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1383136

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date	30/11/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 assessment he has made of the potential for pharmaceutical companies to maintain their patent and intellectual property rights while allowing vaccine production to scale up in the global south, including where vaccine access is the lowest.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	83433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>Intellectual Property rights have underpinned innovators’ confidence to form over 300 partnerships - an unprecedented number - which have contributed to the production and dissemination of vaccines and other health products and technologies across the world.</p><p> </p><p>Licensing and technology transfer partnerships have made real, positive impacts on vaccine delivery; examples include AstraZeneca and the Serum Institute of India, Pfizer-BioNTech and BIOVAC in South Africa.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 83428 question first answered 08/12/2021 11:59:46 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1383321

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church has made of where persecution of religion and belief is most concerning.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	84358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>Government restrictions on religion or belief have increased globally in recent years as have societal hostilities. Studies undertaken by the Pew Research Centre indicate that the level of religious restrictions is highest in the Middle East-North Africa region, but that some of the biggest increases in religious restrictions over the past decade have occurred in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, while the levels of social hostilities towards religion or belief norms have increase most in the Americas, Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/12/2021 17:32:23 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1383322

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Church of England: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to support teachers and education.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	84359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>The Church of England has invested substantial resource in supporting the development of teachers and education.</p><p>At a diocesan level, every diocese has an Education team which provides training and support for the 4,600 Church of England schools across England.</p><p>At a national level the Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership has invested in peer support leadership networks in which over 1,200 schools participate. These cover a variety of subjects important to education and also offer support for addressing mental health and well-being, grief, trauma and other issues that have been particularly important through the pandemic. The Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership also provides excellent leadership development programmes and the Church of England is one of 9 national providers of National Professional Qualifications, offering the suite of NPQs to ensure CPD for staff in Church of England, catholic and community school is prioritised. These NPQs are fully funded for all teachers in all state schools in England and are a brilliant opportunity for teachers and schools to benefit from high quality coaching, support and CPD.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/12/2021 17:34:24 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1383323

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
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
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 work with NICE to ensure that NICE committees (a) are accountable and (b) adequately consider patient testimony.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	84360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2021 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body and is responsible for the methods and processes it uses in developing its guidance. Patients are represented on NICE’s committees and patient groups and are able to register as stakeholders in the development of guidance and comment on its recommendations.</p><p>NICE is currently reviewing its methods and processes for developing recommendations on new technologies, including its processes for patient involvement.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/12/2021 13:55:36 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1383324

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
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	Hospitals: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the long-term role of single-use technology as a means to (a) increase infection prevention and control measures, and (b) reduce the risk of hospital acquired infections; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	84361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have published guidance on infection prevention and control, including advice on the sterilisation and decontamination of reusable medical equipment and the use of single-use equipment, which can help reduce the risk of hospital acquired infections. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/primary-care/infection-control" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/primary-care/infection-control</a></p><p>The purchase and use of single-use equipment is determined at individual National Health Service local level to allow trusts to take into account their own facilities, workforce, finances and patient population.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/12/2021 14:52:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1383325

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken or commissioned research on the potential correlation between infant deaths and race and poverty.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	84362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health Research’s Policy Research Unit is undertaking a research study titled ‘Why are people from Black and minority ethnic groups more likely to die around the time of birth compared to white babies, whose mothers were born in the UK?’</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 03/02/2022 15:07:03 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1383326

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when Afghan refugee arrivals will be assigned to councils for permanent settlement.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	84433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>The success in evacuating 15,000 people under Op Pitting means that we are facing an unprecedented housing challenge. We are working closely with local authorities to bring forward enough offers of housing to provide every family with a home as soon as possible.</p><p>We are also looking at ways to make more suitable homes available in the private rented sector, and to provide alternatives to hotels for those families who may have to remain in bridging accommodation for long periods: for example, by making available a number of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) units on the MoD estate.</p><p>We continue to work with local authorities to source appropriate accommodation as quickly as possible for Afghan families who were evacuated to the UK. So far, over 300 local authorities across the UK have offered to house Afghan families.</p><p>Over 4,000 individuals have either moved into a settled home, or are being matched<strong>.</strong></p><p>Data on relocation will be published as part of our quarterly release which can be found at this link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fasylum-and-resettlement-datasets%23asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKristian.Russell%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2ee54d5a6ba64d42491708d9b0ea7009%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637735343202492066%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=n9rVZWpKh9dGwZFFGBZOld1daq%2BVABLTexeA7vCnmdA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/12/2021 18:21:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 36781 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1383327

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Road Signs and Markings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of days in each of the past three years on which one or more electrical signs on any motorway in England have failed to work.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	84434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>National Highways operates a large number of electronic signs for purposes including setting speed limits, closing lanes and providing information to road users. National Highways holds data on the percentage of time that roadside technology is operable rather than the number of days each device has failed to work. For the operating period April 2020 to March 2021, message Sign availability was 99.61%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 08/12/2021 11:04:19 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1383328

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the existence of any potential conflicts of interest between subcontractors appointed to Highways England's smart motorways project and Highways England's project manager for that project.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	84435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>National Highways manages its own conflict of interest policy. The Company has a duty to manage public funds responsibly and effectively in a transparent way. Everyone employed by the Company, regardless of employment or contract status, must record any interests with a potential, actual or perceived conflict of interest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 08/12/2021 11:02:47 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1383329

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many of those appointed to oversee the Highways England smart motorway project hold either a (a) CEng or (b) IEng qualification.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	84436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>National Highways does not routinely record the qualifications of employees and if any qualifications are required for specific roles, these are requested as part of selection and recruitment processes, to ensure that employees are suitably qualified for those posts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 07/12/2021 13:28:33 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney