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1353102

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date	07/09/2021
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	Business: Coronavirus
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 recent assessment he has made of the economic impact on businesses of closures resulting from staff required to self-isolate during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	43708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The Test, Trace and Isolate system has been a core element of the Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NHS app has been proven to work, breaking chains of transmission and saving lives. Whilst the requirement to isolate presents challenges to some businesses, isolation following contact with a person with COVID-19 remains an important action people can take to stop the spread of the virus. This will help to protect businesses, their employees, and their customers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/09/2021 15:50:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1353103

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
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	Refugees: Afghanistan
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 waiving the fee for hotel quarantine for people arriving from Afghanistan (a) who worked for the UK's military and (b) as part of the Afghan Citizens' Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	43709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>There is a cross-Government effort to design a package for arrivals from Afghanistan, including the support that is needed to help these families relocate to the United Kingdom. The cost of managed quarantine is being considered in these discussions and we are actively looking to provide support where the need is greatest.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 22/09/2021 13:48:43 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 19930 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1353105

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 September 2021, HCWS260, on the Armoured Cavalry (Ajax) Programme, how many of the 310 MoD personnel who (a) have been assessed or (b) are awaiting assessments for potentially having suffered hearing damage as a result of participating in the Ajax trials programme have been administered with steroid injections to date.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	43711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>As I stated in my update to the House on AJAX (HCWS260), I will update the House on the number of personnel affected by noise and vibration in due course and provide further details.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/09/2021 13:40:59 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1352733

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Summer Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the 2021 summer schools programme.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	903333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Understanding the effectiveness and success of the 2021 summer schools programme is important. We have designed a research study to help us to better understand the perceived impact of summer schools on children’s wellbeing, transition to secondary school, and academic recovery. The fieldwork for this research is currently under way. We have commissioned an independent research agency to carry out the analysis and reporting of this important research. The results from this study will be published on gov.uk.</p><p>Over 2800 secondary schools signed up to participate, which is equivalent to three quarters (74%) of those eligible and over 500,000 pupils were invited to take part in courses designed to offer a mix of academic and enrichment activities to aid lost learning.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/09/2021 17:25:28 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1352734

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress has been made on catch-up learning for pupils in response to the disruption caused by the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	903334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Since June 2020, we have announced over £3 billion to help children to catch up, including over £950 million in flexible funding to schools and £1.5 billion for tutoring. Over 500,000 children were invited to take part in summer schools nationwide. Over 200,000 have started tutoring, with more starting shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 06/09/2021 16:06:28 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1352735

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans his Department has to help secondary school pupils choose tertiary education courses informed by the (a) salaries and (b) employment rates of people completing those courses.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	903335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>The National Careers Service website provides robust national labour market information (LMI), including average earnings and typical work hours, for individual occupations. In the Skills for Jobs white paper we set out the ambition that the National Careers Service website will be updated to become a single source of government-assured careers information for young people and adults. The revamped website will include improved and updated labour market information. We will bring together all the learning and careers routes available to people, along with improved content on work experience, the job market, and applying for roles.</p><p>We published updated statutory guidance for schools and colleges in July 2021. This includes a reminder to schools of their obligation to inform students when courses they are considering lead to poor career outcomes.</p><p>We are working closely with our partners to develop the best approach to making localised LMI available to schools and colleges. The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company is working with local partners, including Skills Advisory Panels, Local Enterprise Partnerships, and Mayoral Combined Authorities to develop a greater understanding of local skills needs and disseminate LMI to schools and colleges. This includes promoting the use of the National Careers Service website and encouraging Careers Leaders to interpret labour market data for their students.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 07/09/2021 15:31:10 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1352736

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Medicine: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to increase the number of places on medical courses available to undergraduates.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	903336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The government is committed to ensuring that the number and distribution of medical school places are in line with England’s workforce requirements and continues to monitor the effectiveness of current arrangements.</p><p>Applications for medicine and dentistry made by the June deadline increased by over 20,000 this year compared to last year for all domiciles. We have increased the medical and dentistry caps so that providers can take on more students and we have run a brokerage scheme to help move over 80 students at oversubscribed providers into unfilled places.</p><p>In addition, we are providing up to £10m in grant funding for providers to take on more students in high-cost subjects, such as medicine, dentistry, nursing and other lab-based courses.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 06/09/2021 15:28:48 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1352737

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to assist Afghan scholars who have been validated by the Council for At-Risk Academics to take up their sponsored posts offered by universities in the UK.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	903337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>The government is committed to providing protection for vulnerable people fleeing Afghanistan, including Afghan students and scholars. In its first year, the Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme will welcome up to 5,000 vulnerable Afghans to the UK, who have been forced to flee the country, with up to a total of 20,000 in the long-term. Further details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 06/09/2021 16:01:29 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1352738

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Antisemitism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to tackle anti-Semitism on university campuses.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	903339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>There is no place in our society, including within higher education (HE), for antisemitism. The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition is an important tool in tackling antisemitism. Adopting the widely recognised definition sends a strong signal that HE providers take these issues seriously.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, wrote to the sector in October 2020, calling upon leaders to adopt the IHRA definition. He repeated this message in May 2021, reinforcing the government's expectation that providers adopt the IHRA definition, stressing the even greater importance of doing so in light of increased number of antisemitic incidents recorded (as a result of the conflict in the Middle East). We are aware of over 100 HE providers which have now adopted the IHRA definition. This includes over 80 universities.</p><p>In his February 2021 strategic guidance letter, the Secretary of State for Education also asked the Office for Students (OfS) to undertake a scoping exercise, to identify providers which are reluctant to adopt the definition. On 29 July 2021, the OfS announced they intend to publish a list of HE providers who have adopted the IHRA working definition of antisemitism in autumn 2021, alongside resources for providers.</p><p>The decision on adoption of the definition rests with individual providers, but the government will continue to urge them to adopt the definition and ensure that HE is a genuinely fulfilling and welcoming experience for everyone.</p><p>Adoption of the IHRA definition is only a first step, and while the government considers that adoption of the definition is crucial, it is not enough on its own. That is why I will continue to work with the sector to ensure it better understands antisemitism and does more to end it.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 06/09/2021 15:24:15 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1352759

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason younger children are excluded from the requirement for covid-19 testing when they have been in contact with someone who has had a positive covid-19 test.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	43555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>Young people are not excluded from testing. The Government's priority is to ensure that protective measures, such as testing, help keep children and staff safe and minimise disruption to face to face education and childcare.</p><p> </p><p>Since Monday 16 August, people who are fully vaccinated or aged under 18 and 6 months are no longer legally required to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case. Instead, they are advised to take a PCR test as soon as possible to check if they have COVID-19 and for variants of concern.</p><p> </p><p>Children under 5 who are identified as close contacts are only advised to take a PCR test if the positive case is in their own household as they are likely to find the testing process unpleasant. Recent clinical studies have also shown that children are at very low risk of serious illness if they catch COVID-19. Testing is voluntary but parents and carers are strongly encouraged to participate as testing helps to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in nurseries through asymptomatic transmission.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/09/2021 16:58:06 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell