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1626148

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date	09/05/2023
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	Plastics: Sales
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 steps she is taking to encourage retailers to allocate proceeds from the sale of single-use plastic bags to charitable causes.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	184139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>No new steps are being taken; the Government has always encouraged retailers to donate the proceeds of the charge. The total amount of money donated to good causes as a result of the single-use carrier bag charge (and reported to Defra) since the charge was introduced in 2015 to now is over £200 million.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 11/05/2023 17:08:08 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1626298

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
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	Primary Health Care: Publicity
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 his Department is taking to inform patients about the primary care recovery plan.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	184124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>The Delivery Plan for Recovering Access to Primary Care includes the ambition to make it faster for patients to navigate the system and easier for them to get the help they need. To explain to the public the evolving nature of primary care and how they can best use the National Health Service, NHS England will deliver a major nationwide communications campaign, which will include communications toolkits for integrated care boards to develop their own local messages.</p><p>The plan also includes investment for a new National Care Navigation Training programme for up to 6,500 staff, starting in May 2023. This training programme will upskill these newer roles with a good understanding of local services and the expanded range of practice roles and the customer service skills to effectively direct patients.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 12/05/2023 09:26:07 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1626306

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
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	Primary Health Care: Finance
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 the press release entitled What the Prime Minister’s Primary Care Recovery Plan means for you, published on 9 May 2023, whether his Department plans to provide additional funding to support the transition for other health professionals to take primary referrals.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	184126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>The Primary Care Recovery Plan aims to empower patients to manage their own health including by using the NHS App, self-referral pathways and through more services offered from community pharmacy in order to relieve pressure on general practice. The Plan is backed by a major investment with up to £645 million over two years to expand the services offered by community pharmacies, including a common conditions service and more blood pressure checks and contraception consultations.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 12/05/2023 09:24:06 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1626339

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Active Travel: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions his Department has had with stakeholders on the level of funding for active travel.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	184176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>Officials from the Department meet regularly with active travel stakeholders to discuss questions of funding, policy and programme delivery. This includes regular meetings of the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy Stakeholder Advisory Group, which last met on 27 April.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2023 14:46:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1626342

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Active Travel: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to protect the active travel 4 budget.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	184179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>Active Travel England will be shortly announcing the recipients of the £200 million of ATF4 funding. Investing in active travel is a transformative way to improve health and air quality, cut carbon emissions and support local economic growth. The £200m is part of over £3 billion which the Government is investing into active travel up to 2025.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2023 14:49:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1626407

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
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	Medical Records: Children
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 the Government has made of the adequacy of the availability of data on children’s health and care needs.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	184006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 12/05/2023 09:19:25 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1625879

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
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	Housing: Disability
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 recent steps his Department has taken to increase the number of accessible and adaptable homes.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	183869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>The data requested is not held centrally. Planning rules already mean that councils must consider the needs of older and disabled people when planning new homes. The <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnational-model-design-code&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cb2ac78b24e854935af0008db5232f4e5%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194151020536004%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fusjw8NPaU2UFqAS%2BgmrBsRrOQqmtzTj3ZyHmISPS3Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">National Model Design Code</a> provides tools and guidance to local councils for producing design codes; it details how the ten characteristics in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnational-design-guide&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cb2ac78b24e854935af0008db5232f4e5%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194151020536004%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CB1pmrbYMTWUac772db002SR4v65mDDUXo611bHaTF8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">National Design Guide</a> can be translated into design standards in local design codes.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 183870 question first answered 11/05/2023 16:39:56 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1625880

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
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	Housing: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many and what proportion of homes met the accessible and adaptable design standard on 1 May 2023; and how many and what proportion of homes are expected to meet the accessible and adaptable design standard by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	183870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>The data requested is not held centrally. Planning rules already mean that councils must consider the needs of older and disabled people when planning new homes. The <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnational-model-design-code&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cb2ac78b24e854935af0008db5232f4e5%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194151020536004%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fusjw8NPaU2UFqAS%2BgmrBsRrOQqmtzTj3ZyHmISPS3Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">National Model Design Code</a> provides tools and guidance to local councils for producing design codes; it details how the ten characteristics in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnational-design-guide&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cb2ac78b24e854935af0008db5232f4e5%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194151020536004%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CB1pmrbYMTWUac772db002SR4v65mDDUXo611bHaTF8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">National Design Guide</a> can be translated into design standards in local design codes.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 183869 question first answered 11/05/2023 16:39:56 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1625881

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
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	Ageing and Older People: Public Appointments
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of appointing a commissioner for older people and ageing.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	183871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>We have no current plans to make a specific assessment.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 11/05/2023 08:08:50 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1625887

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full-time equivalent staff work in the HMRC National Minimum Wage team; and how many posts in that team were unfilled on 1 May 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	183912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>HMRC enforces the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).</p><p> </p><p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the NMW receives it.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s NMW compliance work is funded by DBT. The annual funding for minimum wage enforcement has doubled since 2015 (Table 1, link below) and this additional investment has enabled a significant expansion of resources dedicated to enforcing the minimum wage.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1149618/supplementary_data_for_enforcement_and_compliance_report.xlsx" target="_blank"><em>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1149618/supplementary_data_for_enforcement_and_compliance_report.xlsx</em></a></p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of full-time equivalent staff (FTE) working in HMRC’s NMW team will change during the course of the year, and the final FTE position will be published as part of the Government Evidence on Enforcement and Compliance in 2024/2025.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/05/2023 14:23:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens