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1542206

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date	15/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to undertake a review of the restrictions on (a) access to the rail network and (b) the ability to stop at specific stations applicable to open access train operators.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	87988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>Access to the rail network is a matter for the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in its role as independent regulator for the rail industry. The ORR will continue to play a central role in ensuring industry processes and applications for track access are treated fairly and transparently going forward. The ORR’s role includes approving access contracts and access appeals in relation to open access operators. The ORR works with Network Rail to assess suitability of proposed station stops, and decisions are made on the basis of available capacity. The Government remains committed to exploring the scope for open access where spare capacity exists to make best use of the network and grow new markets for rail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 23/11/2022 11:17:46 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1542213

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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	New Businesses: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s report entitled Ethnic Diversity in Business: Removing barriers impeding business success, published on 12 May 2022, what assessment he has made of the report’s finding that entrepreneurs from ethnic minority backgrounds are held back by stereotyping and outdated perceptions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	87715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the challenges faced by ethnic minority businesses and is taking action to support them. The British Business Bank’s <em>Alone Together</em> report (2020) found access to finance is a major barrier for ethnic minority entrepreneurs. We are working with stakeholders to agree interventions to improve access to finance. Since its launch (2012) the Start Up Loans programme has issued around 20% of its loans to Black, Asian, and Ethnic-minority business.</p><p> </p><p>The Government are also delivering actions set out in the <em>Inclusive Britain</em> report (2022), which aim to support ethnic minority entrepreneurs. Ministers regularly engage with ethnic minority business leaders and networks to better understand the issues facing them.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 18/11/2022 14:15:08 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1542241

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing staff-to-child ratios in early years settings on (a) the fees charged by those settings for early years provision and (b) staff retention and recruitment in those settings.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Sara Britcliffe
uin	88032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The consultation on ‘Childcare: regulatory changes’ closed on 16 September. The department will respond in due course.</p><p>Alongside the consultation, the department ran a survey of early years providers to establish the likely impact of the changes on providers, should government guidelines be changed. This survey will be published in due course.</p><p>Responses from the consultation and the survey will help to build the evidence base, including understanding more around the potential impact of any changes to the fees charged by settings and to staff recruitment and retention.</p><p>The department’s priority continues to be to provide safe, high-quality early years provision for young children.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 22/11/2022 10:20:04 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4838 label Biography information for Sara Britcliffe

1542263

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to answer Question 79264 tabled by the hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne on 4 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	87740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>I responded to the right hon. Member on 17 November 2022.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/11/2022 08:08:16 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1542265

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 14 November 2022 to Question 80658 on Smoking, whether his Department has conducted its own assessment of whether England is on track to be smoke-free by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	87789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>No formal assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 22/11/2022 11:12:38 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1542275

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Manston Asylum Processing Centre: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women known to be pregnant passed through Manston short-term holding facility between (a) April and June 2022 and (b) July 2022 and 15 November 2022; and how many such women were held at Manston for more than (i) 24 hours and (ii) 72 hours in each of these periods.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	87809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the data in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 87810 question first answered 22/11/2022 12:53:34 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1542279

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Commission on Covid Commemoration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many responses to the Covid Commemoration Consultation his Department has received.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	88007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>In July 2021, the Government established the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration to consider how the COVID-19 pandemic should be remembered and commemorated across the UK. It is independent of the Government and it will report to the Prime Minister by the end of March 2023. As part of its work, it has launched a public consultation which will close on 5 December. The results of the consultation, including the number of responses will be set out in the Commission’s final report.</p><p>We are aware of the call for the National Covid Memorial Wall to become a permanent memorial. The UK Commission on Covid Commemoration is considering the appropriate way to remember those who have lost their lives during the pandemic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 88006 88008 question first answered 22/11/2022 10:57:59 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1542286

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
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	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 the Government is taking to help prevent suicide among veterans.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	88012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Veterans can access bespoke mental health support through Op COURAGE, which provides personalised care plans and access to support and treatment out of hours. Op COURAGE includes the High Intensity Service for veterans in mental health crises, including those at risk of suicide. As of 31 August, Op COURAGE has received over 24,000 referrals.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, NHS England and the Ministry of Defence have commissioned a review of research by Manchester University on suicide prevention, which will inform further options to prevent suicide among veterans. The study will investigate age-specific rates of suicide in veterans; identify risk factors and characteristics among veterans; and describe trends in suicide rates in veterans. The final report will be submitted in March 2023. Through the NHS Long Term Plan, we are investing an additional £57 million in suicide prevention by 2023/24, which will support local suicide prevention plans and the development of suicide bereavement services, including for veterans.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/11/2022 15:20:13 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1542287

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Repossession Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of home repossessions in (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK since 1 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	87935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>HMCTS publishes statistics on volumes of mortgage and landlord possession here - Mortgage and landlord possession statistics - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>). The latest published statistics goes up to September 2022.</p><p>This data can be filtered by Court, Region, Local Authority using the Data Visualisation Tool - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-october-to-december-2020/data-visualisation-tool" target="_blank">Data visualisation tool - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 87936 question first answered 21/11/2022 15:54:34 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1542295

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Development Aid: Government Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of Official Development Assistance was spent by other government Departments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	87723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK’s calendar year Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending is reported in its annual Statistics on International Development publications, including the amount of ODA spent by each government department. These publications can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development#statistics-on-international-development:-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development#statistics-on-international-development:-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/11/2022 15:22:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy