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1674364

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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	Endometriosis
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 her Department is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) diagnosis of and (b) care for people with endometriosis.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	4672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>We are investing £25 million in women’s health hubs, so that women can get better access to care for menstrual problems, including for women with suspected or diagnosed endometriosis. Women’s health hubs will play a key role in improving care for common gynaecological and urogynaecological conditions, with care for endometriosis outlined as a core service within the women’s health hubs.</p><p>Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) also play an important part in tackling the backlogs of people waiting for diagnostic tests, which includes checks, tests, and scans for patients on gynaecological pathways, including those with endometriosis. As of October 2023, there are 135 CDCs currently operational which have delivered over five million additional tests since July 2021.</p><p>The elective recovery plan set clear ambitions to eliminate long waits for planned National Health Service treatment. The overall vision is to eradicate waits of longer than a year for elective care by March 2025. We are making good progress on tackling the longest waits; in July 2022 the NHS virtually eliminated waits of over two years and have since worked hard to reduce the number of patients waiting more than 18 months by over 90%, since the September 2021 peak.</p><p>The NHS will triage patients waiting for elective care, including surgeries, through three key stages. Firstly, through clinical prioritisation, ensuring the order in which patients are seen reflects clinical judgement on need. Secondly, by targeting those waiting the longest, and thirdly by increasing the number of cancer referrals, ensuring those patients who have not yet presented to services are included.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/12/2023 12:39:21 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1674365

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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	Endometriosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the level of awareness of endometriosis among doctors.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	4673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The Women’s Health Strategy sets out our ambitions for all healthcare professionals to be well informed about women’s health, and supported to provide women with the best care possible.</p><p>Women’s health is a core competency for general practitioners (GPs) and is included in the Royal College of General Practitioners’ (RCGP) curriculum for trainee GPs. The RCGP has developed a ‘Women’s Health Library’, which brings together educational resources and guidelines on women’s health topics including on endometriosis.</p><p>The General Medical Council will introduce the Medical Licensing Assessment from the academic year 2024/2025. This includes women’s health topics such as endometriosis, encouraging a better understanding of endometriosis for doctors starting their careers.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/12/2023 14:20:10 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1674366

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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	Endometriosis
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 she has made of the adequacy of mental health support for people with endometriosis.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	4674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>We are investing at least £2.3 billion of additional funding a year by March 2024 compared to 2018/19 to expand and transform mental health services in England so that two million more people including those with endometriosis can get the mental health support that they need.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline on endometriosis recognises that endometriosis can have a significant physical, sexual, psychological, and social impact and that people with endometriosis may have complex needs and require long-term support. NICE currently recommends assessment of the individual support needs of people with suspected of confirmed endometriosis, considering their circumstances, symptoms, priorities, desire for fertility, aspects of daily living, work and study, cultural background, and their physical, psychosexual and emotional needs.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/12/2023 14:13:50 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1673967

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the proposed UN framework on international tax cooperation.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	4487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports developing countries' efforts to scale-up domestic resource mobilisation to finance sustainable development.</p><p> </p><p>The UK engaged constructively in the negotiations on the UN tax resolution. However, the UK, alongside many other countries, is concerned that proceeding with a UN convention on international tax at this time would not be the most effective way to achieve these goals. An Explanation of Vote was published on GOV.UK on 22nd November. [<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/the-uk-is-committed-to-building-a-fairer-international-tax-system-for-all-uk-statement-at-the-un-second-committee" target="_blank">LINK</a>]</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 4561 question first answered 06/12/2023 13:11:53 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1674055

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of individuals who are not eligible for the extended 30 hours of childcare offer because they are subject to the no recourse to public funds condition; and what proportion of those individuals have children with British citizenship.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	4490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The government expects migrants coming to the UK to be able to maintain and accommodate themselves without the support of public funds.</p><p>The department has not made an estimate of the numbers of families who are not eligible for 30 hours because they have no recourse to public funds. The department also does not hold data on what proportion of those individuals have children with British citizenship.</p><p>The new working parent entitlement, which will be rolled out in phases from April 2024, will be available to working parents who meet the eligibility criteria. These will be the same as the current 30 hours offer for three and four year-olds.</p><p>The free childcare entitlements for the children of working parents are not within the definition of ’public funds’ in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 or the Immigration Rules. However, there are requirements in the Childcare (Free of Charge for Working Parents) (England) Regulations 2022 for the parent, or one of the parents, not to be subject to immigration control, which means that where both parents have no recourse to public funds, they will not be eligible for the entitlements.</p><p>Parents with no recourse to public funds are, however, able to access the 15 hours free early education entitlement available for all three and four year-olds and, if eligible, 15 hours free early education for disadvantaged two-year-olds. In September 2022, the department extended eligibility for the two-year-old entitlement to disadvantaged families who have no recourse to public funds. This is because these entitlements are intended to support children's development and help prepare them for school.</p><p>The government has no current plans to extend the early years entitlements for working parents to families with no recourse to public funds.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 4491 question first answered 07/12/2023 12:26:47 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1674056

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Childcare: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the eligibility criteria for the extended 30 hours childcare offer to allow migrant parents with the right to work to access that offer.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	4491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The government expects migrants coming to the UK to be able to maintain and accommodate themselves without the support of public funds.</p><p>The department has not made an estimate of the numbers of families who are not eligible for 30 hours because they have no recourse to public funds. The department also does not hold data on what proportion of those individuals have children with British citizenship.</p><p>The new working parent entitlement, which will be rolled out in phases from April 2024, will be available to working parents who meet the eligibility criteria. These will be the same as the current 30 hours offer for three and four year-olds.</p><p>The free childcare entitlements for the children of working parents are not within the definition of ’public funds’ in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 or the Immigration Rules. However, there are requirements in the Childcare (Free of Charge for Working Parents) (England) Regulations 2022 for the parent, or one of the parents, not to be subject to immigration control, which means that where both parents have no recourse to public funds, they will not be eligible for the entitlements.</p><p>Parents with no recourse to public funds are, however, able to access the 15 hours free early education entitlement available for all three and four year-olds and, if eligible, 15 hours free early education for disadvantaged two-year-olds. In September 2022, the department extended eligibility for the two-year-old entitlement to disadvantaged families who have no recourse to public funds. This is because these entitlements are intended to support children's development and help prepare them for school.</p><p>The government has no current plans to extend the early years entitlements for working parents to families with no recourse to public funds.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 4490 question first answered 07/12/2023 12:26:47 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1674058

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to communicate with (a) schools and (b) local authorities about the extension of eligibility for free early education for 2-year-olds with no recourse to public funds.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	4492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The department consulted on extending eligibility for the 15-hour early education entitlement for 2-year-olds between 25 March 2022 and 20 May 2022. The department published its response on 25 August 2022 alongside guidance, including a sample application form, for local authorities which can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-la-and-early-years-provider-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/30-hours-free-childcare-la-and-early-years-provider-guide</a>. In addition, the eligibility criteria has been updated on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-2-year-olds" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/free-childcare-2-year-olds</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 06/12/2023 17:04:26 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1674060

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an estimate of the number of children in families with no recourse to public funds who are unable to access 30 hours of free childcare for three and four-year-olds.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	4493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition applies to millions of people, the vast majority of whom are visitors or other temporary migrants who have no need for public funds during their stay. It also applies to those without status, many of whom may not be in touch with the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office’s Chief Statistician wrote to the Office for Statistics Regulation on 3 July 2020 to explain why the Home Office does not feel that it is of practical application to produce an estimate of the total population subject to NRPF present in the UK at any one time. His letter can be found at: https://osr.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/correspondence/response-from-daniel-shaw-to-ed-humpherson-parliamentary-question-response/.</p><p> </p><p>To note, 30 hours’ free childcare is not considered a ‘public fund’ for immigration purposes. However, the eligibility criteria, as set by the Department for Education, requires at least one parent to have permission to access public funds, which means it may not be available to all families.</p><p> </p><p>Parents with NRPF are able to access the 15 hours’ free early education entitlement available for all three and four year olds regardless of their family circumstances and, if eligible, 15 hours’ free early education for disadvantaged two year olds. These 15-hour entitlements primarily benefit the child and their educational development and outcomes. While there are some benefits to parents in reduced childcare fees, this is not the main purpose of these entitlements. The 30 hours’ free childcare entitlement is primarily focused on supporting the parent(s) into work.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 08/12/2023 12:53:47 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1674957

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
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	Temporary Accommodation
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 assessment he has made of the impact of demand for temporary accommodation on the finances of local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	900454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>Local authorities deliver vital homelessness services, and we recognise that the increasing demand for temporary accommodation places pressures on councils. That is why, taking the 2022/23 and 2023/24 Local Government Finance Settlements together, we have increased the funding available to local government in England in real terms.</p><p>In addition, we are providing over £1 billion to councils over three years through the Homelessness Prevention Grant. Autumn Statement announced a further £120 miilion of UK wide funding to help councils address Ukraine and homelessness pressures in 2024/25, and we are increasing the Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of local rents from April.</p><p>The Government has allocated £450 million across two years to a third round of the Local Authority Housing Fund, which will help support Afghans on resettlement schemes and others in temporary housing need.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan question first answered 04/12/2023 17:12:47 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1672352

registered interest
date	22/11/2023
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	Fish: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will accept the recommendations of the Animal Welfare Committee's report entitled Update to the 2014 FAWC Opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing, published in February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	3306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Bolton South East, Yasmin Qureshi, on 13 October 2023, <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-10-13/201679" target="_blank">UIN 201679</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 29/11/2023 12:38:02 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor