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1385551

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date	06/12/2021
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	Clinical Trials
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 medicines failed human clinical trials that had previously passed an animal clinical trial in 2020 .
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	87579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2021 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s Clinical Trials Unit does not hold data for United Kingdom trials where non-clinical or animal safety studies supported development of the medicine in human trials and where that development did not continue.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/12/2021 11:59:46 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1385552

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to ensure that new Family Hubs are located in areas of the country affected by closures of Sure Start Centres.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	87580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>At Budget, the government announced £82 million to create a network of family hubs. This is part of a wider £300 million package to transform services for parents, carers, babies and children in half of council areas across England.</p><p> </p><p>It is critical that this investment benefits families most in need. We will set out more detail in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 10/12/2021 10:03:14 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1384362

registered interest
date	03/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Downs Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with down syndrome are imprisoned in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland as of 2 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	86042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold this type of data as robust information on diagnoses would form part of a prisoner’s medical records rather than being held in prison administrative systems. Further, prison policy in Scotland is a devolved matter and so all data for those held in Scottish prisons, does not sit with the Ministry of Justice or HMPPS.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/12/2021 17:18:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1384363

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aiding and Abetting: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on introducing teaching about joint enterprise law into the national curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	86043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>There have been no recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the doctrine of joint enterprise and its inclusion on the national curriculum.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/12/2021 17:10:31 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1383871

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to prepare for the UN High-level Meeting on Road Safety in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	85187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>The Department is looking forward to participating in the UN High Level meeting on Road Safety in July 2022. We are working on a future Road Safety Strategic Framework which will have the potential to complement the UN goal of reducing road collision casualties.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 08/12/2021 14:14:52 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1383372

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to minimise the financial challenges facing people who awaiting the results of an Indefinite Leave to Remain application.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	84306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office’s service standard for the processing of ILR applications is six months. Where there is a specific reason cases cannot be decided within the service standard, we will contact the individual concerned.</p><p>Performance against service standards for ILR applications are included in the Migration Transparency data which is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration</a></p><p>Where an applicant is in the UK and, at the time of making an application, has leave to enter or remain; section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 extends the conditions of their visa, including their right to work if they have it, until the application is decided (or withdrawn).</p><p>The Home Office also allows for individuals with leave under particular provisions to submit a “change of conditions” application, if the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) condition has been applied to their leave, and there is a subsequent change in their financial circumstances.</p><p>When an individual makes an application following the expiry of their leave to enter or remain they would not benefit from the provisions in Section 3C, this is in keeping with ensuring individuals do not overstay their visa.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/12/2021 14:52:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1383374

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussion she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on mitigating financial hardship for people in the immigration and asylum application process.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	84307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>Asylum seekers and others who do not have leave to remain in the UK on a condition that gives them access to public funds are not eligible to benefits provided by the Department of Work and Pensions.</p><p>If an asylum seeker would otherwise be destitute the Home Office provides support under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, pending consideration of their asylum claim and any appeal. This support usually consists of free accommodation and a weekly financial allowance to cover other essential living needs.</p><p>Section 95 of support is not available to other groups of people applying for leave to remain in the UK.</p><p>Our policy allows asylum seekers to work if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List (SOL), which is based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 84308 question first answered 07/12/2021 14:50:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1383375

registered interest
date	30/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that people prevented from taking up employment as a result of awaiting a ruling on an immigration or asylum application are not pushed into poverty.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	84308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2021 answer text <p>Asylum seekers and others who do not have leave to remain in the UK on a condition that gives them access to public funds are not eligible to benefits provided by the Department of Work and Pensions.</p><p>If an asylum seeker would otherwise be destitute the Home Office provides support under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, pending consideration of their asylum claim and any appeal. This support usually consists of free accommodation and a weekly financial allowance to cover other essential living needs.</p><p>Section 95 of support is not available to other groups of people applying for leave to remain in the UK.</p><p>Our policy allows asylum seekers to work if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List (SOL), which is based on expert advice from the independent Migration Advisory Committee.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 84307 question first answered 07/12/2021 14:50:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1379891

registered interest
date	18/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Nationality and Borders Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Nationality and Borders Bill on the human rights of those seeking asylum under the 1951 Refugee Convention.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	77378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>The Nationality and Borders Bill, which is part of our New Plan for Immigration, seeks to build a fair, but firm asylum and illegal migration system. The Bill complies with the European Convention on Human Rights and the 1951 Refugee Convention.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 24/11/2021 15:43:38 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1379892

registered interest
date	18/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Human Rights Act 1998
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential effect of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill on the operation of Article 11 of the Human Rights Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	77379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>On introduction of the Bill in the House of Commons, the then Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (the Rt Hon Robert Buckland QC MP) made a statement under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998 that, in his view, the provisions of the Bill are compatible with the Convention rights. Baroness Williams of Trafford also made a statement to the same effect when the Bill was introduced in the House of Lords.</p><p>Home Office, Ministry of Justice and Department for Transport Ministers have jointly published a memorandum addressing issues arising under the European Convention on Human Rights in relation to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, including Article 11 of the Convention. This memorandum is available on the gov.uk website at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/police-crime-sentencing-and-courts-bill-2021-overarching-documents" target="_blank">Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021: overarching documents - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. A further ECHR memorandum will be published shortly in relation to the new public order measures tabled by the Government on 15 November for Lords Committee stage.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 26/11/2021 14:11:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman