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1684105

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Land Registry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of applications for register updates to the HM Land Registry held on file as of 22 January 2024 were requested more than (a) six and (b) 12 months ago.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	10867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-16/2374" target="_blank">2374</a> about HM Land Registry’s processing times on 24 November 2023.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 26/01/2024 09:12:40 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1683636

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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	Food and Agriculture Organization
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2024 to Question 7384 on Food and Agriculture Organisation, what steps his Department is taking to avoid conflicts of interest in the UK delegation; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of sending an official from his Department to the intergovernmental forum.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	10651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Intergovermental Group on Tea provides advice to the FAO's Governing Bodies composed of all Member States. Advice is reviewed by the UK and other member states before decision making.</p><p>Nearly all importing and exporting countries of tea are members of the Group and send industry and research expertise in line with the Group's rules of procedure. The Group facilitates dialogue between production and consumer bodies, including on meeting policy standards, in line with the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). The UK's Tea and Infusion Association representative is currently chair of the group and will hand over to a representative from India at the forthcoming session.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 10652 question first answered 25/01/2024 15:00:29 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1683637

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
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	Tea: Production
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2024 to the Question 8096 on Tea: Production, how the mandate for the representatives the UK has selected to attend the UN FAO intergovernmental meeting on tea was developed; what their objectives will be for the meeting; and whether his Department has taken steps to incorporate the UK's commitments under (a) UN Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 and (b) other UN Sustainable Development Goals into these objectives.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	10652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Intergovermental Group on Tea provides advice to the FAO's Governing Bodies composed of all Member States. Advice is reviewed by the UK and other member states before decision making.</p><p>Nearly all importing and exporting countries of tea are members of the Group and send industry and research expertise in line with the Group's rules of procedure. The Group facilitates dialogue between production and consumer bodies, including on meeting policy standards, in line with the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). The UK's Tea and Infusion Association representative is currently chair of the group and will hand over to a representative from India at the forthcoming session.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 10651 question first answered 25/01/2024 15:00:29 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1679538

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
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	Tea: Production
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to the UK's commitment to Sustainable Development Goals 8, 8.7 and 15, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the (a) working conditions and (b) incomes of smallholder tea producers; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of prices for green leaf sales on the incomes of smallholder tea producers.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	8096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK improves the livelihoods of smallholder farmers across agrifood sectors through our multilateral and bilateral programmes, including regular global donor coordination.</p><p>Our work with Wood Foundation Africa increases Rwandan smallholder tea production, creating jobs and increasing incomes. Our &quot;Work opportunities for Women&quot; programme enables Kenyan women tea smallholders to apply more climate-adaptive techniques. In Malawi, UK's CASA programme enabled  tea out-growers and their associations to better exercise their rights with large tea estates.</p><p>The International Development White Paper restates our commitment to accelerating progress towards all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It includes UK support to tackling modern slavery by promoting raised standards overseas.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 11/01/2024 09:01:11 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1678957

registered interest
date	19/12/2023
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	Pregnancy: 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, whether she has made an estimate of the number of people accessing perinatal mental health services by NHS inclusion groups since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	7732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The attached tables show the number of people accessing perinatal mental health services by age, ethnicity and indices of Deprivation deciles from 2019/20 to 2021/22. Data prior to 2019/20 is not included as the analysis of perinatal services did not exist prior to this year and as such would be subject to data quality considerations. Data for 2022/23 is due to be published on 22 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/01/2024 10:26:18 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield attachment 1 file name PQ7732 Tables.xlsx title Information for PQ7732
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1678590

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
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	Food and Agriculture Organization
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, who will represent the UK at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Inter Governmental Group meeting on Tea taking place between 31 January and 2 February 2024 in India; and what their remit will be.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	7384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK representatives at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Intergovernmental Group meeting on Tea will be Dr Sharon Hall, Chief Executive of the UK Tea &amp; Infusions Association and Dr Katie Donnelly of Tata Consumer Products. The representatives' remit is to engage in the Group's meeting to discuss issues related to tea, supporting the UN Food and Agriculture Organization with ongoing market appraisal and wider analysis of trends in the production, consumption, trade and prices of tea.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 10/01/2024 09:11:18 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1677116

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of his Department's employees work on a fully remote basis.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	6285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The DWP has 407 members of staff that are recorded as being permanent Homeworkers which equates to 0.46%. This is data as of 30<sup>th</sup> November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 14/12/2023 15:32:04 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1677118

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help support disabled employees in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	6286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <ul><li>DWP is recognised as a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, which demonstrates the departmental commitment to attracting, recruiting, retaining, and supporting career progression of disabled people. This assessment has recently been validated by Business Disability Forum.</li><li>Annually we update the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-voluntary-reporting-on-disability-mental-health-and-wellbeing-2019/dwp-voluntary-reporting-on-disability-mental-health-and-wellbeing" target="_blank">DWP voluntary reporting on disability, mental health and wellbeing - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> voluntary report on Gov UK which provides updated information on the activity on our support for disabled employees.</li><li>Our DWP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Approach has a long-term strategic intent that our products, services, and environment are ‘inclusive by design’ to ensure that as many people as possible, particularly groups who are traditionally excluded from being able to use an interface or navigate an environment, can access these. We use this to support our Disability Inclusion Action Plan that prioritises building capability, raising awareness, streamlining processes and improving policies.</li><li>In June 2023, 22% of DWP staff indicated that they had a disability (an increase of 3.7% compared to June 2021) and 13.6% of Senior Civil Servants in the department declared a disability (an increase of 1.6% compared to June 2021).</li><li>Workplace adjustments are considered as a matter of course for any colleague who experiences a barrier and/or difficulty at work including those with a health condition; enabling them to develop and fulfil their potential. We have a programme of activity in place to ensure that both line managers and employees understand the requirement to consider adjustments and the process for putting them in place.</li><li>DWP have a strong relationship and remains well connected to staff diversity and inclusion networks, such as Mental Health First Aiders, Ambassadors for Fair Treatment, and our disability network - THRIVE. It utilises them to raise awareness and provide education on the importance of diversity in the workplace. Additionally, they can be used as recruitment panel volunteers and the wider sharing of vacancies across communities of disabled colleagues. We also learn and utilise lived experiences throughout our decision making.</li><li>DWP’s internal and external communications team collaborate with our Disability Network colleagues (THRIVE) to deliver whole DWP communications throughout the year – linking to specific events such as Neurodiversity Week or International Day of Persons with Disabilities.</li><li>Our Disability and Mental Health Champion works closely with our disability networks and sponsors the Civil Service Deaf and Hard of Hearing Network, spearheading communication campaigns, publishing blogs and working with her Senior Civil Service colleagues to highlight challenges and promote learning.</li><li>DWP has established a Centre of Expertise for resourcing, within it, is a team focused on diversity and inclusion in recruitment. The team leads on ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and enable our drive for equitable representation across the workforce, thus supporting DWP’s equality objectives.</li><li>DWP have been awarded the RNIB Visibly Better Employer (VBE) status. We are proudly promoting our status; including within our adverts and candidate pack, profile on diverse jobs boards, social media, and Civil Service Careers websites; including the badge to show that we are a Visibly Better Employer.</li><li>We have worked with Government Recruitment Service (GRS) to develop a Recruitment Adjustment Passport, to lead the way for the Civil Service. The Passport will gather a candidate’s adjustment requests for the end-to-end recruitment process to alleviate difficulties, repetition, and inconsistencies throughout.</li><li>DWP has been leading activity in trialling new recruitment practices that better support a broader range of candidates. Using improving branding to encourage Disabled people to apply for our roles – as well as acting as a role model to all other employers.</li><li>DWP ensures digital environments, as well as physical environments, are inclusive and accessible. A new Accessibility Practice SharePoint site was launched on 24th July 2023. which provides guidance on various aspects of accessibility. We have Accessibility Standard Leads throughout our corporate functions.</li><li>A new DWP Digital Accessibility Policy was approved and published in June 2023. This sets out the responsibilities of product teams and individuals in creating accessible products and internal communications. It explains in detail how to comply with the Equality Act (2010), the Public Sector Equality Duty (2011) and the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations (2018/2022).</li><li>During 2022 DWP introduced a structured approach to improving accessibility and inclusion in the design of DWP buildings.</li></ul> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 19/12/2023 12:31:45 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1678021

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for zero and low emission buses.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	900667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>Since February 2020, an estimated 4,200 Zero Emission Buses (ZEBs) have been funded across the UK, including 1,300 ZEBs supported by £280m through the ZEBRA 1 programme. We announced a further £129m in September 2023 under the ZEBRA 2 programme.</p><p> </p><p>My department has an ongoing monitoring and evaluation project for ZEBRA. An interim evaluation report was published in June 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 14/12/2023 11:49:53 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1673339

registered interest
date	27/11/2023
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	Genomics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress has been made on the NHS Generation Study.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	3910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Genomics England has established a set of four principles to determine which rare genetic conditions should be looked for as part of their research study. In October 2023, Genomics England published a list of over 200 conditions which will be screened for as part of the study. Recruitment to the study is due to begin in early 2024. Genomics England have been working with a group of National Health Service sites who will be among the first to recruit participants.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/12/2023 09:52:16 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist