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1538315

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	Endometriosis: Pain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on the potential merits of introducing guidelines on nonpharmacological ways to manage chronic pain related to endometriosis.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	76041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2022 answer text <p>There have been no recent discussions. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an independent body responsible for determining whether its published guidelines require updating in light of new evidence or emerging issues. NICE recently reviewed its guideline on endometriosis and published a surveillance review on 3 November 2022 which states that it will update the sections on diagnosing endometriosis, surgical management and surgical management if fertility is a priority. NICE will also further explore the topic of mental wellbeing and support for people with suspected or confirmed endometriosis during scoping of the update.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 08/11/2022 13:06:02 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1520692

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Institutions: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the capital cost of tackling the backlog of repairs to education buildings in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	61247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department is preparing detailed analysis of the data collected for the Condition Data Collection (CDC) programme and modelled remediation costs to bring schools back into good condition based on CDC data, and plan to publish the details by the end of the year.</p><p>The key, high-level findings of the CDC programme, were published in May 2021 in the report ‘Condition of School Buildings Survey – Key Findings’.</p><p>The report is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/989912/Condition_of_School_Buildings_Survey_CDC1_-_key_findings_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/989912/Condition_of_School_Buildings_Survey_CDC1_-_key_findings_report.pdf</a>.</p><p>The Department has no plans to make a statement.</p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis grouped question UIN 61244 61246 question first answered 21/10/2022 15:06:35 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1520705

registered interest
date	11/10/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	National Tutoring Programme: Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse of the National Tutoring Programme has been in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency in each month since its launch.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	61253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on Tuition Partners or Academic Mentors at constituency level.</p><p>School-led tutoring grant allocations by school and local authority have been published. Information relating to the academic year 2021 to 2022 is available at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1071234/School_Led_Funding_Publication_File_flat_values_v1.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1071234/School_Led_Funding_Publication_File_flat_values_v1.ods</a>.</p><p>Payment information relating to School-Led Tutoring for the academic year 2021 to 2022, will be published by the Education and Skills Funding Agency once the reconciliation process has been completed for that period.</p><p>Information relating to the academic year 2022 to 2023 is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-tutoring-programme-ntp-allocations-for-2022-to-2023-academic-year" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-tutoring-programme-ntp-allocations-for-2022-to-2023-academic-year</a>.</p><p>Between November 2020 and June 2022, over 2 million tuition courses were started. The Government has committed more than £1 billion to support tutoring over academic years 2020 to 2023/24, during which we aim to offer up to six million tutoring courses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stoke-on-Trent North answering member printed Jonathan Gullis question first answered 19/10/2022 15:53:07 answering member 4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1465279

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Skills Bootcamps
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential merits of extending the length of time those claiming legacy benefits can participate in a Skills Bootcamp in HGV driving to 16 weeks.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	8096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Through DWP Train and Progress Universal Credit claimants can access all full-time work-related training for up to 16 weeks. This includes Skills Bootcamps in the logistics sector and allows claimants to benefit from gaining key vocational skills, in all sectors where there is labour market demand.</p><p>We plan to review the impact of the 16-week extension on outcomes and will take a view as to whether we expand this flexibility to legacy benefit claimants.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/06/2022 14:44:05 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1463215

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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	Household Support Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to prevent councils running out of funding for the Household Support Fund before the end of September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	2600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>In England, £421 million is being provided to extend the Household Support Fund from 1 April to 30 September inclusive which will continue to help people who are struggling to afford energy and water bills, food, and other essentials.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities have been issued with the fund guidance and the accompanying grant determination for the extended funding. Local Authorities have discretion on exactly how this funding is used within the scope set out. It is for Local Authorities, using their local ties and knowledge, to design local schemes that best meet the needs of local people.</p><p> </p><p>The Household Support Fund extension is just one part of a wider package. We recognise the pressures on the costs of living and we are doing what we can to help, including spending £22 billion across the next financial year to support people.</p><p> </p><p>The government is continuing to monitor developments and the consequences for the cost of living and will be ready to take further steps if needed to support households.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 19/05/2022 15:43:32 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1461336

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full time equivalent staff were employed by DVLA as at the latest date for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>On 30 April 2022 the number of full time equivalent staff employed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency was 5601.42.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 16/05/2022 14:11:54 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1452452

registered interest
date	18/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department holds on the (a) number of enquiries made to the DVLA from Members of Parliament and (b) proportion of those queries answered within that agency's service standard on enquiry response time.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	142492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The quickest and easiest way to apply for a driving licence is by using the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s online service. There are no delays in successful online applications and customers should receive their licence within a few days.</p><p>However, many people still choose or have to make a paper application and the DVLA receives around 60,000 items of mail every day. To help reduce waiting times for paper applications, the DVLA has introduced additional online services, recruited more staff, increased overtime working and has secured extra office space in Swansea and Birmingham. There may be additional delays in processing more complex transactions, for example if medical investigations are needed. The latest information on turnaround times for paper driving licence applications can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/dvla-coronavirus-covid-19-update" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The large majority of applicants renewing an existing licence will be able to continue driving while their application is being processed, providing the driver can meet specific criteria. More information can be found online <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inf1886-can-i-drive-while-my-application-is-with-dvla" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>In 2021, the DVLA received 16,972 items of correspondence from Members of Parliament. Of these, 36% were answered within the DVLA’s target of eight working days. The DVLA has allocated extra resource to the team that deals with enquiries from Members of Parliament and we expect that this will start to show an improving picture going forward.</p><p>The table below shows the average processing time for ordinary driving licence applications between 1 April 2021 and 28 February 2022 in working days, by (a) new applications, (b) renewal applications, and (c) replacement applications.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(a) new applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) renewal applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c) replacement applications</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Online application</p></td><td><p>2.33</p></td><td><p>1.56</p></td><td><p>1.62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paper application</p></td><td><p>25.08</p></td><td><p>30.56</p></td><td><p>33.70</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below shows the average waiting time for customers to speak to a DVLA agent by telephone in each of the last five years and during the current year.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Minutes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>11.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Since 1 April 2020, the DVLA’s contact centre has recruited and trained 166 extra staff with 20 more due to join during March and a further 150 being recruited. In addition, the DVLA’s new customer service centres in Swansea and Birmingham have recruited extra staff who are processing medical driving licence applications as well as supporting customers who call the contact centre.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 142493 142494 142495 question first answered 24/03/2022 11:45:16 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1452453

registered interest
date	18/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average processing time is for driving licence applications by (a) new applications, (b) renewal applications and (c) replacement applications.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	142493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>The quickest and easiest way to apply for a driving licence is by using the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)’s online service. There are no delays in successful online applications and customers should receive their licence within a few days.</p><p>However, many people still choose or have to make a paper application and the DVLA receives around 60,000 items of mail every day. To help reduce waiting times for paper applications, the DVLA has introduced additional online services, recruited more staff, increased overtime working and has secured extra office space in Swansea and Birmingham. There may be additional delays in processing more complex transactions, for example if medical investigations are needed. The latest information on turnaround times for paper driving licence applications can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/dvla-coronavirus-covid-19-update" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The large majority of applicants renewing an existing licence will be able to continue driving while their application is being processed, providing the driver can meet specific criteria. More information can be found online <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/inf1886-can-i-drive-while-my-application-is-with-dvla" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>In 2021, the DVLA received 16,972 items of correspondence from Members of Parliament. Of these, 36% were answered within the DVLA’s target of eight working days. The DVLA has allocated extra resource to the team that deals with enquiries from Members of Parliament and we expect that this will start to show an improving picture going forward.</p><p>The table below shows the average processing time for ordinary driving licence applications between 1 April 2021 and 28 February 2022 in working days, by (a) new applications, (b) renewal applications, and (c) replacement applications.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(a) new applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) renewal applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(c) replacement applications</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Online application</p></td><td><p>2.33</p></td><td><p>1.56</p></td><td><p>1.62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paper application</p></td><td><p>25.08</p></td><td><p>30.56</p></td><td><p>33.70</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below shows the average waiting time for customers to speak to a DVLA agent by telephone in each of the last five years and during the current year.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Minutes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>11.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Since 1 April 2020, the DVLA’s contact centre has recruited and trained 166 extra staff with 20 more due to join during March and a further 150 being recruited. In addition, the DVLA’s new customer service centres in Swansea and Birmingham have recruited extra staff who are processing medical driving licence applications as well as supporting customers who call the contact centre.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 142492 142494 142495 question first answered 24/03/2022 11:45:16 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1452266

registered interest
date	17/03/2022
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	Health Professions: Students
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 potential merits of offering a retrospective financial award to healthcare students who studied between 2017 and 2020 who did not receive a bursary during their time of study.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	142057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2022 answer text <p>No recent assessment has been made and we have no plans to provide a retrospective financial award to healthcare students who did not receive the current grant offer during their studies.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/03/2022 14:06:02 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 59528 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1451831

registered interest
date	16/03/2022
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: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to support the needs of elderly Ukrainian refugees.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	141255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2022 answer text <p>All Ukrainian beneficiaries will be granted leave to remain in the UK for 3 years. They will be able to access benefits and public services in accordance with their needs, including healthcare. The Government is working to ensure appropriate support is in place.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 21/03/2022 17:52:47 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss