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1505913

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date	07/09/2022
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	Prisoners: Palliative 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 she is taking to ensure that every prison in England is (a) aware of the Dying Well in Custody Charter and (b) uses the Charter to improve the palliative and end of life care their prisoners receive.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	49230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessments have been made.</p><p>However, the ‘National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare in England 2018 – 2021’ has supported the implementation of the Dying Well in Custody Charter in the English estate. The <ins class="ministerial">National Partnership Agreement's</ins><del class="ministerial">Charter’s</del> workplan sets out how NHS England and HM Prison and Probation Service can continue improvements to health and social care outcomes for older people and those with serious illnesses, including palliative and end of life care. A revised workplan for 2022 to <ins class="ministerial">2025</ins><del class="ministerial">2023</del> is currently being developed.</p><p>NHS England is convening a joint working group with HM Prison and Probation Service to conduct a review of current progress in delivering the Dying Well in Custody Charter workplan. This group will also consider opportunities to develop networks and forums for sharing good practice. The Ministry of Justice will publish the Aging Prison Population Strategy in due course and how the Dying Well in Custody Charter will be embedded within prisons.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 28/09/2022 13:19:54 question first ministerially corrected 25/10/2022 16:11:28 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson previous answer version 20999 answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1505914

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
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	Prisoners: Palliative 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 comparative assessment she has made of the (a) access to and (b) quality of palliative and end of life care in (i) prisons and (ii) the community.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	49231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessments have been made.</p><p>However, the ‘National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare in England 2018 – 2021’ has supported the implementation of the Dying Well in Custody Charter in the English estate. The <ins class="ministerial">National Partnership Agreement's</ins><del class="ministerial">Charter’s</del> workplan sets out how NHS England and HM Prison and Probation Service can continue improvements to health and social care outcomes for older people and those with serious illnesses, including palliative and end of life care. A revised workplan for 2022 to <ins class="ministerial">2025</ins><del class="ministerial">2023</del> is currently being developed.</p><p>NHS England is convening a joint working group with HM Prison and Probation Service to conduct a review of current progress in delivering the Dying Well in Custody Charter workplan. This group will also consider opportunities to develop networks and forums for sharing good practice. The Ministry of Justice will publish the Aging Prison Population Strategy in due course and how the Dying Well in Custody Charter will be embedded within prisons.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 28/09/2022 13:19:54 question first ministerially corrected 25/10/2022 16:11:07 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson previous answer version 21000 answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1505915

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
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	Prisoners: Palliative 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 assessment she has made of the consistency of provision of palliative and end of life care across the prison estate.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	49232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessments have been made.</p><p>However, the ‘National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare in England 2018 – 2021’ has supported the implementation of the Dying Well in Custody Charter in the English estate. The <ins class="ministerial">National Partnership Agreement's</ins><del class="ministerial">Charter’s</del> workplan sets out how NHS England and HM Prison and Probation Service can continue improvements to health and social care outcomes for older people and those with serious illnesses, including palliative and end of life care. A revised workplan for 2022 to <ins class="ministerial">2025</ins><del class="ministerial">2023</del> is currently being developed.</p><p>NHS England is convening a joint working group with HM Prison and Probation Service to conduct a review of current progress in delivering the Dying Well in Custody Charter workplan. This group will also consider opportunities to develop networks and forums for sharing good practice. The Ministry of Justice will publish the Aging Prison Population Strategy in due course and how the Dying Well in Custody Charter will be embedded within prisons.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 28/09/2022 13:19:54 question first ministerially corrected 25/10/2022 16:11:19 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson previous answer version 21001 answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1505993

registered interest
date	07/09/2022
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	Radiotherapy: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of the radiotherapy capacity required to reduce waiting times for cancer treatment.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	49163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>In July 2022, 92.3% of cancer patients <ins class="ministerial">requiring</ins><del class="ministerial">received</del> radiotherapy <ins class="ministerial">received it within 31 days of a decision to treat</ins><del class="ministerial">treatment</del>. In 2022/23, NHS England will provide additional support to local systems to plan service provision, which will take into account the impact of fewer fraction treatment protocols and investment in newer, faster treatment machines.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/09/2022 13:52:43 question first ministerially corrected 06/12/2022 17:18:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 20746 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1505337

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Natural Gas: Production
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government has plans to strengthen the UK's energy security through an increase in domestic gas production.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	48320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has been in commercial negotiations with both EDF and the Sizewell C project company since January 2021. These negotiations are ongoing and commercially sensitive.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is accelerating all sources of domestic energy, including North Sea oil and gas production. Subject to the Climate Compatibility Checkpoint, The North Sea Transition Authority will be launching a new licensing round for North Sea oil and gas shortly, which is expected to lead to over 100 new licences being awarded.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government will also end the pause on shale gas extraction. Having domestic sources of gas makes us less dependent on foreign imports.</ins></p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 23/09/2022 12:52:51 question first ministerially corrected 03/10/2022 10:37:54 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart previous answer version 20216 answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1505375

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Dogs: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2022 to Question 40929 on Dogs: Imports, if he will publish a breakdown of the countries of origin of the dogs commercially imported into the UK from abroad in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	48499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Below are tables to show the countries of origin of commercial dog imports. The data for 2020 is for the UK, while the data for 2021 and 2022 (up to 31 August 2022) is for Great Britain only. We do not hold data for Northern Ireland for 2021 and 2022.</p><p> </p><p>This information is drawn from external TRACES and IPAFF systems not directly controlled by the department.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country Of Origin from EU 2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country Of Origin from Rest of World 2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>Antigua and Barbuda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Argentina</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>Australia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>Bahrain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Barbados</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>Belarus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>Bermuda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>Cayman Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>Colombia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>Costa Rica</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland (Rep. of)</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>French Polynesia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>India</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>Japan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>Jordan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>Korea (South)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>Kuwait</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>Lebanon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>Macao</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Macedonia</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Malawi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Malaysia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mauritius</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Namibia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">North Macedonia</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Oman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Peru</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Qatar</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Russia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Serbia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Taiwan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Tajikistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Thailand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Turks and Caicos</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>UAE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Uganda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ukraine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Uruguay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>USA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country Of Origin from EU 2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country Of Origin from Rest of World 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>Argentina</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Australia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>Bahamas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>Bahrain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Barbados</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czechia</p></td><td><p>Belarus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>Bermuda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Cayman Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>China</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>Colombia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>Costa Rica</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>Ecuador</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>Guam</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>India</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>Jamaica</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>Japan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>Jordan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Ireland</p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>Kuwait</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>Lebanon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>Macao</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>Malawi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>Malaysia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>Mauritius</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mozambique</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Namibia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Oman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Panama</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Peru</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Qatar</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Russian Federation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Serbia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>South Korea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Taiwan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Thailand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ukraine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>United States of America</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Viet Nam</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country Of Origin from EU 2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country Of Origin from Rest of World 2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>Albania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>Australia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>Bahrain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Barbados</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>Bermuda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>Brunei</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Cayman Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>Chile</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>China</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>Colombia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Man</p></td><td><p>Costa Rica</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland (Rep. of)</p></td><td><p>Dominican Republic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Ecuador</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>Fiji</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>India</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>Japan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>Jordan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>Korea (South)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>Kuwait</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>Lebanon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>Malaysia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>Mauritius</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Namibia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Oman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Panama</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Peru</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Qatar</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Russia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Saint Lucia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Taiwan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Thailand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>UAE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Uganda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ukraine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>USA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann question first answered 29/09/2022 17:13:14 question first ministerially corrected 07/10/2022 11:49:37 answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann previous answer version 21477 answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1505503

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nicaragua: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the state of the right to freedom of religion or belief in Nicaragua.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	48397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">We have voiced the UK's deep concern about the ongoing deterioration of political and human rights in Nicaragua both with the Nicaraguan government and in multilateral fora. Reports of harassment of members of the Catholic church in Nicaragua are concerning.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Freedom of religion or belief is a universal human right, and must be protected. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief tweeted about reports of harassment of members of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua on 10 August and is discussing it with members of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon highlighted our concern about the detention of Bishop Rolando Álvarez during his visit to the Holy See on 26 August.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">We have voiced the UK's deep concern about the ongoing deterioration of political and human rights in Nicaragua both with the Nicaraguan government and in multilateral fora. Reports of harassment of members of the Catholic church in Nicaragua are concerning. Freedom of religion or belief is a universal human right, and must be protected. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief tweeted on the issue on 10 August and is discussing it with members of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance. Our Permanent Observer at the Organisation of American States also referred to the issue in a statement at a special meeting on the situation in Nicaragua on 12 August. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon highlighted our concern about the detention of Bishop Rolando Álvarez during his visit to the Holy See on 26 August and he is due to give a statement on behalf of the UK about the human rights situation in Nicaragua at the UN Human Rights Council's Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on 13 September. We will continue to raise our concerns about the situation in Nicaragua, including the detention of members of the Catholic church, and urge the Nicaraguan Government to respect the human rights of all Nicaraguan people.</del></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/09/2022 16:28:30 question first ministerially corrected 23/09/2022 09:28:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 20033 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1505520

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
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	Conditions of Employment: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it remains the Government’s policy to establish a single enforcement body for employment rights, as stated in its response of June 2021 to a consultation on proposals for such an enforcement body.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	48367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The creation of a single enforcement body for employment rights requires primary legislation which will only be introduced when parliamentary time allows.</del></p><p> </p><p>The creation of this new body will be a substantial organisational change, so it is right that we take our time to thoroughly consider all aspects of this reform before proceeding.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/09/2022 14:56:42 question first ministerially corrected 21/09/2022 08:55:31 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price previous answer version 18910 answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1505553

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on teaching (a) Punjabi, (b) Bengali, (c) Hindi, (d) Gujarati, (e) Urdu, (f) Sinhalese, (g) Tamil, (h) Pashto and (i) Dari in schools in England in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	48198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>Awarding organisations offering GCSEs and A levels are independent, <ins class="ministerial">and mostly</ins> not-for-profit organisations<ins class="ministerial">, with the exception of Pearson Edexcel which is profit making</ins>. They are not contracted to provide assessments for pupils in particular subjects. AQA offer a GCSE and A level qualification in Punjabi and Bengali, as well as a GCSE in Urdu. Pearson Edexcel offer a GCSE and A level qualification in Gujarati and Urdu and International GCSEs (IGCSEs) in Bengali, Hindi, Sinhalese, and Tamil. Cambridge International offer an A level in Hindi, Urdu, and Tamil. There are no qualifications available in Pashto or Dari. Awarding organisations are free to introduce qualifications in any GCSE or A level subject where they consider there to be a case to do so.</p><p>It is up to schools to decide which languages are taught as part of their curriculum, both at primary and secondary school, and the government does not specify which languages should be taught or how to teach them.</p><p>There has been no funding provided directly for the teaching of Punjabi, Bengali, Hindi, Gujarati, Urdu, Sinhalese, Tamil, Pashto and Dari within the previous five years. However, the department has committed to establishing a network of language hubs, as per the Schools White Paper, and are considering ways in which we can support home, heritage and community languages as part of this.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/09/2022 17:23:22 question first ministerially corrected 17/10/2022 09:03:46 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 18097 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1505149

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Armed Forces personnel have been involved in Operation Isotrope each month since its inception.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	47352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>On average approximately <del class="ministerial">180</del><ins class="ministerial">210</ins> personnel are engaged on operation ISOTROPE at any time. This has remained broadly constant for the duration of the operation with only small fluctuations when there are personnel changeovers.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/09/2022 14:58:45 question first ministerially corrected 17/01/2023 12:01:22 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 17881 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey