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1465117

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
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	Universal Credit: Eastbourne
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of how many Universal Credit claimants in Eastbourne constituency have been affected by the changes to the Taper Rate announced in the Autumn 2021 Budget; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	6849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>Monthly statistics on the number of people who are on Universal Credit and are in employment, by parliamentary constituency, are published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 31/05/2022 11:31:34 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1464151

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Refugees: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department will publish further guidance for public and private providers of English language learning on how they can supply their services to local authorities to support Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	4641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is funded through the Adult Education Budget (AEB) and the Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). Authorities, colleges and training providers have the flexibility to use their AEB/ESFA to meet the needs of their communities.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 25/05/2022 14:52:35 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1460541

registered interest
date	27/04/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Exports: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps his Department is taking to support exporters in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	906586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting Northern Ireland exporters, who I regularly visit.</p><p>Through the New Deal, we have invested £8 million to expand Invest NI’s presence overseas.</p><p>I am pleased that exporters, including some who I have visited such as Armagh Cider Company, Mash Direct, and Kiverco, are reaching out to access the specialist support offered by the DIT hub in Northern Ireland, which also includes access to the Export Academy, to help businesses trade globally.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 27/04/2022 15:48:26 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1439406

registered interest
date	09/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her oral statement on 1 March 2022 on Ukraine, Official Report, column 916, that Ukrainian nationals already in the UK have been given the option to switch, free of charge, to a points-based immigration route or a family visa route, , what plans she has to extend similar rights to Ukrainian students in the UK who are not eligible for this sponsored route, to extend their visa for a fixed period, and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	137395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government will be launching a new Ukraine Extension Scheme on 3 May.</p><p> </p><p>Under this route, Ukrainian nationals and their partner and children who had permission to stay in the UK on 18 March 2022 (or which has recently expired) will be able to stay in the UK under the Ukraine Extension Scheme. Eligibility for permission to stay will include those who were in the UK as Students.</p><p> </p><p>Successful applicants will be granted permission to stay in the UK for 3 years with full access to work, study and public funds.</p><p> </p><p>The Ukraine Extension Scheme will be free of charge with no requirement to pay any application fee or broader charges such as the Immigration Health Surcharge.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 13/04/2022 10:41:05 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1271251

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the estimated timeline is for the covid-19 vaccination programme to work through each priority level; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	130161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>To increase transparency and accountability on vaccine targets, comprehensive data is published daily and weekly to track progress with the vaccination roll out. This data is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations" target="_blank">https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations</a></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations/</a></p><p>On 20 February we set new targets for the acceleration of the vaccination programme to offer all adults over 50 years old a first dose by mid-April, covering priority cohorts one to nine and the rest of the adult population by the end of July. We are on track to meet those targets.</p><p>There is no specific daily United Kingdom wide daily target for the administration of COVID-19 vaccines. The UK COVID 19 Delivery Plan includes an estimate of the population numbers who need to be vaccinated by mid-April and the end of July and is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-covid-19-vaccines-delivery-plan/uk-covid-19-vaccines-delivery-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-covid-19-vaccines-delivery-plan/uk-covid-19-vaccines-delivery-plan</a></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 129959 129962 question first answered 10/03/2021 13:47:43 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1220592

registered interest
date	03/07/2020
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	Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many local authorities have made Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant payments to English language schools; whether his Department has contacted local authorities that have not made those payments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	68737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>As of 5 July, £10.65 billion has been paid out to over 867,600 business properties under the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund (RHLGF). The grant schemes replicate the eligibility for the specific rate relief schemes. It is for local authorities to determine eligibility for reliefs, having regard to the guidance issued by government, and to deliver grants to businesses that are in scope. We do not hold sector-specific data from local authorities on grant payments. We have, however, published a full breakdown of grant funding allocated to and distributed by each local authority here: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMegan.Alexander%40beis.gov.uk%7C740b263a7e914ba0ca5708d81ebc2efd%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C1%7C637293141602593603&amp;sdata=W9vOT%2BFQDcLlNpxhpF7cgJ6gidq5wX1LUtgs9xnSRuU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with all local authorities to deliver remaining funding to businesses that are in scope of the two schemes as quickly as possible, while safeguarding public funds. As part of this, we have provided detailed guidance and FAQs, regular briefings and one-to-one support from ministers and officials, as well as a communications toolkit to help local authorities reach remaining businesses.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/07/2020 16:30:11 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1183876

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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 Walk-in Centres
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 he has made of the number of GPs per head of population in each NHS trust with a GP walk-in centre; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	27538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>The data requested is not collected or held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 18/03/2020 17:53:00 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1183748

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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 Walk-in Centres
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS GP walk-in centres there are in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	26933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold a recent definitive figure for the number of walk-in-centres (WiCs) nationally. WiCs were developed locally and over time the nomenclature for them and the services they offer have overlapped with other services such as Minor Injury Units and Urgent Care Centres.</p><p>Due to this difficulty in specifically identifying WiCs, it is not possible to identify the number of closures. Because WICs are managed locally, information on them, as well on demand for and access to services across local health services, is not held centrally.</p><p>As WiCs were developed locally, their effectiveness and cost effectiveness is a local issue. However, a limited study was undertaken by Monitor, the organisation formerly responsible for ensuring healthcare provision in NHS England, and now part of NHS Improvement. This covered the period 2010-13 and consulted patients, walk-in centre providers, general practitioners, commissioners and other stakeholders in the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 26934 26935 26942 question first answered 17/03/2020 12:32:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1183751

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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 Walk-in Centres: Closures
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 his Department has made of the effect of NHS GP walk-in centre closures on (a) demand on (i) hospital accident and emergency departments, (ii) ambulance services and (iii) nearby GP practices and (b) access to healthcare for tourists, temporary students, office workers, rough sleepers and other patients with enhanced needs for walk-in treatment in town centres; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	26935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold a recent definitive figure for the number of walk-in-centres (WiCs) nationally. WiCs were developed locally and over time the nomenclature for them and the services they offer have overlapped with other services such as Minor Injury Units and Urgent Care Centres.</p><p>Due to this difficulty in specifically identifying WiCs, it is not possible to identify the number of closures. Because WICs are managed locally, information on them, as well on demand for and access to services across local health services, is not held centrally.</p><p>As WiCs were developed locally, their effectiveness and cost effectiveness is a local issue. However, a limited study was undertaken by Monitor, the organisation formerly responsible for ensuring healthcare provision in NHS England, and now part of NHS Improvement. This covered the period 2010-13 and consulted patients, walk-in centre providers, general practitioners, commissioners and other stakeholders in the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 26933 26934 26942 question first answered 17/03/2020 12:32:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1131682

registered interest
date	12/06/2019
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	Government Departments: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment each Department makes of the implications for climate change when making policy decisions.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Stephen Lloyd
uin	263801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Government departments undertake a policy impact assessment when developing new legislation. Where relevant, impact assessments include consideration of how a policy may decrease or increase greenhouse gas emissions. This is reflected in our strong progress on climate change – we have reduced emissions by 42% since 1990, while growing our economy by two thirds, and transformed our power sector with over half of our electricity now coming from low carbon generation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/06/2019 16:20:05 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3968 label Biography information for Stephen Lloyd