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1438080

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date	04/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southeastern Trains: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether all members of the Board of Southeastern Trains Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OLR DfT Holdings Ltd, are entitled to (a) free rail travel or (b) rail staff travel facilities.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	134387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Members of the South East Train’s Board are not entitled to either free rail travel, or rail staff facilities. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">SE Trains Ltd board members are entitled to free rail travel on the SE Trains Ltd network during working hours. The Managing Director of SE Trains Ltd, who is also a board member, is also entitled to free rail travel and rail staff travel facilities at all times. One SE Trains Ltd board member is also entitled to free rail travel and rail staff travel facilities on other services, as a result of employment benefits obtained before assuming their role at SE Trains Ltd.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/03/2022 15:31:16 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2022 10:54:09 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 56344 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1438082

registered interest
date	04/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Southeastern Trains: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any of the directors of Southeastern Trains Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OLR DfT Holdings, are also employed in other jobs.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	134389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">My Department can confirm that South East Train’s Directors are not employed in any other paid roles.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">One member of the SE Trains Ltd board does have non-executive roles outside of SE Trains Ltd that results in renumeration.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/03/2022 15:27:48 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2022 10:53:50 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 56341 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1436931

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
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	Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of routine check-up appointments for NHS dental patients in (a) Southport, and (b) the north-west.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	132355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>National Health Service dental provision has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced the number of available appointments in practices, including in Southport and the North West, due to necessary infection prevention and control procedures. NHS dentists have been asked to prioritise available capacity for urgent care, care for vulnerable groups and children, followed by delayed planned care.</p><p>We continue to monitor the delivery of NHS dentistry. Data for February 2022 indicates that an increasing number of courses of treatment are being delivered, including band 1 treatment and checks ups, in the North West and in the Cheshire and Merseyside Sustainability and Transformation Partnership area.</p><p>We have made £50 million available for NHS dentistry in 2021/22 to allow more patients to obtain an NHS dental appointment. Of this, £7,310,000 has initially been made available for the <ins class="ministerial">North West</ins> <del class="ministerial">North East and Yorkshire</del>. We are currently developing proposals for dental system reform to improve access for patients.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 03/03/2022 16:57:41 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2022 11:21:12 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 55045 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1436932

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
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	Dental Services: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the availability of NHS patient spaces at dental practices in (a) Southport, and (b) the North-West.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	132356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>National Health Service dental provision has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has reduced the number of available appointments in practices, including in Southport and the North West, due to necessary infection prevention and control procedures. NHS dentists have been asked to prioritise available capacity for urgent care, care for vulnerable groups and children, followed by delayed planned care.</p><p>We continue to monitor the delivery of NHS dentistry. Data for February 2022 indicates that an increasing number of courses of treatment are being delivered, including band 1 treatment and checks ups, in the North West and in the Cheshire and Merseyside Sustainability and Transformation Partnership area.</p><p>We have made £50 million available for NHS dentistry in 2021/22 to allow more patients to obtain an NHS dental appointment. Of this, £7,310,000 has initially been made available for the <ins class="ministerial">North West</ins> <del class="ministerial">North East and Yorkshire</del>. We are currently developing proposals for dental system reform to improve access for patients.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 03/03/2022 16:57:41 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2022 11:21:01 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield previous answer version 55046 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1434684

registered interest
date	23/02/2022
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	Foreign Companies: Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to introduce a publicly available register for residential property that has foreign ownership.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	128333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Tomorrow, the Government will introduce a register of beneficial ownership, and is continuing to progress the draft Registration of Overseas Entities legislation.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">As announced by the Secretary of State on 28 February, a Register of Overseas Entities will be legislated for within the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill, introduced to Parliament on 1 March.</ins></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 28/02/2022 18:06:01 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2022 10:00:25 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 53953 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1434106

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	Multinational Companies: Human Rights
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 steps she is taking to help ensure good human rights practice within multinational companies.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	127288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is clear that it expects all UK businesses to respect human rights throughout their operations, in line with the UN Guiding Principles. <del class="ministerial">In response to the Guidelines, the</del> <ins class="ministerial">The</ins> UK was the first State to produce a National Action Plan and we continue to develop our approach in line with Modern Slavery Act 2015. <del class="ministerial">Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act places a requirement on businesses with a turnover of £36 million or more, to publish an annual modern slavery statement setting out the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. To further bolster our commitment to tackle modern slavery, in</del> <ins class="ministerial">In</ins> January 2021, the UK Government announced that financial penalties will be introduced for organisations who fail to meet their statutory obligations to publish annual modern slavery statements. We have also enhanced Companies Act reporting (2013, 2016).</p><p>The UK is signatory to the 1976 OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multi-National Enterprises, which adopted the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the Guidelines). The Guidelines are a set of voluntary principles and standards for businesses to encourage responsible business practices, including human rights, labour standards and environment. The UK operates a National Contact Point (UK NCP) to promote the Guidelines and to run a non-judicial grievance mechanism to assess alleged non-compliance with the Guidelines. It also offers a platform for mediation and conciliation. The complaints mechanism can include the examination of instances where abuses of human rights may have occurred. The UK NCP also represents the UK at the OECD Working Party on Responsible Businesses Conduct.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 02/03/2022 13:57:58 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2022 10:01:17 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford previous answer version 54547 answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1422881

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Benefit sanctions statistics to October 2021, on what date her Department plans to resume publication of benefit sanction durations data.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	125427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">DWP has recently moved to a new data platform to store and process data. During our live running process an issue was identified with the availability of software required to process Universal Credit full service (UCFS) sanction decisions data. This is currently being investigated and we aim to reinstate the decisions measure as soon as possible. We expect to provide a further update in late March 2022.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Statistics for Universal Credit (UC) durations and median sanction length remain suspended, and we will continue to publish the UC rate for UC Full Service only from April 2019. This is to allow for investigations to continue into the code used to produce these statistics in order to ensure methods are robust. We will keep users updated on progress via the Benefit Sanctions statistics page, and further details are available in section 5 of the latest Benefit Sanctions statistics bulletin.</ins></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/02/2022 17:50:09 question first ministerially corrected 28/02/2022 15:16:14 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 52612 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1422883

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Benefit sanctions statistics to October 2021, for what reasons her Department has not given an update on progress made on the suspension of benefit sanction durations data beyond the original reasons stated in the November 2020 publication of that data.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	125428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">DWP has recently moved to a new data platform to store and process data. During our live running process an issue was identified with the availability of software required to process Universal Credit full service (UCFS) sanction decisions data. This is currently being investigated and we aim to reinstate the decisions measure as soon as possible. We expect to provide a further update in late March 2022.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Statistics for Universal Credit (UC) durations and median sanction length remain suspended, and we will continue to publish the UC rate for UC Full Service only from April 2019. This is to allow for investigations to continue into the code used to produce these statistics in order to ensure methods are robust. We will keep users updated on progress via the Benefit Sanctions statistics page, and further details are available in section 5 of the latest Benefit Sanctions statistics bulletin.</ins></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/02/2022 17:50:09 question first ministerially corrected 28/02/2022 15:16:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 52613 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1423196

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many rape trials were abandoned from their start dates (a) due to a lack of (i) prosecution advocates or (ii) defence advocates and (c) for other reasons in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	125045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2022 answer text <p>Data collated centrally by MOJ does not include a count of ‘abandoned’ trials. Rather, trials are recorded as ‘ineffective’, meaning, that does not go ahead on the scheduled trial date and a further listing is required. This can be due to action or inaction by one or more of the prosecution, the defence or the court.</p><p> </p><p>There has been an increase in ineffective trials during the pandemic, partly driven by defendants being ill due to Covid. We continue to take action to tackle the impact the pandemic has had on our courts and tribunals system. We invested a quarter of a billion pounds to support recovery in the last financial year (20/21). In the recent Spending Review, more than £1 billion has been allocated to boost capacity and accelerate recovery from the pandemic in courts and tribunals. This increased funding will enable us to hear more cases and reduce backlogs. We removed the limit on the number of days the Crown Court can sit in the 21/22 financial year and as a result of this, in the next financial year we expect to get through 20% more Crown Court cases than we did pre-Covid (116,700 in 22/23 compared to 97,000 in 19/20).</p><p> </p><p>We have also been asked to provide data on how many trials for offences of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault have been abandoned from their start dates and are awaiting a new start date as of 17 February 2022. However, the total number of trials for rape, sexual assault and indecent assault would include those where a new trial date is not required (e.g. a plea has changed to guilty), so we are not able to accurately answer that question.</p><p>We have provided data on ineffective trial reasons where the sole reason is no advocate being available for one or both sides in the attached document. The data for each calendar year includes the figures as of 31<sup>st</sup> December of that year. For 2021, we provide data up to the 30<sup>th</sup> September which is the latest data available. This data shows that before the pandemic, the numbers of ineffective trials were falling significantly across all the offence types listed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 04/03/2022 16:26:32 question first ministerially corrected 17/03/2022 16:45:29 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name PQ 125045-47, 125050-055 table (revised).xlsx title Table previous answer version 55324 answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 125045-125055 table.xlsx title 125045_55_table
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1423213

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Impact Assessments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government’s drug strategy, From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives, published December 2021, was subject to an equality impact assessment.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	125445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The UK Government’s drugs strategy, From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives, sets out commitments across six departments: the Department of Health and Social Care, Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department of Work and Pensions, Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Department for Education. These departments are and will continue to be responsible for considering the Public Sector Equality Duty for each of their policies and developing and maintaining full equality impact assessments for them.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">As the cross-government unit responsible for driving, coordinating and overseeing delivery of the strategy, the Joint Combating Drugs Unit prepared an equality statement that considers the overarching impact of the strategy on groups with protected characteristics.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK Government’s drugs strategy, From harm to hope: A 10-year drugs plan to cut crime and save lives, sets out commitments across six departments: the Department of Health and Social Care, Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department of Work and Pensions, Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Department for Education. These departments are and will continue to be responsible for considering the Public Sector Equality Duty for each of their policies and developing and maintaining full equality impact assessments for them.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As the cross-government unit responsible for driving, coordinating and overseeing delivery of the strategy, the Joint Combating Drugs Unit prepared an overarching statement of the collective impact of the strategy on groups with protected characteristics.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 24/02/2022 11:39:55 question first ministerially corrected 24/02/2022 16:09:54 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 52712 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden