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1538178

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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: Equality Act 2010
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 representations he has received recently about the Church of England’s exemptions under the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	75755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>I have received no direct representations in my capacity as Second Church Estates Commissioner.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/12/2022 12:26:22 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1538180

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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: Discrimination
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 representations has he received on sex discrimination and misogyny in the Church of England.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	75757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>I have received no direct representations in my capacity as Second Church Estates Commissioner. The National Church Institutions (NCIs) have a Belonging and Inclusion Strategy, which aims to make sure that the NCI workforce represent the diversity of the nation that the Church of England serves, at all levels including the most senior, so that everyone in the NCIs feels that they belong, are valued for who they are and what they contribute, and are supported to develop and flourish.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/12/2022 12:25:20 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1538183

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how many parishes in the Church of England in England reject the ministry of women.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	75758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests makes provision for parishes to pass resolutions where their theological conviction leads them to seek the priestly or episcopal ministry of men. The most recent information held centrally by the National Church Institutions is contained on page 32 of the Mission Statistics 2020, the full details of which can be found here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2021-07/Ministry%20Statistics%202020%20report%20FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Ministry Statistics 2020 report FINAL.pdf (churchofengland.org)</a></p><p>There were 590 parishes in which a resolution under the House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests had been passed at the end of 2020. These parishes account for 4.8% of all parishes. The breakdown is shown in Figure 24 of the Mission Statistics 2020.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/12/2022 12:23:17 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1538210

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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	African Swine Fever: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect the British agricultural sector from the potential threat of African Swine Fever.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	75927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>Following a risk assessment by the Animal and Plant Health Agency regarding the threat of African Swine Fever (ASF), on 31 August we announced new controls restricting the movement of pork and pork products into Great Britain to help safeguard Britain's pig population. Travellers from the EU are no longer allowed to bring pork or pork products weighing over two kilograms into GB, unless they are produced to the EU's commercial standards. The new controls, which came into force on 1 September, will strengthen GB's biosecurity in relation to the standards for bringing pork and pork products into GB from the EU and EFTA states.</p><p> </p><p>A UK-wide exercise that simulated an outbreak of ASF was carried out in 2021 to test government contingency plans to contain and eliminate the disease in the event that it reached the UK. The aim of the exercise was to help improve the UK’s animal disease response capabilities through testing plans, instructions and the structures employed in managing an outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 22/11/2022 18:14:34 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1538306

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Wrightbus: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department undertook an assessment of potential conflicts of interest before awarding Wrightbus £26 million in UK Export Finance-backed funding.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	76010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2022 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) does not invest equity or provide funding into projects. The support it provides is in the form of insurance or guarantees for loans from commercial lenders.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF considers all applications for support on their respective merits based on objective criteria. Any support given is provided on commercial terms, generating a return for the UK taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>UKEF applies rigorous due diligence processes before providing support for any transaction.</p><p> </p><p>As is usual with such applications, there was no ministerial involvement in UKEF’s decision to support this transaction, which is driving growth and creating high-skilled green jobs in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 24/11/2022 10:24:48 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1538438

registered interest
date	01/11/2022
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	NHS: Private Sector
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, central contracts have been let by NHS England with independent care providers to increase NHS (1) diagnostic, and (2) elective surgery, capacity; and what guidance has been given by NHS England to local commissioners to use independent service providers in order to reduce the backlog of NHS patients awaiting (a) diagnosis, and (b) treatment.
tabling member printed	Lord Warner
uin	HL3134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2022 answer text <p>The majority of commissioning between independent sector providers and the National Health Service takes place locally. While central contracts were regularly used by NHS England during the pandemic, in 2022/23 there have been no central contracts between NHS England and independent care providers to increase diagnostic or elective surgery capacity.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2022, NHS England published the <em>Delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlog of elective care,</em> which sets out how the National Health Service will recover and expand elective services over the next three years. It advises that effective use of the independent sector should be encouraged to increase capacity and reduce waiting times. A copy of the plan is attached.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2022, NHS England published the <em>2022/23 priorities and operational planning guidance, </em>which states that independent sector should be considered to manage winter pressures and increase capacity, including through virtual wards. A copy of the guidance is attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham attachment 1 file name B1160-2022-23-priorities-and-operational-planning-guidance-v2.pdf title 2022-23 Operational Planning Guidance 2 file name C1466-delivery-plan-for-tackling-the-covid-19-backlog-of-elective-care.pdf title Elective Care Backlog Delivery Plan question first answered 23/12/2022 12:20:14 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	1732 label Biography information for Lord Warner

1537302

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Infectious Diseases: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Cochrane Review Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses, published on 20 November 2020, which found that mask use in the community was unlikely to be effective in containing the transmission of any respiratory infection, including COVID-19, whether they will review their guidance on face coverings.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Leicester
uin	HL3057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>In November 2021, the UK Health Security Agency published <em>The effectiveness of face coverings to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in community settings: A rapid review (update 2) </em>to identify and examine the latest available evidence on the effectiveness of face coverings to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in the community. The review includes 25 studies, two randomised controlled trials and 23 observational studies undertaken to 14 September 2021. The evidence suggests that face coverings reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the community through source control, wearer protection, and universal masking. A copy of the review is attached.</p><p> </p><p>As and when any new evidence on the effectiveness of face coverings emerges, we will consider whether any guidance should be amended.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 05/12/2022 13:03:44 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham attachment 1 file name The effectiveness of face coverings to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in community settings - update 2.pdf title UKHSA face coverings review
tabling member	4919 label Biography information for The Earl of Leicester

1537305

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Coronavirus: Medical Treatments
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the report by OpenSAFELY on behalf of NHS England, published on 13 October, which showed that 25 per cent of potentially eligible White patients received treatments through the Covid Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) versus 13 per cent of Black patients, what assessment they have made of the reasons for racial and socioeconomic disparity in access to Covid treatments.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL3060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>NHS England is committed to minimising potential inequalities of access to COVID-19 treatments and has led on United Kingdom-wide clinical policy arrangements which support access to evidence-based treatments through consistent clinical criteria, regardless of geography. The OpenSAFELY analysis of patient records contributes to our understanding of access and enables the National Health Service to undertake targeted actions. NHS data indicates that access is highest in those of white British, white Irish and Asian backgrounds and lowest in those of black or black British backgrounds. Over 80% of potentially eligible patients in community settings can be identified digitally and therefore automatically referred for clinical assessment.</p><p>NHS England’s initial assessment indicates that individuals in black and black British groups are more likely to be uncontactable during the five to seven day treatment window and are also more likely to decline the treatments offered through the clinical assessment process. NHS England works with local health systems to ensure that information on differences in access and treatment can considered locally and action can be taken by front line clinical teams. NHS England also has regular engagement with charities, patient groups and other stakeholders to understand experiences of the COVID-19 testing and treatment pathway and to consider further action to mitigate any potential barriers to access.</p><p>As integrated care boards prepare for routine access arrangements for COVID-19 medicines recommended following the conclusion of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s current multiple technology appraisal process, NHS England continues to support local systems to address any disparities. This includes developing a dedicated health inequalities dashboard to identify disparities and sharing learning and best practice from other programmes. NHS England encourages systems to use a population health management approach, as defined in NHS England’s CORE20PLUS approach for narrowing health inequalities, which enables integrated care systems to respond to the needs of its local population and ensure equity of access to treatments.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 28/11/2022 14:18:54 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1537758

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to help communities to grow their own food.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	74773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s Food Strategy set out our plan to ensure the food system sup-ports healthy and sustainable diets for all as well as a prosperous food sector.</p><p>The Government recognises the importance of access to local green spaces, including allotments and the benefits of community food growing projects which enable and support healthy lifestyles within our communities. This also helps to bring about long-term improvements in people's health and wellbeing, promotes local social interaction, as well as providing wider benefits for nature and the environment.</p><p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities leads on supporting communities across the UK to thrive, making them great places to live and work. The Government’s Food Strategy set out our plan to ensure the food system supports healthy and sustainable diets for all as well as a prosperous food sector.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 16/01/2023 12:24:02 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1537761

registered interest
date	31/10/2022
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	Allotments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of contribution of allotments to (a) wellbeing and (b) growing food within communities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	74775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of access to local green spaces, including allotments and the benefits of community food growing projects which enable and support healthy lifestyles within our communities. This also helps to bring about long-term improvements in people's health and wellbeing, promotes local social interaction, as well as providing wider benefits for nature and the environment.</p><p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities leads on supporting communities across the UK to thrive, making them great places to live and work. The Government’s Food Strategy set out our plan to ensure the food system supports healthy and sustainable diets for all as well as a prosperous food sector.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 16/01/2023 10:15:02 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell