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1540809

registered interest
date	08/11/2022
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce (a) delays and (b) waiting times for those in the Personal Independence Payment application process.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	82334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring people can access financial support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner, taking into account the need to review all available evidence. Reducing customer journey times for PIP claimants is a priority for the department and we are working constantly to make improvements to our service.</p><p> </p><p>We are seeing an improvement in average clearance times for new PIP claims and the latest statistics show that the end-to-end journey has steadily reduced from 26 weeks in August 2021 to 18 weeks at the end of July 2022. This is because we are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>using a blend of phone, video and face-to-face assessments to support customers and deliver a more efficient and user-centred service;</li><li>increasing case manager and assessment provider health professional resource;</li><li>prioritising new claims, whilst safeguarding claimants awaiting award reviews, who have returned their information as required, to ensure their payments continue until their review can be completed.</li></ul> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 82475 question first answered 14/11/2022 14:41:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1539407

registered interest
date	04/11/2022
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	Cancer: 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, when he plans to publish the 10 Year Cancer Plan for England.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	79312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>Following the call for evidence for a 10-year cancer plan, we more than 5,000 submissions. We are currently reviewing these responses.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/11/2022 10:53:50 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1539151

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Ophthalmic Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the devolved Administrations to improve eye health care across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	78736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The provision of eye care services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. In England, free eye tests and optical vouchers are provided to contribute towards the cost of glasses, with over 12 million National Health Service sight tests provided in 2021/22. NHS England has recently appointed a National Clinical Director for eye care to oversee the post pandemic recovery and long term transformation of optical services.</p><p>We are supporting research into diagnosis, prevention and treatment of eye conditions, including a £20 million award to the National Institute for Health and Care Research’s (NIHR) Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre for vision research. Through the NIHR, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland work on a range of topics and the devolved administrations co-fund several research programmes.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 07/11/2022 17:39:42 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1539156

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of (a) means-tested and (b) non-means-tested benefit payments for (i) blind and (ii) partially sighted people.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	78737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the adequacy of (a) means-tested and (b) non-means-tested benefit payments for (i) blind and (ii) partially sighted people.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/11/2022 15:18:07 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1539214

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Offshore Industry: Carbon Emissions and Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has made an assessment of the compatibility of the oil and gas licensing round on the UK's (a) carbon budgets, (b) net zero target and (c) legal obligations and commitments towards international climate targets.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	78738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>The opening of the most recent licensing round by the North Sea Transition Authority followed the publication of the Climate Compatibility Checkpoint.</p><p> </p><p>The North Sea Transition Deal includes emissions reduction targets consistent with the Government’s Net Zero Strategy, which establishes the UK pathway for carbon budgets and international targets.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/11/2022 13:44:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1539215

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	North Sea Oil: Shetland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the development the Rosebank oil field on decarbonisation targets in the North Sea Transition Deal.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	78739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave the Hon. Member for Norwich South on 1st November 2022 to Question <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-10-24%2F69713&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C9087ea0d42f14d3ff2b208dac3d1aa6a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638037602509153641%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yy%2FDp64K8UbDdneV9iyE%2B3xDoMws864vtlAp5uCP7hQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">69713</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/11/2022 13:44:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1539219

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many incidents of (a) hunts and hounds trespassing on the railway and (b) (i) hounds and (ii) other animals, being struck by a train whilst on a hunt have been recorded since 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	78740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>We do not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 78741 question first answered 10/11/2022 17:14:12 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1539220

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many delays of more than 30 minutes have been caused to trains by hunts and hounds trespassing on the railway since 1 January 2021; and what steps he is taking to prevent these incidents from occurring.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	78741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2022 answer text <p>We do not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 78740 question first answered 10/11/2022 17:14:12 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1539221

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Hunting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the League Against Cruel Sports report entitled Hunt Havoc: The Human Cost of Hunting With Hounds, published in October 2022, whether he has made a recent assessment of that report's findings on hunts causing interference on roads; whether he has made a recent assessment on the potential impacts of hunts on road users; and whether he is taking steps he is taking to address the findings of that report.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	78742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport does not hold any data on hunts causing interference on the road network.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 09/11/2022 12:02:33 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1539229

registered interest
date	03/11/2022
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	Animal Feed and Food: Genetically Modified Organisms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential risks for public health of GMO food and feed being placed on the UK market without any food safety assessment taking place.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	78745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>All genetically modified food and feed products must receive an extensive risk assessment under the regulatory framework. This involves a detailed assessment of whether the foods could be toxic, the nutritional value and whether the products could cause allergic reactions. These products will only enter the food chain if judged to not present a risk to human health, animal health or the environment, not mislead consumers and not have less nutritional value than existing equivalent products.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 08/11/2022 17:25:29 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier