (a) health and (b) well-being.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	9549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>There is no change to free prescriptions eligibility as a result of the sanctions measures announced at Autumn Statement 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Statement 2023 claim closure measures will only impact customers who are entitled to the Universal Credit (UC) Standard Allowance and where they do not re-engage for a continuous period of six months or more following an open-ended sanction decision.</p><p> </p><p>Entitlement to free prescriptions is based on receipt of a monetary award of UC, sanctioned customers in receipt of the UC Standard Allowance only will lose their entitlement to help with health costs at the point that the sanction decision is applied. Therefore, closure of their claim after 6-months will not change this position.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Statement 2023 measure will not be applied where the customer receives additional amounts of UC for childcare, housing, or a disability, or where they have a new, or pre-existing vulnerability which impacts on their ability to look for, or to take up work.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 18/01/2024 12:18:05 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1681871

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Climate Change: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterparts in countries most affected by climate change on the adequacy of measures agreed at COP28; and what steps he plans to take to engage with those countries in future.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	9552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO ministerial team have and will continue to engage with counterparts in countries on the front line of climate change. The deal agreed at COP28 is a key moment in global efforts to get to net zero by 2050 and is the first time there has been a global agreement to transition away from fossil fuels. But the frequency, severity and costs of the impacts from climate change and nature loss are increasing, and it is the poorest and most vulnerable that suffer the most and disproportionately. That is why the UK announced £100 million at COP28 to support some of the most climate-vulnerable countries, which contributes towards the £1.6 billion announced by the Prime Minister at COP28.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 23/01/2024 14:33:29 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1680736

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
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	Universal Credit: Prescriptions
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 the policies on strengthening the application of Universal Credit sanctions announced in the Autumn Statement 2023, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact on the health and well-being of people who become ineligible for free prescriptions as a result of having their Universal Credit payments stopped due to a sanction.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>No assessment is required as there is no change to free prescriptions eligibility as a result of the sanctions measures announced at Autumn Statement 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Autumn Statement 2023 claim closure measures will only impact customers who are entitled to the UC Standard Allowance and where they do not re-engage for a continuous period of six months or more following an open-ended sanction decision.</p><p> </p><p>Entitlement to free prescriptions is based on receipt of a monetary award of UC, sanctioned customers in receipt of the UC Standard Allowance only will lose their entitlement to help with health costs at the point that the sanction decision is applied. Therefore, closure of their claim after 6-month will not change this position.</p><p> </p><p>This measure will not be applied where the customer receives additional amounts of Universal Credit for childcare, housing, or a disability, or where they have a new, or pre-existing vulnerability which impacts on their ability to look for, or to take up work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 17/01/2024 16:28:42 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1680499

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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	Money Lenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to advise claimants on the financial risks associated with unauthorised money lenders.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring staff who engage with claimants identify and signpost them to the financial support they require. We continue to work closely with the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), which is an Arm’s Length Body of DWP, to identify and maximise all the touchpoints where it may be appropriate to signpost claimants to the expert financial help they need.</p><p> </p><p>We have also been working with MaPS to upskill our frontline staff to give them the confidence and skills to have those difficult and sensitive conversations with claimants regarding their finances before signposting them to the most suitable organisation. This may be for help with budgeting and money management, or with debt, as well as information on unauthorised money lenders. Customers contacting the Department’s Debt Management Team are routinely referred to this service.</p><p> </p><p>To help facilitate signposting discussions with claimants, staff have access to a database of national and local support information, the District Provision Tool, which ensures that claimants can access tailored support where required.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/01/2024 13:26:06 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell