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1381626

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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	Females: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to support women's participation in the economic recovery from the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
tabling member printed	Cherilyn Mackrory
uin	904390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>Through initiatives like the Rose Review, the Investing in Women Code, the Women in Innovation Awards and the Women in Finance Charter, and through our manifesto commitments on flexible working and carer’s leave, we are committed to supporting and promoting the role of women in the economic recovery.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 24/11/2021 15:18:10 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4758 label Biography information for Cherilyn Mackrory

1381627

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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	Females: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of trends in the number of incidents of intimidation and harassment of women in public life.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	904391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>No one should feel afraid to participate in our democracy. Open, fair and safe participation is crucial. However, this freedom can never be an excuse to cause harm or spread hatred, and a line is crossed when disagreement mutates into intimidation, violence or abuse.</p><p>Intimidation in public life can stop talented people, particularly women and those from minority backgrounds, from standing for public office.</p><p>All of us in public life have a responsibility to challenge and report intimidating behaviour wherever it occurs.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 24/11/2021 15:18:56 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1381628

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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	Equality: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to tackle the effect of algorithmic bias on equality.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	904392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>We take this issue very seriously. On Monday my Rt Hon. friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced a review into possible inadvertent bias in medical devices. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has also set tackling the challenges faced by AI as one of the priority work areas in its draft strategic plan for the next three years. It is engaging with key stakeholders in AI, like the Ada Lovelace Institute and the Alan Turing Institute and is developing guidance on AI and the Public Sector Equality Duty, for government departments and public bodies, which will be published early in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 24/11/2021 15:22:13 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1381162

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
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	Surgical Mesh Implants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help support patients who experience complications from surgical mesh.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	904312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>Women who have been adversely affected by surgical mesh may access comprehensive treatment, care and advice at the 8 specialist mesh centres currently in operation across England.</p><p>Good progress is being made towards the establishment of a further regional service with a provider in the South West. NHS England and NHS Improvement will announce the location of this provider in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 23/11/2021 16:58:44 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1381163

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
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	Hospitals: Shropshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Minister for Health and Social Services of Wales on the delay in delivering the Hospitals Transformation Programme in Shropshire.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	904313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>I have had no meetings or discussions with the Minister for Health and Social Services of Wales or any other representative of the Welsh government regarding the Hospitals Transformation Programme in Shropshire. The only recent meeting on this subject took place in September of this year between myself, my officials, other Honourable Members representing Shropshire constituencies, and their staff.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/11/2021 17:39:35 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1381164

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
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	Cancer: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to prioritise cancer diagnosis, care and treatment during winter 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	904315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>Cancer has remained a priority for the National Health Service throughout the pandemic and the vast majority of services have been maintained. This will continue into the winter. Over the winter, we will aim to sustain the progress made and prepare for future challenges, while ensuring the NHS does not come under unsustainable pressure. Anyone experiencing potential symptoms of cancer should contact their general practitioner as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 23/11/2021 17:01:31 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1381165

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to provide booster doses of the covid-19 vaccine to all eligible people.
tabling member constituency	Stourbridge
tabling member printed	Suzanne Webb
uin	904316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>As of 21 November, over 15.3 million third doses have been administered across the United Kingdom.</p><p>In England, there are now more sites than ever delivering COVID-19 vaccines, including hundreds of walk-in sites. The National Booking Service has been updated, allowing people to pre-book their appointment and receive their booster dose as soon as they become eligible.</p><p>We have also launched the Boost Your Immunity This Winter media campaign, which emphasises the importance of booster vaccinations.</p> answering member constituency Bromsgrove answering member printed Sajid Javid question first answered 23/11/2021 16:54:02 answering member 3945 label Biography information for Sir Sajid Javid
tabling member	4802 label Biography information for Suzanne Webb

1381183

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Copyright: Publishing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment her Department has made of the potential Americanisation of (a) spelling, (b) vernacular, (c) cultural reference and (d) design in British books in the event that the Intellectual Property Office introduces an international copyright exhaustion regime.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	80459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government recently held a consultation on the UK’s future exhaustion of intellectual property rights regime. The Government will provide an update on this consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 25/11/2021 15:00:52 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1381186

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Freight: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he last met with representatives of the haulage industry in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	80460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with representatives from various industries, including those in the haulage industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales hosted a roundtable with Welsh hauliers and their representative bodies earlier this year to discuss issues facing the industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has discussions with the Devolved Administrations on issues relating to road haulage. The Minister for Transport Baroness Vere is due to talk to her counterpart in December on the HGV situation in Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 29/11/2021 10:26:14 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1381187

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of bank branch closures in Wales since July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	80461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the continued importance of access to banking. However, decisions on opening and closing branches are a commercial issue for banks and building societies.</p><p> </p><p>In May 2017, the largest banks and building societies, including those with a large presence in Wales, signed up to the Access to Banking Standard which commits them to ensure customers are well informed about branch closures, the bank’s reasons for closure and options for continued access to banking services.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority also sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to reduce their physical branches or the number of free-to-use ATMs. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of planned branch closures on their customers’ everyday banking and cash access needs and consider possible alternative access arrangements. This ensures the implementation of closure decisions is undertaken in a way that treats customers fairly.</p><p> </p><p>Alternative options for access can be via telephone banking, through digital means such as mobile or online banking, and the Post Office. The Post Office Banking Framework allows 95% of business and 99% of personal banking customers to deposit cheques, check their balance and withdraw and deposit cash at 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's largest ATM network) has commitments to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs and is held to account against these commitments by the Payment Systems Regulator. The financial services industry is also working with retailers to introduce cashback without a purchase to thousands of local shops following changes to the law by the Government through the Financial Services Act 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also remains committed to legislating to protect access to cash and ensuring that the UK's cash infrastructure is sustainable for the long term. The Government recently undertook a consultation on Access to Cash. This set out proposals for new laws to make sure people only need to travel a reasonable distance to pay in or take out cash. The Government’s proposals support the continued use of cash in people’s daily lives and help to enable local businesses to continue accepting cash by ensuring they can access deposit facilities.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/11/2021 08:30:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones