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1563486

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Skilled Workers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impacts of skills shortages on businesses.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	114677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Employer Skills Survey (ESS) has run biennially since 2011, providing a vital source of intelligence on the skills issues that employers face. The survey captures the density and incidence of skills shortages, as well as the impact of these on businesses.</p><p>The last ESS ran in 2019. Fieldwork is currently underway for the 2022 ESS, and will continue until the end of March 2023. Full findings can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employer-skills-survey-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employer-skills-survey-2019</a>.</p><p>The survey captures the number of vacancies and the proportion of these that were proving hard to fill because applicants don’t have the relevant skills, experience or qualifications (skill-shortage vacancies). In 2019, 24% of all vacancies in England, Northern Ireland and Wales were skill-shortage vacancies, an increase from 22% in 2017. This measure is known as the skill-shortage density measure.</p><p>Of those employers in England, Northern Ireland and Wales that reported skill-shortage vacancies, 94% reported that it had an impact on business performance.</p><p>The most common impacts reported included:</p><ul><li>An increased workload for staff (84%)</li><li>Difficulties meeting customer services objectives (49%)</li><li>Increased operating costs (45%)</li><li>Loss of business or orders to competitors (40%)</li><li>Delays developing new products or services (39%)</li></ul><p>The Skills for Jobs White Paper published in January 2021 set out the government’s blueprint for reshaping the technical skills system, to better meet the needs of employers and the wider economy. As part of this new approach, the department introduced employer-led Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) which will set out a clear articulation of employers’ skills needs, and the priority changes required in a local area to help ensure post-16 technical education and training provision is more responsive and flexible in meeting local labour market skills needs. The department has now designated employer representative bodies to lead on the development of LSIPs in all 38 areas of England, and expect local areas to have their plans ready for approval in May 2023.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 24/01/2023 12:16:57 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1568937

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the (a) scope one, (b) scope two and (c) scope three carbon dioxide equivalent emissions for the flights taken by the Prime Minister and officials from London to (i) Leeds on 9 January 2023, (ii) Inverness on 12 January 2023 and (iii) Blackpool on 19 January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	128721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>This information is not centrally held.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/01/2023 17:27:05 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1568938

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
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	Food: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason he has delayed the introduction of a watershed of 9pm for television advertisements for food high in fat, salt and sugar.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	128647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Leeds North West Arfon on 10 January 2023 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-12-20/114808" target="_blank">114808</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien grouped question UIN 127778 question first answered 25/01/2023 11:36:17 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1568941

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
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	Leasehold: Ground Rent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of management companies increasing ground rent by the retail price index on leaseholders.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	128648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-09-20%2F51935&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C987dfe595fb64b9b57d208db02b2797a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638106737780877309%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Dos%2B1nl%2B4YwHA70yXr82RLX7cX87Ra7qxRkxhJTMvyc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">51935</a> on 23 September 2022.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 128649 question first answered 30/01/2023 17:55:49 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1568942

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
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	Ground Rent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to regulate the amount by which management companies can increase ground rents.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	128649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-09-20%2F51935&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C987dfe595fb64b9b57d208db02b2797a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638106737780877309%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Dos%2B1nl%2B4YwHA70yXr82RLX7cX87Ra7qxRkxhJTMvyc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">51935</a> on 23 September 2022.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 128648 question first answered 30/01/2023 17:55:49 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1568943

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
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	Warm Home Discount Scheme: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an estimate of the number of households that are eligible for the Warm Home Discount Scheme in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	128696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government estimates that around 180,000 to 200,000 households in Wales will have received a Warm Home Discount rebate by the end of March this year. The Government does not yet have precise figures as the Warm Home Discount helpline remains open and continues to take calls to identify further households eligible for a rebate. More precise figures will be available after the scheme year has ended.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 30/01/2023 17:26:34 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1568945

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
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	Suicide: Veterans
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 help reduce the suicide rate of male veterans under 25.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	128725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>All veterans can access bespoke National Health Service mental health support through Op COURAGE, which provides a complete mental health care pathway for veterans, who can benefit from personalised care plans, support and treatment both in and out of hours. Op COURAGE includes the High Intensity Service, which is for veterans in crisis about mental health, including at risk of suicide. We strongly encourage all veterans who need mental health support to contact Op COURAGE.</p><p>Veterans who may not wish to access Op COURAGE can also access the full suite of NHS support available to the public, including via the 24 hours seven days a week single point of access telephone lines for urgent NHS mental health support, which are in place in every area of the country. Alongside this, veterans can also access third sector support via many helplines, including the Samaritans and other suicide prevention helplines.</p><p>Additionally, every local authority has a suicide prevention plan in place, tailored to meet the needs of their local communities. The Government is also investing an additional £57 million in suicide prevention by 2023/24 through the NHS Long Term Plan to support local suicide prevention plans and the development of suicide bereavement services, which will enable more people to access the support they need, including veterans and their families. On 24 January 2023, we announced that we will be publishing a new National Suicide Prevention Strategy this year.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/01/2023 16:23:45 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1568946

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
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	Farmers: Suicide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has taken recent steps with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the rate of suicide of men in the farming community.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	128726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>Each and every suicide is a tragedy, with a devastating impact on families and communities and we are committed to doing all we can to prevent them.</p><p><br> The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues about a range of issues and we continue to work together across Government, and with experts, to review our plans and ensure they are fit for the future.</p><p><br> We are investing an additional £57 million in suicide prevention by 2023/24 through the NHS Long Term Plan. Through this, all areas of the country are seeing investment to support local suicide prevention plans and the development of suicide bereavement services.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 30/01/2023 11:54:22 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1568952

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
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	Employment: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many fatalities have occurred in the workplace by sex in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	128727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>As the regulator for workplace health and safety, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) collects information on fatal injuries resulting from work-related accidents.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics of work-related fatal injuries by sex are published by HSE on <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/tables/ridagegen.xlsx" target="_blank">HSE’s website</a>. Published statistics for work-related fatal injuries by sex for 2017/18 to 2021/22 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p><strong>Number of fatal injuries to workers </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21 (revised)</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22 (provisional)</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain reportable under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations (RIDDOR).</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/01/2023 17:09:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1568953

registered interest
date	20/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Degrees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many UK nationals began a degree apprenticeship by sex in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	128728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2023 answer text <p>In the 2021/22 academic year, there were 43,200 apprenticeship starts in England at Level 6 and 7 (degree level), of which 22,000 were female and 21,200 were male. Information on the nationality of learners is not held for government funded further education courses via the Individualised Learner Record.</p><p><br> Further information on apprenticeship starts can be found in the apprenticeships and traineeships statistics publication, which can be accessed at:<a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships" target="_blank"> https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 27/01/2023 14:35:21 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher