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1626123

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Custody: Mediation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Our Family Wizard mobile application in facilitating mediation in child custody disputes.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	184111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has not made a specific assessment of the effectiveness of the Our Family Wizard mobile application in supporting mediation, but we are aware that it is one of a number of digital applications that may support parents to effectively co-parent their children post-separation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently consulting on how we can best support families resolve their disputes outside of court, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/supporting-earlier-resolution-of-private-family-law-arrangements. Specific feedback is being sought on the role that online tools can play in supporting separating parents.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 17/05/2023 15:16:58 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1625124

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	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism: 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, (a) what recent steps his Department has taken to support children and young people on the waiting list and (b) what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for children and young people (i) to see a specialist and (ii) for treatment in relation to a suspected diagnosis of (A) autism and (B) ADHD.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>We expect integrated care boards to have due regard to relevant National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines on autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when commissioning services for children and young people.</p><p>On 5 April 2023, NHS England published a national framework and operational guidance for autism assessment services. This guidance will help the National Health Service and local authorities improve their autism assessment services and improve the experience for children and young people referred to an autism assessment service. Additionally, this year, £4.2 million is available to improve services for autistic children and young people, including autism assessment services.</p><p>NHS England publish data on how many people are waiting for an autism diagnosis and for how long, which provides useful information nationally and locally to support local areas to improve their performance and to reduce diagnosis waiting times.</p><p>In a recent Westminster Hall debate on 1 February 2023, I committed to look at how we can improve data on ADHD assessment waiting times, to help improve access to ADHD assessments in a timely way and in line with the NICE guideline.</p><p>The Government will invest £2.3 billion more a year into NHS-funded mental health services by 2023/24 so that an additional 345,000 children and young people are able to access NHS-funded support.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/05/2023 16:02:20 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1624610

registered interest
date	28/04/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Livestock: Antibiotics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she is taking steps to help reduce the presence of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs originating from industrial farms in water courses.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	183224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>Antimicrobial usage (AMU) is a key driver influencing the occurrence and emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The degree of intensification of farm production systems can have a bearing on AMU, but that is not necessarily the case. Intensive production systems can involve high health status livestock with high biosecurity to prevent entry of disease and consequently can have low AMU. The extent of risk that Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) presents in the water environment is still being determined. A cross-departmental project called Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (PATH-SAFE) was established in 2021 to strengthen our understanding of AMR in the environment, including the relative importance of different sources and potential transmission routes. Final results of this project are expected to be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>To date in the UK, collaborative working between government, the veterinary profession and the agriculture sectors has already resulted in our national sales of veterinary antibiotics reducing by 55% since 2014, and in 2021 we recorded the lowest antibiotic use yet. Over this same period the UK have seen overall trend of decreasing antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from animals. The significant achievements of the UK farming industry to reduce their antibiotic use supports the government’s ‘One-Health’ approach to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as set out in the UK National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/05/2023 09:16:36 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1624611

registered interest
date	28/04/2023
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	Tropical Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle female genital schistosomiasis in countries where those diseases are endemic; and whether his Department plans to increase aid funding for prevention programmes for neglected tropical diseases.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	183225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is supporting research and development into schistosomiasis through funding for the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) which is actively developing new drugs for the disease with the aim to counter the risk of resistance and to treat female genital schistosomiasis. Since January 2021, the FCDO has invested over £42 million into delivering services to prevent and treat Neglected Tropical Diseases, as well as strengthening health systems so they can provide these essential services. We had previously supported research into female genital schistosomiasis through support to the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD) and this had led to the development of new competencies for the training of health professionals on the disease.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 10/05/2023 16:33:23 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1624612

registered interest
date	28/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with Tesla on its timescales for developing its autopilot software from beta to full self-driving.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	183222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>Only vehicles listed under the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 are considered to be capable of safely driving themselves under certain circumstances, and are therefore able to be legally used without supervision on roads in Great Britain. There are currently no such vehicles listed.</p><p> </p><p>Tesla’s Autopilot software is considered to fall under the category of being an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), as it is not able to drive itself without any monitoring by an individual. The Department has not had any specific discussions with Tesla about their systems being considered for listing as self-driving.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/05/2023 13:03:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1624613

registered interest
date	28/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what legal basis Tesla Autopilot is able to operate on roads in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	183223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>In general, a vehicle must have been type-approved to be registered for use on roads in the UK when new. This is the process whereby a vehicle and its systems are confirmed as meeting the minimum regulatory requirements. Tesla’s Autopilot is a collection of driver assistance features which are covered by individual systems approvals for steering and brakes, the requirements for which have been developed at an international level under the UN’s World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29). The issuing of these system approvals was not undertaken by the UK but they are mutually recognised under international obligations. The certificates for the system approvals formed part of the documentation that allowed the Vehicle Certification Agency to issue provisional GB type-approval certificates for Tesla vehicles, which enables them to be registered.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/05/2023 09:08:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1624614

registered interest
date	28/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has provided to Transport for London for the repair of potholes on (a) roads, (b) the principle road network and (c) London borough roads in the (i) 2023-24 financial year and (ii) previous five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	183220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>Government has supported TfL throughout the pandemic as a result of a fall in passenger demand. This includes just under £1.2bn of funding in the latest settlement and takes government’s total funding to over £6bn since the start of the pandemic. However, as transport is devolved in London to the Mayor and TfL, it is for them to decide how much of it is used to maintain London’s roads.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 03/05/2023 10:02:41 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

1624615

registered interest
date	28/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the funding provided to each London borough by Transport for London for the maintenance of the principal road network in (a) the 2023-24 financial year and (b) the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham
tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
uin	183221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>Since the start of the pandemic, the Government has supported TfL with over £6bn in grant funding. However, transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London, so decisions on money spent on road maintenance in London is for the Mayor and TfL to make. Therefore, the Department does not hold information on the money provided to each London borough via TfL.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 04/05/2023 10:39:22 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

1624703

registered interest
date	28/04/2023
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: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to include projections of the numbers of mental health staff that will be recruited to support people with Parkinson’s in the NHS workforce plan.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	183248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>To support the workforce as a whole, we have commissioned NHS England to develop a Long Term Workforce Plan, which will include independently verified forecasts for the number of healthcare professionals required in future years. The Plan is for the whole of the National Health Service workforce, including mental health, however, it will not provide detailed workforce assessments for individual services or staff groups.</p><p>The NHS mental health workforce has grown. Latest data shows that, as of December 2022, there has been an increase of over 8,900, 6.9%, full-time equivalent staff compared to December 2021. This includes only those people who work directly on mental health, across NHS trusts and integrated care boards in England.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/05/2023 15:42:38 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1624705

registered interest
date	28/04/2023
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	Depressive Illnesses: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish NHS data on access to Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression through the long-term conditions pathway by condition.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	183249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>NHS England publishes data on referrals to NHS Talking Therapies for those with long-term conditions in the NHS Talking Therapies Annual Report. The data provides details of integrated referrals at England level for 2021/22 split by selected long term conditions. The report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/psychological-therapies-annual-reports-on-the-use-of-iapt-services/annual-report-2021-22" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/psychological-therapies-annual-reports-on-the-use-of-iapt-services/annual-report-2021-22</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 09/05/2023 10:59:29 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd