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1455400

registered interest
date	29/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Eating Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the National Curriculum on disordered eating.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	149404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>The department has no plans to assess the impact of the curriculum on disordered eating, but the white paper is clear that ensuring pupils are taught a broad and ambitious curriculum, which also supports their health, wellbeing, and wider development, is crucial, particularly as we recover from the pandemic.</p><p>Body image and mental wellbeing are explicitly covered in the relationships, sex, and health education curriculum and, at secondary level, teachers may choose to discuss disordered eating when teaching these topics. Although schools are not medical professionals, it is important that school staff understand eating disorders to inform the pastoral support that they offer to pupils and when to seek specialist support where it is needed.</p><p>To support this, the government’s £8 million for the ‘Wellbeing for Education Return’ programme funded advisers in every local authority in England. Further information on this can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wellbeing-for-education-return-grant-s31-grant-determination-letter" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wellbeing-for-education-return-grant-s31-grant-determination-letter</a>. This is reaching up to 15,000 schools with free expert training, support, and resources for education staff to help them understand and respond to the mental wellbeing issues faced by children and young people.</p><p>The department has provided an additional £7 million in 2021/22 financial year to extend this with an additional focus on directing schools towards the right local support.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 06/04/2022 08:41:51 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1454923

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	Pupils: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of school aged pupils experiencing a mental health issue; and how that figure informed the additional £79 million investment in specialist mental health support pledged in the Opportunity for All White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	148205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department estimates that approximately one in six or 17.4% of children aged between six and 16 years old had a probable mental health disorder in 2021 - an increase from one in nine or 11.6% in 2017. The investment in specialist mental health support was informed by the prevalence figure for 2020 of approximately one in six children aged between six and 16 years old having a probable mental health disorder.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 31/03/2022 09:31:37 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1455123

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	Hazardous Substances: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding the Government has provided to local authorities to help tackle high levels of toxic waste in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	148385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text <p>The Environmental Protection Act 1990 places a duty on local authorities to provide waste collection and disposal services. The Act also places a duty of care on all waste holders (including local authorities) to ensure the safe disposal or recycling of waste they collect and manage.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of local authorities being best placed to understand local priorities such as waste management, un-ringfenced funding from the Government is provided. The Local Government Finance Settlement has provided £54.1 billion in 2022/23 for local government in England, an increase of up to £3.7 billion on 2021/22. This comes on top of increases in Core Spending Power at £49 billion in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses, meanwhile, usually have to pay for services to collect and dispose of the waste they generate.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/04/2022 13:02:37 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1455126

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	Office for Environmental Protection: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding levels for the Office of Environmental Protection.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	148386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2022 answer text The Secretary of State for Defra reviewed the proposal for the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) funding levels following an internal assurance process. He has subsequently set out the budget for the OEP for 2022/23 in a written ministerial statement on 31 March and is satisfied that this funding is sufficient to enable the OEP to effectively carry out its statutory functions. answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/04/2022 14:34:21 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1455164

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Fund and Zedra Fiduciary Services (UK)
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any revenue has accrued to the Exchequer from a cy-près scheme from (a) Zedra Fiduciary Services and (b) the National Fund as at 28 March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	148112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>No revenue has accrued to the Exchequer from a cy-près scheme from either Zedra Fiduciary Services or the National Fund as at 28 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/04/2022 13:20:25 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1455369

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Skilled Workers: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of funding spent on skills, across all sectors of the economy, since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	149239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2022 answer text <p>Spend by the Department for Education (and previously the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) on skills is reported through publication of the Annual Report and Accounts. These are available for each financial year since 2010/11.</p><p>The Department for Education (DfE) reports are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-annual-reports</a>.</p><p>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) reports are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bis-annual-reports-and-accounts</a>.</p><p>Responsibility for higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and skills moved from BIS to DfE in 2016.</p><p>In the 2021 Spending Review, the government set out its plan to invest £3.8 billion more in skills over the Parliament as a whole, equivalent to a cash increase of 42% compared to the 2019/20 financial year. This will ensure people can access high-quality training and education that leads to good jobs, addresses skills gaps, boosts productivity, and supports levelling up. This will support the sector to reform and deliver the technical, skilled education employers want and our economy needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 06/04/2022 15:50:16 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1454375

registered interest
date	25/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of families who will see reductions in their child benefit allowance as a result of rising inflation causing wages to rise and the government freezing the higher rate tax limit.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	147052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>Child Benefit is a universal benefit payable to families as a contribution towards the costs of raising a child or children. Entitlement to Child Benefit is dependent on a person making a claim for it, and it is not means-tested.</p><p>The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) is a tax charge which applies to anyone with an income of over £50,000 who gets Child Benefit, or whose partner gets it. The charge increases gradually for those with incomes between £50,000 and £60,000, and is equal to one per cent of a family’s Child Benefit for every extra £100 of income that is over £50,000 each year. Where income exceeds £60,000, the tax charge is equal to the amount payable in Child Benefit. The HICBC threshold is not linked to the Income Tax higher rate threshold.</p><p>The Government set the HICBC thresholds at these levels to help target public expenditure in the way it considered most effective. As with all elements of tax policy, the Government keeps this under review as part of the annual Budget process.</p><p>HM Revenue and Customs publish annual updates on the numbers of families impacted by HICBC, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/high-income-child-benefit-charge-data/high-income-child-benefit-charge.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 30/03/2022 16:09:09 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1454166

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	Energy Company Obligation: Boilers
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 the average waiting time is between making an application to the Eco Boiler Grant Scheme to installation of a boiler.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	146681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is not a grant but an obligation on large energy suppliers, who contract installers to deliver energy efficiency measures. These parties decide where to install, based on property suitability and cost-effectiveness. This approach promotes value-for-money.</p><p>The Government does not become involved in the private contractual decisions of these parties and so cannot influence which households receive measures. The Government does not manage applications for ECO, so does not collect data on application volume or wait times. Suppliers generally identify eligible households via sub-contracted lead generators. Households can contact any obligated supplier to seek ECO support, however eligibility does not guarantee assistance under the scheme.</p><p>Separate to ECO, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme will provide capital grants for the installation of low carbon heat technologies in domestic and small non-domestic properties. Installations commissioned after April 1st will be eligible, with voucher applications opening in May. Further detail can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-may-be-eligible-for-the-boiler-upgrade-scheme-from-april-2022" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-may-be-eligible-for-the-boiler-upgrade-scheme-from-april-2022</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 146682 146683 146684 146685 question first answered 31/03/2022 16:14:49 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1455710

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
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	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, If he will make an assessment of the potential constitutional implications of proposed boundary changes.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	906425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The current constituency boundaries are based on data that is already 20 years old, disregarding significant changes in demographics, house building and migration.</p><p>Up-to-date, more equally sized constituencies will make our elections fairer, ensuring that every vote counts the same, wherever it is cast across the United Kingdom. It is in everyone’s interest that our political system is fair. If we let some constituencies stay smaller than others, voters in the smaller constituencies will have more power than those in larger ones, which cannot be right.</p><p>The current Boundary Review is being undertaken by the independent and judge-led Boundary Commissions with extensive public consultation.</p><p>The principles governing the approach to boundary changes were all debated and approved by Parliament in the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 31/03/2022 16:49:25 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1453224

registered interest
date	22/03/2022
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	Low Alcohol Drinks: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recent research on the marketing and consumption of no and low alcohol drinks in the UK published by the Institute of Alcohol Studies, what assessment he has made of the potential risk posed by the marketing strategies of those products in exposing children to alcohol brands.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	144925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) regulates the advertising of alcohol products through the Committee of Advertising Practice and Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice Codes. The rules within these Codes apply to advertisements featuring or referring to alcoholic drinks containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume. The rules also apply to advertisements, while not specifically for alcoholic drinks, which have the effect of promoting them, such as soft drinks advertised as mixers. The ASA is currently consulting on new rules and guidance to regulate the advertising of alcohol alternative products. It will consider how these products should be marketed responsibly, including safeguarding people under the age of 18 years old and how such marketing intersects with current alcoholic products regulation. The consultation is open until 5 May 2022.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 144926 145831 question first answered 30/03/2022 15:36:40 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 60998 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd