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1612785

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
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	Health Services: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on eliminating waits of more than 18 months for elective care.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	182075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Having met our target to virtually eliminate long waits of two years or more for elective procedures in July 2022, we have now also significantly reduced waits of over 18 months, in line with the targets set out in the elective recovery plan.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the pandemic, the number of patients waiting over 18 months peaked at almost 125,000 in September 2021. Official NHS England statistics show at the end of March 2023 there were 10,737 patients waiting over 18 months, a reduction of over 91% from this peak.</p><p> </p><p>As with the two year target successfully met in July 2022, we have always been clear that there will be valid reasons why a small number of patients may need to wait more than 18 months, and for the patients that are still waiting local NHS services are working hard to schedule their appointments in line with clinical advice as a priority.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 15/05/2023 14:47:29 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1612241

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
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	Health Services: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to allow patients to recover the cost of privately funded treatment from the NHS where they were not offered the option of treatment at an independent hospital under the NHS Choice Framework.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	181532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to enable patients to recoup costs from the National Health Service via the Patient Choice Framework for individuals’ use of the independent sector. The NHS Constitution allows patients to be treated by an independent sector provider where available as part of their right to choose. We want to make sure this is offered consistently across the country, which is why we will be working with the independent sector, the NHS and primary care to ensure that referral systems include all appropriate independent sector providers, opening up a full suite of available options for patients.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/04/2023 11:17:06 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1612290

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Speech and Language Therapy: Integrated Care Boards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan published on 2 March 2023, what the process will be for selecting Integrated Care Boards to be Early Language and Support For Every Child (ELSEC) pathfinders.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	181580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The selection of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) is dependent on the lead local authority identification process and the subsequent mapping of Regional Expert Partnerships (REPs), based on geographical boundaries.</p><p>Lead local authorities and REPs will be testing and refining the system-level reforms set out in the Improvement Plan, including the Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) pilot. Selection of lead local authorities will determine how and where a REP is formed, with the appropriate ICBs then forming part of the local area. Wherever possible, the local authorities forming a REP will sit within a single ICB to ensure close collaboration with health partners.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 02/05/2023 16:12:39 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1611904

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
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	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to GPs on including independent providers in shortlists to patients requiring treatment.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	181447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>Under the GP contract, a contractor must not advertise the provision of private services, either itself or through another person, using the same written or electronic means used to advertise the National Health Service funded primary medical services it provides.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 16:01:54 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1611908

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Norwich Prison: Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of HMP Norwich’s Employment Advisory Board in developing links with private sector employers.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	181451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>We know that employment reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points. The Boards are part of our plans to improve prison leavers’ employment outcomes and build stronger links with employers.</p><p>I am grateful to James Timpson for his support in setting up the Boards, as well as to business leaders from household names such as Lotus Cars at HMP Norwich, Greggs at HMP Kirklevington Grange and TalkTalk at HMP Thorn Cross for stepping up to the challenge of chairing them.</p><p>I understand that the Board at HMP Norwich has brought new employer partnerships to the prison and supported events such as an employer’s open day for employers and prisoners, as well as providing valuable links with the Chamber of Commerce and the High Sherriff, who attend the Board’s meetings.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/04/2023 15:58:32 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1611909

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to bring forward measures to make a defendant’s refusal to appear in court for sentencing an aggravating factor judges can take into account.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	181452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government fully appreciates that an offender’s refusal to attend their sentencing hearing can cause anger and upset for victims and their families. We are looking carefully at how best to address this issue so that offenders face up to their actions and victims can see justice being served.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/04/2023 08:21:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1611911

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing pilot schemes to use AI to identify vehicles from which litter is discarded on motorways.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	181454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>There are a small number of products available that claim to be able to detect littering from vehicles. National Highways is aware of the opportunities of using AI for this purpose and is exploring a range of options to potentially partner with a local authority to use AI enabled CCTV cameras to capture littering from vehicles.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/04/2023 15:16:11 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1611913

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Shared Rural Network: North West Norfolk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which postcode areas in North West Norfolk constituency will benefit from improved mobile coverage under the Shared Rural Network; and when those improvements will go live.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	181456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>Improvements from the Shared Rural Network (SRN) in North Norfolk will come from the industry-led element of the programme which is on track to complete by June 2024. This will see the four Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) tackle partial not-spots, or areas where there may be 4G coverage from one but not all four operators.</p><p>The exact site deployment plans will be managed by the MNOs themselves in order for them to best deliver the agreed coverage outcomes. Therefore we are unable to provide any specific details on the precise location or number of new or upgraded masts that may be delivered in North Norfolk as a result of the SRN. I would encourage you to get in contact with the operators directly to ascertain their plans for your constituency.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 21/04/2023 13:28:16 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1611926

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
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	Pharmacy: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the NHS contract with pharmacies includes any provisions restricting the publicising of closing times.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	181469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>There are no restrictions on pharmacies with National Health Service contracts publicising their closing times. The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013 require pharmacies which are not distance selling pharmacies to display a notice specifying the time at which they are open for the provision of drugs and appliances. The 2013 Regulations also require pharmacies to have an accurate profile in the NHS Digital directory of services and on the NHS.UK website. The profile includes information on opening hours and must be updated when there are changes to a pharmacy’s opening hours, either temporarily or permanently.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 24/04/2023 15:59:31 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1611936

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the VAT threshold on small business growth.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	181479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a higher VAT registration threshold than any EU member state and second highest in the OECD – which keeps the majority of UK businesses out of VAT altogether.</p><p>The Government have also put in place a generous package of Business Rates relief worth £13.6 billion.</p><p>The Government has demonstrated its long-standing commitment to supporting small businesses. At Spring Budget, the Government confirmed that, from April 2023, the Small Profits Rate will mean 70 per cent of businesses will see no increase in Corporation Tax this April. In fact, the UK has the lowest corporation tax rate in the G7.</p><p>In addition, the Government continues to invest in the 38 Growth Hubs providing businesses across England with free one-to-one support and advice. Growth Hubs offer a triage, diagnostic and signposting service to make sure that all businesses, whatever their size or sector, know what help is available and can access the most appropriate support.</p><p>While the Government keeps all taxes under review, it was announced at Autumn Budget 2022 that the VAT threshold will be maintained at its current level of £85,000 until 31 March 2026.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/04/2023 15:08:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild