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1650795

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date	06/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that reasonable adjustments are made by His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	192759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) provides reasonable adjustments for court and tribunal users with disabilities, in accordance with its legal duty under the Equality Act 2010, to help them access information and services. HMCTS also has a wider duty to avoid treating people less favourably because of a disability to meet its wider Public Sector Equality Duty. HMCTS encourages court and tribunal users to get in touch before a hearing to discuss any particular adjustments they may need. Information about HMCTS providing reasonable adjustments is available on GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service/about/equality-and-diversity.</p><p>HMCTS has mandatory Reasonable Adjustment learning for staff to help them understand what reasonable adjustments are and how the agency should put them in place to support court and tribunal users with disabilities.</p><p>As part of the HMCTS Reform Programme, HMCTS is improving how reasonable adjustments are requested and managed within Civil, Family and Tribunals jurisdictions. This will include proactively asking service users for their support needs within their journey, and improvements to case management systems to make it easier for its staff to manage and deliver the adjustments.</p><p>HMCTS does record requests for reasonable adjustments. Requests from court and tribunal users across all jurisdictions are manually logged and recorded on OPTIC which is the HMCTS incident and feedback recording system.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 192760 192767 question first answered 14/07/2023 13:35:38 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1650796

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to simplify the process for people seeking reasonable adjustments in His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service settings.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	192760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) provides reasonable adjustments for court and tribunal users with disabilities, in accordance with its legal duty under the Equality Act 2010, to help them access information and services. HMCTS also has a wider duty to avoid treating people less favourably because of a disability to meet its wider Public Sector Equality Duty. HMCTS encourages court and tribunal users to get in touch before a hearing to discuss any particular adjustments they may need. Information about HMCTS providing reasonable adjustments is available on GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service/about/equality-and-diversity.</p><p>HMCTS has mandatory Reasonable Adjustment learning for staff to help them understand what reasonable adjustments are and how the agency should put them in place to support court and tribunal users with disabilities.</p><p>As part of the HMCTS Reform Programme, HMCTS is improving how reasonable adjustments are requested and managed within Civil, Family and Tribunals jurisdictions. This will include proactively asking service users for their support needs within their journey, and improvements to case management systems to make it easier for its staff to manage and deliver the adjustments.</p><p>HMCTS does record requests for reasonable adjustments. Requests from court and tribunal users across all jurisdictions are manually logged and recorded on OPTIC which is the HMCTS incident and feedback recording system.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 192759 192767 question first answered 14/07/2023 13:35:38 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1650797

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department takes steps to record requests for reasonable adjustments.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	192767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) provides reasonable adjustments for court and tribunal users with disabilities, in accordance with its legal duty under the Equality Act 2010, to help them access information and services. HMCTS also has a wider duty to avoid treating people less favourably because of a disability to meet its wider Public Sector Equality Duty. HMCTS encourages court and tribunal users to get in touch before a hearing to discuss any particular adjustments they may need. Information about HMCTS providing reasonable adjustments is available on GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service/about/equality-and-diversity.</p><p>HMCTS has mandatory Reasonable Adjustment learning for staff to help them understand what reasonable adjustments are and how the agency should put them in place to support court and tribunal users with disabilities.</p><p>As part of the HMCTS Reform Programme, HMCTS is improving how reasonable adjustments are requested and managed within Civil, Family and Tribunals jurisdictions. This will include proactively asking service users for their support needs within their journey, and improvements to case management systems to make it easier for its staff to manage and deliver the adjustments.</p><p>HMCTS does record requests for reasonable adjustments. Requests from court and tribunal users across all jurisdictions are manually logged and recorded on OPTIC which is the HMCTS incident and feedback recording system.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 192759 192760 question first answered 14/07/2023 13:35:38 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1650798

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that the special category level of personal data held by his Department is protected.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	192768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) takes its data protection responsibilities very seriously. The Department has a well-resourced and knowledgeable Data Protection Team led by an experienced and certified Data Protection Officer (DPO). We have a departmental data protection strategy providing a framework which enables the lawful use of personal data.</p><p> </p><p>The Department delivers regular training which is bespoke to roles which involve the processing of personal information, including special category data. All staff are required to undertake information handling training. The Department has a policy governance framework in place and conducts regular audits to check that our policies and procedures are effective.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to foster a culture which promotes good data protection and security principles. The Data Protection Team also works with the Cross Government Data Protection Committee to share learning, best practice and recommendations. This approach has been endorsed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).</p><p> </p><p>The department has a range of security policies, standards, and guidance material which staff, contractors and suppliers are obliged to follow. These define the security requirements that systems which process MoJ information, including special category information, must include to ensure it is properly protected at all times.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 14/07/2023 13:37:45 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1650799

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Radiology: Paediatrics
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 Royal College of Radiologists report Clinical Radiology Workforce Census 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that report's findings on the number of consultant paediatric interventional radiology posts in (a) the UK and (b) outside London.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	192815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) report ‘Clinical Radiology Workforce Census 2022’, published on 8 June 2023, reported that the total interventional radiology workforce grew by 15 whole time equivalent consultants, representing a 2% growth, and that there was a decrease by one consultant in paediatric interventional radiology posts.</p><p>Although the Department has not undertaken a formal assessment of the RCR report, it is already taking steps to expand the clinical radiology workforce through funding commitments and has made significant progress since investment. As of March 2023, there were 3,678 full-time equivalent consultants working in the clinical radiology specialism in National Health Service trusts and integrated care boards in England. This is an increase of 174 (5.0%) since last year and 1,404 (61.8%) since March 2010.</p><p>The Government has funded an additional 20 Specialty Training year six places for interventional radiologists in 2021/22 and 2022/23. Additionally, Health Education England (HEE) have recently started a new training pathway allowing trainees to start training in interventional radiology at Speciality Training year 1, directly from the foundation year.</p><p>In January 2023, HEE announced that nearly 900 additional medical specialty training posts have been created for this year, including more than 500 in the key areas of mental health and cancer treatment.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 11/07/2023 12:19:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1650800

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Independent Review into Civil Unrest in Leicester
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 adequacy of Lord Austin's leadership of the independent review launched into civil unrest in Leicester.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	192879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>This government is committed to protecting all communities and will not tolerate attempts to foster division or violence among them.</p><p>Lord Austin was asked to deliver an independent, in-depth analysis of both Leicester-specific issues and wider factors which may have contributed to or exacerbated the recent tensions. The Review will seek to understand the origins of the unrest and how we can reduce the chances of similar events in the future.</p><p>Lord Austin has a long history of working against racism, prejudice and extremism and in trying to bring people together and build stronger and more united communities. His appointment is as chair of a panel of independent reviewers, consisting of a mixture of experts with experience in community engagement, social cohesion and counter extremism. I am confident this work will result in a rigorous, impartial, data-based assessment of the issues, which places significant importance on representing all sides throughout.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 192880 question first answered 13/07/2023 16:40:25 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1650801

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Independent Review into Civil Unrest in Leicester: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, for what reasons he appointed Lord Austin to be the Chair of the independent review launched into civil unrest in Leicester.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
uin	192880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>This government is committed to protecting all communities and will not tolerate attempts to foster division or violence among them.</p><p>Lord Austin was asked to deliver an independent, in-depth analysis of both Leicester-specific issues and wider factors which may have contributed to or exacerbated the recent tensions. The Review will seek to understand the origins of the unrest and how we can reduce the chances of similar events in the future.</p><p>Lord Austin has a long history of working against racism, prejudice and extremism and in trying to bring people together and build stronger and more united communities. His appointment is as chair of a panel of independent reviewers, consisting of a mixture of experts with experience in community engagement, social cohesion and counter extremism. I am confident this work will result in a rigorous, impartial, data-based assessment of the issues, which places significant importance on representing all sides throughout.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 192879 question first answered 13/07/2023 16:40:25 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1650802

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Influenza: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of funding influenza vaccinations for 50 to 64 years olds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	192769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department is guided by the independent Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on the approach to the seasonal flu vaccination programme in England. Details about the flu vaccination programme for 2023/24, including which groups will be eligible for a free vaccine and the vaccines that will be reimbursable to National Health Service providers, were published on 25 May 2023. The groups eligible for a free flu vaccine for the 2023 to 2024 season include those aged 65 years and over and those aged 6 months to under 65 years in clinical risk groups.</p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, eligibility for the influenza programme was temporarily extended to include all adults aged between 50 and 64 years of age to protect the population from the potential threat of cocirculation of COVID-19 and influenza and alleviate pressure on the NHS. In the JCVI’s advice for the 2023/24 programme published in November 2022, it stated that whilst there would be a health benefit in vaccinating low risk 50- to 64-year-olds, it is uncertain whether this would be cost effective, and that the overall priority should be to extend the childhood programme in secondary schools as this would be more cost effective and likely to have a greater impact on morbidity and mortality compared with vaccinating 50- to 64-year-olds. We will continue to be guided by the JCVI on eligibility for seasonal flu vaccination</p><p>Whilst there was no quantitative assessment made of additional indirect benefits to the economy of not offering flu vaccinations to 50- to 64-year-olds this year, we did take into consideration qualitative evidence including the benefits of seasonal flu vaccination on reducing winter pressures when making our overall assessment. The department will continue to be guided by JCVI advice on cost-effectiveness.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/07/2023 16:10:58 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1650803

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Vaccination
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 potential impact of changes to the eligibility criteria for (a) flu and (b) covid vaccines on (i) vaccine confidence and (ii) uptake rates.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	192770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>Vaccine uptake rates and public confidence in vaccines are considered as part of planning for future vaccination programmes. However, no assessment has been made of the potential impacts of changes to the eligibility criteria for flu and COVID-19 vaccines on vaccine confidence and uptake rates. This is because the primary aim of the COVID-19 and flu vaccination programme continues to be the prevention of severe disease, including hospitalisation and mortality, and vaccination is therefore offered to those at greatest risk of serious disease.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/07/2023 16:09:39 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1650804

registered interest
date	06/07/2023
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	Influenza: Vaccination
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 hold discussions with the Scottish government on the reasons for which they have decided to provide influenza vaccinations to people aged between 50 and 64.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	192771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>The Scottish Government is guided by the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). As a devolved power, all final policy decisions are made by the Scottish Government. Scottish Ministers wish to continue to offer an extended Seasonal Flu Immunisation Programme in 2023/24, to provide greater protection and in response to the earlier and more severe flu season experienced last winter. The United Kingdom Government remains in regular dialogue with Devolved Governments regarding public health, and works collaboratively across the UK in the provision of vaccination programmes, as evidenced during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 11/07/2023 16:08:23 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle