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1653072

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons funding for NHS staff mental health and wellbeing hubs ended on 31 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	194179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made on the closure of NHS Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs.</p><p>Staff mental health and wellbeing hubs were established in October 2020 with funding subsequently extended to March 2023. They were funded on a non-recurrent basis in response to the pressure on the workforce from COVID-19. NHS England has identified further national funding to maintain support for staff mental health in 2023/24 on a regional basis, as part of the transition towards a sustainable model for staff health and wellbeing support, which is based on a preventative, local level approach. Integrated care systems (ICSs) are able to supplement this with their own investment locally.</p><p>To ensure there is a long-term sustainable approach to supporting staff, the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan has tasked ICSs with developing and implementing plans to invest in occupational health and wellbeing services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 194180 question first answered 20/07/2023 16:46:29 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1653073

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Mental Health Services: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on the mental health and wellbeing of NHS staff of the closure of NHS Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	194180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made on the closure of NHS Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs.</p><p>Staff mental health and wellbeing hubs were established in October 2020 with funding subsequently extended to March 2023. They were funded on a non-recurrent basis in response to the pressure on the workforce from COVID-19. NHS England has identified further national funding to maintain support for staff mental health in 2023/24 on a regional basis, as part of the transition towards a sustainable model for staff health and wellbeing support, which is based on a preventative, local level approach. Integrated care systems (ICSs) are able to supplement this with their own investment locally.</p><p>To ensure there is a long-term sustainable approach to supporting staff, the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan has tasked ICSs with developing and implementing plans to invest in occupational health and wellbeing services.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 194179 question first answered 20/07/2023 16:46:30 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1653075

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	International Development Association: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to provide funds for the next replenishment round for the International Development Association.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	194131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The International Development Association's 21st (IDA21) replenishment negotiations will commence in 2024. The IDA21 replenishment package should meet the challenge in IDA countries. The $93 billion International Development Association 20th (IDA20) replenishment was the largest in IDA's history. The UK is the third largest IDA20 donor, with £1.4 billion pledged.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 20/07/2023 09:33:00 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1653077

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Golf: Portrush
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with Invest Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board on the potential for increasing tourism during the return of the Open Championship to Royal Portrush in 2025.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	194133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The Open Championship in 2025 represents an opportunity for Northern Ireland to showcase its world-class tourism capabilities, scenery and outstanding golfing facilities. Royal Portrush was a successful setting for the 2019 Open Championship.</p><p> </p><p>The Government would be glad to work with an incoming Northern Ireland Executive, and Northern Ireland Economy Minister, on maximising the economic benefits of the event.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 19/07/2023 15:08:49 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1653078

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Seed Potatoes: UK Internal Trade
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 publish guidance for businesses on the procedures for (a) exporting and (b) importing seed potatoes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	194134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>Defra plans to publish guidance towards the end of July regarding the processes that, from 1 October 2023, will be put in place for the movement of plants, seeds, seed potatoes and used agricultural machinery from GB-NI. This is a huge step for the industry.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 21/07/2023 11:33:44 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1653079

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
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	Housing Benefit: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting people with autism from the under occupancy penalty on the grounds of their sensory needs.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	194244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The removal of the spare room subsidy (RSRS) policy seeks to encourage greater mobility within the social rented sector.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to review the policy, and there are easements which allow for the provision of an additional bedroom in certain circumstances, such as to support the needs of disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>Where a member of the household is, by virtue of their disability, not able to share a bedroom and is in receipt of a qualifying disability benefit, they are entitled to claim for an additional bedroom. The same applies where someone requires and receives overnight care on a regular basis from a non-resident carer, providing they meet qualifying criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Where additional support is required, Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) are available for those who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs. Since 2011 we have provided nearly £1.6 billion in funding to local authorities for DHPs.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 19/07/2023 10:58:47 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1653080

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what next steps his Department plans to take following its consultation on the UK Green Taxonomy.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	194135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The 2023 Green Finance Strategy set out the Government’s commitment to deliver a UK Green Taxonomy. This will support the quality of standards, labels and disclosures used in the industry for green finance activity. We expect to consult on the Taxonomy in Autumn 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Following the consultation, we will analyse responses and provide a government response in accordance with Cabinet Office consultation principles, with a view to finalising the Taxonomy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 19/07/2023 13:56:09 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1653082

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will take steps to increase the number of duty solicitors.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	194181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is responsible for commissioning duty solicitor services and the day-to-day administration of the court and police station duty schemes. This includes keeping membership records, allocating slots, and producing and maintaining <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#duty-solicitor-rotas-1-april-2023-to-30-september-2023" target="_blank">duty solicitor rotas</a>.</p><p>At a national level, the LAA monitors capacity across criminal legal aid contracts on an ongoing basis and, where demand is greater than the available supply, takes action to secure additional provision to ensure the continuity of legal aid-funded services.</p><p>The LAA is satisfied that there continues to be sufficient duty solicitor coverage across England and Wales. Provision under the duty schemes is demand led and so there may be variations in numbers across each local rota or other fluctuations in numbers depending on prevailing market conditions, and other internal factors such as firms merging or other consolidation activity.</p><p>More generally in relation to criminal legal aid, on 30 November 2022, the government published its full response to the Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review (CLAIR) setting out various proposals to ensure the long-term sustainability of the criminal legal aid sector.</p><p>This followed the interim response to the CLAIR which introduced a 15% uplift across most fee schemes in line with the recommendations made in the Review. This funding began to come into effect from the end of September 2022, and we subsequently agreed to extend it to the majority of cases already progressing in the Crown Court. Following these reforms, an increase in expenditure of up to £141 million a year will take expected annual criminal legal aid spend to £1.2 billion.</p><p>Overall, our ambitious reforms will deliver a stronger justice system for all who rely on it. They will reinforce a more sustainable market, with publicly funded criminal defence practice seen as a viable long-term career choice befitting of our world-class legal professionals.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/07/2023 13:23:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1653083

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of the Overseas Development Assistance budget was spent on accommodating asylum seekers in the UK in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	194136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The latest data available was published on GOV.UK on 5 April 2023 as part of the provisional Statistics for International Development (SID). In this publication, Home Office In-donor costs for 2022 were £2,382m and total HMG ODA was £12,774m, in line with international spending rules. Here is a link to published statistics <a title="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.gov.uk%2fgovernment%2fstatistics%2fstatistics-on-international-development-provisional-uk-aid-spend-2022&amp;data=05%7c01%7claura.evans6%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7c50768f5c214749a982b608db35d6a794%7cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7c0%7c0%7c638162968283032728%7cunknown%7ctwfpbgzsb3d8eyjwijoimc4wljawmdailcjqijoiv2lumziilcjbtii6ik1hawwilcjxvci6mn0%3d%7c3000%7c%7c%7c&amp;sdata=1hasgqitxvtv6aoz%2fxdsekmqjzjjuf1ovrhrmsgytxk%3d&amp;reserved=0" href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatistics-on-international-development-provisional-uk-aid-spend-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CLaura.Evans6%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C50768f5c214749a982b608db35d6a794%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638162968283032728%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1haSgqITxVTV6aoZ%2FxDSeKMqJzJjUF1ovRHrMSgytXk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The Statistics on International Development: Provisional UK Aid Spent 2022 – GOV.UK</a></p><p>That is why we are shifting to cheaper and basic accommodation and delivering on out plan to stop the boats – which is the enduring way to alleviate unfair pressure on communities and the British taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/07/2023 16:59:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1653084

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral contribution by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 13 July 2023, Official Report, column 526, which budget lines within the Department for Education's existing budget are being reprioritised to deliver the additional funding to increase teachers' pay by 6.5%.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	194246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has accepted the School Teachers’ Review Body (STRB) recommendations for 2023/24 teacher pay awards in full. This means that teachers and head teachers in maintained schools will receive an increase of at least 6.5%, the highest STRB award in three decades. The Department will be providing an additional £525 million of funding in the 2023/24 financial year, and £900 million in 2024/25, and as the unions have agreed, this means that the award is properly funded.</p><p>Although the Department will have to make difficult decisions, the Secretary of State has been clear all frontline services will be protected. Funding for early years, SEND, school conditions and core school and college budgets are fully protected. To help fund the pay award, the Secretary of State has also secured exceptional permission from the Treasury to keep money where there have been or will be underspends, which in normal years would have to be returned to Treasury.</p><p>The additional funding announced alongside the teachers’ pay award fully covers the cost of the pay award above 3.5%, nationally. The Department’s affordability calculation says that a 4% pay award should be affordable for the average school, and the Department is more than covering that calculation.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 194241 question first answered 26/07/2023 15:03:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson