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date	10/02/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Swimming Pools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to improve access to swimming pools.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	905563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of improving access to pools however the responsibility primarily lies at Local Authorities level. Swimming is a crucial life skill, as well as a great way to stay fit, and I encourage Local Authorities to invest in swimming facilities.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the pandemic, the government supported the reopening of local authority swimming pools through the £100 million National Leisure Recovery Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Sport England has also awarded over £24 million to swimming and diving projects since April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 10/02/2022 13:50:00 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1338266

registered interest
date	21/06/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support more young people into technical and further education.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	901527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Skills for Jobs White Paper sets our plans to transform technical education and is focused on giving people the skills they need, in a way that suits them, so they can get great jobs in sectors the economy needs and boost productivity.</p><p>Our reforms will put employers at the heart of the skills system and by 2030, almost all technical courses will be on employer-led standards, ensuring that the education and training people receive are directly linked to the skills needed for jobs.</p><p>We have been raising the quality and prestige of technical education by introducing T Levels, which are a high-quality technical alternative to A levels with an industry placement, and are reforming higher technical education (Level 4/5) to make it a more popular and prestigious choice that provides the skills employers need.</p><p>The Plan for Jobs introduced last year provides a package of support to ensure young people have the skills and training to go on to high quality, secure and fulfilling employment. This includes incentives for employers to take on new apprentices, supporting the largest-ever expansion of Traineeships, giving school and college leavers the opportunity to study high value Level 2 and 3 courses, and funding more vocational training placements to support the delivery of sector-based work academy programme (SWAP) placements.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 21/06/2021 16:41:57 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1304967

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Females: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on female employment.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	914000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2021 answer text <p>The latest ONS official statistics show the female employment rate at 71.8% up to the end of January 2021. This Government recognises that times are hard for many women, and men, which is why we have extended the furlough scheme until September, alongside new measures in our Plan for Jobs, such as our £2bn Kickstart Scheme and the Restart programme, which launches in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 24/03/2021 15:55:20 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1248601

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Armed Forces and Police: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department plans to take to help tackle vexatious claims made against (a) armed forces and (b) police personnel in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	908124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that it will introduce legislation to address the legacy of the Troubles that focuses on reconciliation, delivers for victims, and ends the cycle of re-investigations that has failed victims, veterans and police personnel alike.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to engaging with partners from all communities and making progress on this important issue as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 04/11/2020 16:46:48 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1224760

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department has taken through the fourth Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region held in June 2020 to provide support to people suffering as a result of the conflict in that country.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	904782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>At the Brussels conference, the International Development Secretary committed at least £300 million in aid for 2020, bringing total UK spend to over £3 billion for Syria and the Region. This is funding life-saving aid, supporting refugees and their host communities, and helping vulnerable Syrians to be self-reliant through education and training.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/07/2020 15:53:36 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1145765

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a proportion of the additional £2.2 billion announced in the Spending Round 2019 for the armed forces can be allocated towards increasing the headcount of procurement-related civil servants and support services.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	290758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>This additional funding will enable our world-class Armed Forces to begin to modernise and meet the intensifying threats and risks we now face, including prioritising investment in key capabilities such as shipbuilding, offensive cyber and the nuclear deterrent. We will decide on the allocation of this funding as part of our normal financial planning and budgeting process.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 01/10/2019 14:03:10 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray