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1624300

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has commissioned research on the reasons for jobcentres in northern England having on average higher sanction rates than those elsewhere in England.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	183052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to undertake further research.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/05/2023 16:26:56 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1624301

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting the level of tax-free childcare allowance at a local level and increasing that level for claimants in areas with higher childcare costs.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	183155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) provides financial support for working parents with their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the Government adds £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year for each child up to age 11 and up to £4,000 per disabled child until they are 17.</p><p> </p><p>As Tax-Free Childcare is a UK-wide offer, the level of financial support it provides has been set at the same level to avoid arbitrary cut-offs between different regions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/05/2023 09:31:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1624302

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many men serving in the (a) Army, (b) Navy, (c) Royal Air Force and (d) Royal Marines (i) made a complaint and (ii) received medical help following alleged sexual violence perpetrated in service in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Sarah Atherton
uin	183212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The requested information is not held in the format requested and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. <br> <br> Defence has made it absolutely clear there is zero tolerance for any form of sexual violence. Should such an incident occur against a Service person support pathways include unit welfare officers, the chain of command, and pastoral support via the chaplaincy. Further assistance is also available via external pathways such as Togetherall, an independent digital mental health support tool operated by the NHS in partnership with the Ministry of Defence, through which Service personnel, veterans, and their family members can anonymously access tailored self-help courses.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/05/2023 16:20:54 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton

1624303

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Israel: Nuclear Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2023 to Question 182071 on Israel: Nuclear Weapons, when he last reviewed the available evidence on whether Israel possess nuclear weapons; and if he will make an assessment of the extent to which information held by the National Archives in files FCO 177/1175 and FCO 93/7314 accurately reflects the available evidence on that matter as of April 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	183179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments that we do not comment on intelligence matters. The UK Government closely follows the security situation in the Middle East and maintains a regular dialogue with international counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 03/05/2023 16:59:14 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1624304

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Company Obligation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which (a) companies and (b) organisations have made representations to his Department on the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for the ECO4 scheme; and how many and what proportion of those representations relate to difficulties in identifying properties suitable to progress to installations under that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	183123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government has been made aware of difficulties in delivering ECO4 by energy suppliers and energy efficiency organisations and is currently investigating these.</p><p> </p><p>The Government previously consulted on some smaller changes to the scheme that seek to make delivery easier in some specific cases. The proposed amendments were covered in the consultation for the GB Insulation Scheme, and the Government Response to this was published on 30 March.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to monitor the delivery of ECO4 and will consider changes if necessary. Changes to the policy details of the scheme would require public consultation and regulatory change.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/05/2023 14:08:31 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1624305

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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 19 April 2023 to Question 904619 on Prescription Drugs, how much money the Government raises net from the approximately 10 per cent of prescriptions which are charged at the point of use after the actual cost of processing prescription charges has been deducted.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	183177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The revenue generated from prescription charges in 2021/22 was £652 million. Processing costs are not separately identified as a matter of routine as these costs are incorporated into broader transaction processing costs between the NHS Business Services Authority and community pharmacy, therefore the net income after processing costs is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 09/05/2023 13:39:53 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien previous answer version 72940 answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1624306

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Water Treatment: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to introduce an equivalent to the EU-funded MULTISOURCE project for urban water treatment.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	183044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>In the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan, we set out that we expect water companies to prioritise a natural capital approach, considering carbon reduction and biodiversity net gain, as well as catchment-level and nature-based solutions in their planning.</p><p> </p><p>Through our Strategic Policy Statement to Ofwat, we have set, for the first time, a direction to water companies that they must prioritise the environment, including through reducing sewage discharges and their adverse impact.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Act 2021 places duty on water companies to produce comprehensive statutory Drainage and Sewerage Management Plans (also known as Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans) setting out how they will manage and develop their drainage and sewer systems over a minimum 25-year planning horizon, including how storm overflows will be addressed through these plans. The Act also gives a power of direction for the Government to direct water companies in relation to the actions in these Drainage and Sewerage Management Plans.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/05/2023 13:57:20 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1624307

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending visit visas for Sudanese nationals who are in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	183067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>Those wishing to come to the UK for a short time to stay with family can apply for a visit visa which allows them to stay in the UK for up to six months. Further details about visiting the UK are available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fstandard-visitor&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMurshed.Choudhury%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ced39404b57eb4d2908f508db4d4639bb%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638188736681448305%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=iCGZ3t2T7dFlBOnbRU8y0PTqeZVMuDVQh8N3QsFnwcg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor</a></p><p> </p><p>Immediate family members of British citizens, and those settled in the UK, who wish to come and live in the UK can apply under one of the existing family visa routes. Further details are available here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fuk-family-visa&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMurshed.Choudhury%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ced39404b57eb4d2908f508db4d4639bb%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638188736681448305%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=kO3GJJ2cGf5LhYaBg1EIol8MIetOW2aZ3E9kBZMtXMQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa</a></p><p> </p><p>Applications can be made at any Visa Application Centre (VAC) and we will accept applications which would normally have to be made in the country where the person is living at any VAC from someone who has been evacuated, or self-evacuated, from Sudan. Each case is treated fairly and judged on merit, taking into account the individual circumstances of the case.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/05/2023 16:56:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1624308

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Bowel Cancer: Screening
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 his Department is taking to help increase the level of uptake for the bowel cancer screening programme.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	183211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>In 2019 the Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) was rolled out in England for the bowel screening programme. FIT has found to be both more accurate and more acceptable to patients, because of its non-invasive nature.</p><p>To increase uptake of screening NHS England ran a ‘help us to help you’ campaign about bowel screening in February and March 2023. The aim of this campaign was to encourage people to take up the offer of bowel cancer screening.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 03/05/2023 11:38:51 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1624309

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Hospitals: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of his Department's budget was spent on food in hospitals in each of the last five years; and what proportion of the food supplied to hospitals is produced by UK farmers.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	183178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The following table shows how much was spent by National Health Service trusts providing inpatient food services in each of the last five years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Inpatient food service costs (£ millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>£660.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>£617.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>£630.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>£633.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£590.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: ERIC 2021/2022</p><p>Data is not held regarding the proportion of food supplied to hospitals that is produced by United Kingdom farmers.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/05/2023 12:27:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 72941 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper