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1255427

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
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	Mental Health Services: Males
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 to improve mental health support for men in order to reduce levels of male suicide.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	121001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>We know that men are less likely to seek help or talk about suicidal feelings and some are often reluctant to engage with health and other support services.</p><p>The National Suicide Prevention Strategy highlights men, and especially middle-aged and young men, as a group at high risk of suicide, and in January 2019, we published the first Cross-Government suicide prevention workplan. It includes sections on tailoring prevention approaches towards reducing suicide risk in high-risk groups such as men.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries grouped question UIN 121000 question first answered 08/12/2020 09:59:10 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1255430

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the equity of service delivered by family courts to both parties.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	121002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2020 answer text <p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) works with an independent judiciary to provide a fair, efficient and effective family justice system. Details of how we achieve this and our future plans for improvement can be found in the Ministry of Justice Single Departmental Plan and in the HMCTS Business Plan 2019/2020.</p><p> </p><p>The business plan describes how HMCTS aims to run an efficient and effective courts and tribunals system, enabling the rule of law to be upheld, and providing access to justice for all. The plan also details how HMCTS is responsible for:</p><p> </p><ul><li>providing the supporting administration for a fair, efficient and accessible courts and tribunal system</li><li>supporting the independent judiciary in the administration of justice</li></ul><p> </p><p>Further information can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-single-departmental-plan/ministry-of-justice-single-departmental-plan--3" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministry-of-justice-single-departmental-plan/ministry-of-justice-single-departmental-plan--3</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/819783/HMCTS148_Business_Plan_2019_A4P_External_RGB.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/819783/HMCTS148_Business_Plan_2019_A4P_External_RGB.PDF</a></p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 04/12/2020 13:25:04 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1255431

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
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	Addictions: 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, what steps he is taking to improve addiction support services in the most disadvantaged communities.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	121003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government will provide additional funding over 2020/21 to 2021/22 to drug and alcohol treatment in targeted local authorities to individuals experiencing rough sleeping, including those currently in emergency accommodation following the COVID-19 response. The second phase of Dame Carol Black’s independent review on drugs focusing on prevention, treatment services and recovery, will be made available to Ministers later this year and will feed into wider Government work to tackle the serious harms caused by substance misuse.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 02/12/2020 19:08:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1253520

registered interest
date	19/11/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress she has made in securing a free trade agreement with the US.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	909003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The fifth UK-U.S. Free Trade Agreement negotiating round finished 30 October. I'm happy to report that substantial progress has been made, with almost all chapter areas are now in the advanced stages of talks, and a significant proportion of legal text has been agreed across multiple chapters.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/11/2020 16:50:54 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1251847

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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	Coronavirus: Drugs and Vaccination
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 to ensure that supply chains of (a) medicines and (b) vaccines related to the treatment of covid-19 can continue in the event that no deal is reached with the EU by the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	115020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department, in consultation with the devolved administrations and Crown Dependencies, is working with trade bodies, product suppliers, and the health and care system to help ensure continued supply of medicines and medical products, including medicines and vaccines related to the treatment of COVID-19, to the whole of the United Kingdom at the end of the transition period.</p><p>As set out in a letter from the Department to industry of 17 November, we are implementing a multi-layered approach, that includes asking suppliers of medicines, vaccines and other medical products to the UK from or via the European Union to get trader ready, reroute their supply chains away from any potential disruption and stockpile on UK soil where this is possible. The letter is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-medicines-and-medical-products-suppliers-17-november-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-medicines-and-medical-products-suppliers-17-november-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/11/2020 10:37:24 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1241285

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Fairgrounds: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to support the fairs and showmen industry during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	100539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>My Department has taken a number of steps to support the funfairs industry through Covid-19.</p><p>The industry has been able to access support such as the Job Retention Scheme, the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, the Bounce Back Loans scheme. We have also cut the rate of VAT applied on most tourism and hospitality-related activities, including admission to circuses and fairs, from 20% to 5% until March 2021. Travelling fairgrounds can also apply to the £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund.</p><p>We recognise that Covid-19 has significantly impacted the culture sector and that these are extremely difficult times for organisations such as travelling funfairs. We have met with representatives of the Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain to assess how we can most effectively support the sector through this period.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/10/2020 14:44:05 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1237111

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sports: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on grassroots sports clubs of the covid-19 outbreak; and what estimate he has made of the level of financial support those clubs require.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	94534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2020 answer text <p>Sports and physical activity providers and facilities are at the heart of our communities, and play a crucial role in supporting adults and children to be active.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England’s Community Emergency Fund has provided £210 million directly to support community sport clubs and exercise centres through this pandemic. We are continuing to work with organisations to understand what they need and how we may be able to support them.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 02/10/2020 11:46:24 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1221983

registered interest
date	08/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many laptops have been (a) requested and (b) sent to Nottinghamshire schools to enable the completion of work during the covid-19 outbreak; and whether those laptops are sent directly to schools or to the local authority first.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	71157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed over £100 million to support children in England to access remote education and online social care services, including by providing vulnerable and disadvantaged children with laptops, tablets and 4G wireless routers. We are providing laptops and tablets to vulnerable and disadvantaged children who would otherwise not have access and are preparing for examinations in year 10, receiving support from a social worker or are a care leaver. Where care leavers, children with a social worker at secondary school and children in year 10 do not have internet connections, we are providing 4G wireless routers for internet access.</p><p>The Department has allocated devices to local authorities and academy trusts based on its estimates of the number of eligible children that do not have access to a device. Local authorities and academy trusts are best placed to prioritise children and young people who need devices.</p><p>As of 30 June, over 200,000 laptops and tablets and over 47,000 4G wireless routers had been delivered or dispatched to local authorities and academy trusts. This information can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/laptops-tablets-and-4g-wireless-routers-progress-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/laptops-tablets-and-4g-wireless-routers-progress-data</a>. This includes 1,860 devices delivered to Nottinghamshire County Council, which is broken down as: 1,824 devices for children with social workers and care leavers, and 36 devices for disadvantaged year 10 pupils in local authority maintained schools. Academy trusts who have schools in Nottinghamshire have also received devices directly.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 17/07/2020 10:32:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1217590

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is holding discussions with local authorities in Nottinghamshire on the potential benefits of reform to local government in that county.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	64315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>My Department and I regularly have discussions with local authorities, including those in Nottinghamshire, on a wide range of issues including local government reorganisation. We are always ready to discuss with councils proposals for local government reorganisation that can improve services, increase efficiency, give rise to savings, result in stronger local accountability and leadership, and genuinely empower towns, parishes, and communities. We intend to bring forward further plans on this in our Devolution White Paper this Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 03/07/2020 13:04:59 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1217609

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Clothing: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with representatives from Amazon on the sale of Blue Lives Murder merchandise in the UK; and what steps she is taking to prevent the sale of such merchandise.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	64316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2020 answer text <p>Unless prohibited by UK legislation, decisions around the sale of merchandise are for retailers to make. The Home Secretary and I are appalled at the existence of the Blue Lives Murder merchandise and strongly support the Police Federation’s campaign to encourage retailers to stop selling it.</p><p> </p><p>Our remarkable police courageously serve our country and keep us safe - they deserve our utmost respect and support.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 08/07/2020 09:24:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley