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1715229

registered interest
date	01/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to announce whether he plans to extend the seasonal agricultural workers scheme beyond December 2024.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	24490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government keeps the Seasonal Worker route under close review, and we will say more in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/05/2024 14:27:24 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1713924

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	GP Practice Lists: Lancaster and Wyre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the GP to patient ratio in Wyre.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	23755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>In March 2024, the median general practice patient ratio in Wyre was 5.1 full time equivalent doctors in general practice per 10,000 registered patients.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/05/2024 08:22:24 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1713925

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of support for children with SEND in Lancashire.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	23756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>Lancashire were last inspected under the previous Ofsted and Care Quality Commission (CQC) framework and were issued with a Written Statement of Action (WSoA) with 12 areas of significant weakness. Following their revisit inspection, published in August 2020, Lancashire were moved onto an Accelerated Progress Plan (APP) for five areas of significant weakness which were deemed to have not made sufficient progress. A department Case Lead, alongside a NHS England and a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) adviser, worked with the local authority and monitored their progress against the APP. After a series of reviews and data analysis, in 2021 the decision was taken that based on the evidence provided, that Lancashire had demonstrated clear and sustained progress against the areas highlighted in the accelerated progress plan.</p><p> </p><p>As with all local areas, the department has continued to provide support and challenge to Lancashire through their regional case lead, who seeks regular assurance, through conversations with SEND leads, that they are sustaining the progress made. The department also analyses Lancashire’s position through the annual SEN2 data publication, assessing their data performance and using this information to shape discussions. This progress will be assessed in the next Ofsted and CQC inspection, with all local authorities due to be inspected by the end of 2027.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 03/05/2024 13:40:48 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1713929

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Carers: Childcare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy for carers who work less than 16 hours a week to be eligible to access 30 hours of free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	23757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>To be eligible for the working parent entitlement, which includes the current 30 hours offer, parents will need to earn the equivalent of 16 hours a week at National Minimum Wage, which is £183 per week or £9,518 per year in 2024/25, and less than £100,000 adjusted net income per year. A parent on carer’s leave, or in receipt of certain benefits, may be eligible provided their partner is working and meets the eligibility criteria. Currently, there are no plans to change the eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>All 3 and 4 year olds are eligible for the universal 15 hour free entitlement, regardless of their parents’ circumstances. This is available the term after a child turns three and is available for 38 weeks a year. Further information on the entitlement can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 03/05/2024 13:42:51 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1700279

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services
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 her Department is taking to ensure hospitals follow the NICE guidelines on Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	21115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>It is the duty of clinicians to keep themselves appraised of best practice, in particular guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The Department is working with NHS England to develop an e-learning course on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, for healthcare professionals, with the aim of supporting staff in providing better care and improving patient outcomes. This has involved feedback and input from the ME Research Collaborative Patient Advisory Group. The Medical Schools Council will promote the NHS England e-learning package on ME to all United Kingdom medical schools, and encourage medical schools to provide undergraduates with direct patient experience of ME. The NICE’s guidance NG206 states that people with ME should undertake a dietetic assessment by a dietitian with a special interest in ME, if they are losing weight and at risk of malnutrition.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 21116 question first answered 17/04/2024 14:04:10 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1700280

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services
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 her Department is taking to ensure hospitals develop treatment pathways for Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome patients at risk of starvation.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	21116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>It is the duty of clinicians to keep themselves appraised of best practice, in particular guidance issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The Department is working with NHS England to develop an e-learning course on myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, for healthcare professionals, with the aim of supporting staff in providing better care and improving patient outcomes. This has involved feedback and input from the ME Research Collaborative Patient Advisory Group. The Medical Schools Council will promote the NHS England e-learning package on ME to all United Kingdom medical schools, and encourage medical schools to provide undergraduates with direct patient experience of ME. The NICE’s guidance NG206 states that people with ME should undertake a dietetic assessment by a dietitian with a special interest in ME, if they are losing weight and at risk of malnutrition.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 21115 question first answered 17/04/2024 14:04:11 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith