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1568698

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date	19/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Remand in Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the impact on courts of remanding defendants when Operation Safeguard is active.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	127741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The activation of Operation Safeguard was announced on 30 November 2022, via an oral statement. Operation Safeguard is a contingency that provides additional headroom for use as needed. We are not currently housing prisoners in police cells as a result of Operation Safeguard.</p><p>The courts will continue to make decisions about remanding defendants on bail or in custody in accordance with the law, and their ability to do so will not be impacted by Operation Safeguard. We are monitoring the remand population closely.</p><p>Following the conclusion of barristers’ strike action, we remain committed to driving down the outstanding caseload to improve waiting times for all users of the criminal justice system.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/01/2023 17:33:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1568699

registered interest
date	19/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Police Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department most recently notified stakeholders that Operation Safeguard might be activated.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	127742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The activation of Operation Safeguard was announced on 30 November 2022, via an oral statement. The Ministry of Justice issued a series of letters to key stakeholders on the activation of Operation Safeguard prior to the oral statement.</p><p>Operation Safeguard is a contingency that provides additional headroom for use as needed. We are not currently housing prisoners in police cells as a result of Operation Safeguard, however we remain in regular contact with relevant police forces. Before any police cells are used to house prisoners under Operation Safeguard, HMPPS will issue clear operational guidance to its staff and partners.</p><p>Operation Safeguard was previously triggered in 2006 and then in 2007 – 2008, and 82,615 prisoners were released between 2007-2010 under the early release scheme that followed.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/01/2023 20:09:58 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1567484

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Industrial Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has funded legal representation for train operating companies in relation to a collective bargaining complaint to the Central Arbitration Committee by the RMT Union.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	125314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department provides funding to the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) to undertake work associated with workforce reform proposals which are necessary to create a sustainable railway in future. RDG has sought legal advice on behalf of train operating companies in relation to the RMT's complaint.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/01/2023 14:36:42 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1567485

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Industrial Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether contracts for Train Operating Companies require his Department to fund their legal representation for complaints submitted to the Central Arbitration Committee for the non-disclosure of information for collective bargaining purposes by trade unions.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	125315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport would be required to reimburse such costs, should they arise, provided they do not arise in circumstances where the operator has acted unlawfully or otherwise failed to comply with its contractual obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/01/2023 12:29:04 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1567486

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Industrial Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has provided additional funding to Network Rail to compensate for reduced track access charges from train operating companies arising from industrial action.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	125316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>When industrial action by Network Rail employees results in fewer passenger services operating, this has an impact on the amount of variable track access charges paid to Network Rail by train operating companies. Network Rail has thus far been able to offset the impact of reduced income from track access charge through its risk funding. Any requirement for additional funding will be considered through the Supplementary Estimate process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 20/01/2023 12:26:10 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1567487

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Industrial Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) his Department and (b) Network Rail are required to compensate (i) directly and (ii) via waived track access charges of (a) Transport for Wales Rail Services, (b) ScotRail Trains and (c) Caledonian Sleeper arising from industrial action.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	125317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department is not required to provide compensation directly to any of (a) Transport for Wales Ltd (b) ScotRail Trains Ltd (c) Serco Caledonian Sleepers Limited.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 125318 question first answered 24/01/2023 14:58:39 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1567488

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Industrial Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) Network Rail and (b) his Department are required to provide compensation (i) directly and (ii) via waived track access charges to (A) Transport for Wales Rail Services, (B) Scotrail Rail and (C) Caledonian Sleeper Rail Services for the impact of industrial action.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	125318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department is not required to provide compensation directly to any of (a) Transport for Wales Ltd (b) ScotRail Trains Ltd (c) Serco Caledonian Sleepers Limited.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman grouped question UIN 125317 question first answered 24/01/2023 14:58:39 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1567560

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	Cancer: Medical Treatments
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 steps he has taken to reduce the time taken between an urgent referral and the commencement of treatment for cancer; and if he will set a target for reducing that time.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	125319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>To support elective recovery and reduce waiting times, including in cancer care, the government has taken steps by working with NHS England to publish the delivery plan for tackling the COVID-19 backlogs in elective care in February 2022, and plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022/23 to 2024/25 to help drive up and protect elective activity.</p><p>Diagnostics are crucial part of cancer pathways. The Government awarded £2.3 billion at the 2021 Spending Review to transform diagnostic services over the next three years. As part of this investment, up to 160 new Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) will deliver additional, digitally connected, diagnostic capacity in England, providing patients with a coordinated set of diagnostic checks, including for cancer. To date, there are 89 CDCs currently operational that have delivered over 2.7 million additional tests, as at December 2022, including vital cancer checks. The target for all cancer treatment pathways is for at least 85% of patients to start their first treatment for cancer within two months of an urgent general practitioner referral.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/01/2023 11:41:03 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 48904 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1567561

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	Cancer: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS 2023/24 priorities and operational planning guidance, published on 23 December 2022, for what reasons the NHS was set a target to increase cancer treatment capacity growth by 13 per cent; and whether he intends to allocate additional funding to increase radiotherapy capacity.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	125320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>NHS England has set a target for systems to increase cancer treatment capacity by 13% in order to account for the natural cancer incidence group and any remaining patients who may have not presented during the pandemic, with the aim of further reducing cancer waiting lists.</p><p>From April 2022, the responsibility for investing in new radiotherapy machines sits with local systems. This is supported by the 2021 Spending Review, which set aside £12 billion in operational capital for the National Health Service and the recent Capital Planning Guidance, which states that integrated care systems (ICSs) will need to develop replacement plans as part of their multi-year capital plans, in partnership with specialised commissioners, Cancer Alliances and Radiotherapy Operational Delivery Networks, based on an assessment of equipment age, capacity and demand, opportunities to improve access and service risk.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/01/2023 12:16:11 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 48919 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1567562

registered interest
date	17/01/2023
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	Cancer: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to reducing waiting times for (a) radiotherapy, (b) surgery and (c) chemotherapy for cancer patients in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	125321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>This information is not collected in the format requested. NHS England has allocated specific funding to support treatment and pandemic recovery, including £2.3 billion to improve diagnostic care, and £1.5 billion through the Targeted Investment Fund to support the wider elective recovery plan.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 24/01/2023 12:14:38 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 48920 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris