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1659295

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date	08/09/2023
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	Huntington’s Disease: 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 plans his Departments has to produce guidelines on the treatment of Huntingdon’s disease.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent, expert body responsible for translating evidence into authoritative guidance on best practice for the health and care system in England.</p><p>NICE has published a number of guidelines relevant to the management of patients with Huntington’s disease, including on the recognition and referral of neurological conditions and depression in adults with a chronic physical health problem. A NICE guideline on rehabilitation for chronic neurological disorders, including acquired brain injury, is expected to be published in January 2025, and will include a specific category on progressive neurological diseases such as Huntington’s disease.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/09/2023 13:42:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1659296

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will create an independent body to set required safety standards for e-bike and e-scooter batteries.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>There are no current plans to establish such a body.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is responsible for the General Product Safety Regulations which set the safety requirements for batteries. OPSS and Local Authority Trading Standards Services already have the powers to remove unsafe products from sale and are using data and intelligence to target unsafe products.</p><p> </p><p>OPSS is prioritising work to understand and tackle the risks of e-bikes and e-scooters and has commissioned research into the safety of lithium-ion batteries. This work will help inform how this issue is tackled in future.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 13/09/2023 16:11:51 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1659297

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forensic Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the transforming forensics programme in strengthening forensic services.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has funded multiple programmes to strengthen forensic services. The programmes all undergo monthly assurance. The Transforming Forensics Programme, which concluded in March this year, has:</p><ul><li>Developed an end-to-end solution for the digitisation of fingerprinting, which will help forces to identify criminals more quickly</li><li>Supported the rollout of a suite of technological solutions helping forces to support victims of rape more effectively</li><li>Set up the Forensic Capability Network which provides ongoing support to over 4,000 forensics professionals by coordinating a wide range of national activities</li></ul> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/09/2023 09:34:10 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1659298

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dogs: Artificial Insemination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 of non-veterinary surgeons who have performed canine artificial insemination in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>Defra has made no prosecutions under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 of non-veterinary surgeons who have performed canine artificial insemination in the last five years. Defra does not have data for such prosecutions made by other organisations.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 13/09/2023 11:45:32 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1659299

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions prisoners who were granted temporary release on compassionate grounds failed to return to prison on the date they were required to do so in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	198476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of prisoners that failed to return to English and Welsh prisons from temporary release on compassionate grounds in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of prisoners that failed to return from temporary release<sup>1,2,3</sup> on compassionate release<sup>4</sup> in England and Wales, 2018-19 to 2022-23</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of failures to return<sup>5</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(1) Figures can include incidents within the youth estate, but exclude incidents at Medway STC</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(2) A temporary release failure after a release on temporary licence (ROTL) occurs when a prisoner fails to adhere to any condition written into the licence that permits their temporary release. Such conditions include the date and time by which the prisoner is required to return to the prison and may also place restrictions on where the prisoner may go and whom they may visit during the period of release, etc.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(3) Failure to return after release on temporary licence is the subset of the above where an offender has not returned to the establishment by midnight on the date of return given in the licence.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(4) Figures for compassionate release include where the type of temporary release was either 'funeral/visiting dying relative', 'medical treatment' (special purpose medical only) or 'other compassionate release'</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(5) The figures include all failures to return, not only those where failure to return is the most serious type of failure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Data Sources and Quality</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>These figures have been drawn from the HMPPS Incident Reporting System. Care is taken when processing and analysing returns but the detail is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. Although shown to the last case, the figures may not be accurate to that level.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Prison Rules in England and Wales provide that a prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods on temporary licence (ROTL). ROTL under special purpose licence (SPL) is permitted for compelling compassionate reasons not directly linked to resettlement; for example, to allow the prisoner to attend medical appointments.</p><p> </p><p>Public protection is our priority. All offenders must meet strict criteria and pass a full risk assessment, involving all relevant agencies, before being considered for release on temporary licence (ROTL).</p><p> </p><p>By providing opportunities to work, learn and build family ties, temporary release from prison helps ensure offenders don't return to crime when they leave prison. Evidence shows the vast majority abide by their temporary release conditions, with the compliance rate standing at well over 99%. In 2022-23, for example, there were 7,165 temporary releases for compassionate reasons and only 3 failures to return. Non-compliance is, and will continue to be, dealt with robustly.</p><p> </p><p>Justice matters in Northern Ireland are devolved.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/09/2023 16:15:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1659300

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Tickets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate he has made of when the contactless pay as you go scheme will be extended to (a) Tunbridge Wells, (b) High Brooms and (c) Paddock Wood Stations.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	198483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>I would like to assure you that our commitment to improving ticketing for passengers by expanding contactless pay as you go (PAYG) does not end with these initial 53 stations we announced this year. We are still developing our proposals for the next phase of contactless PAYG rollout. We will announce further details of any wider expansion of PAYG in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 18/09/2023 08:14:32 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1659301

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
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	Tech Nation: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding her Department provided to Tech Nation for its Libra Growth programme between March 2021 and March 2023; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of Tech Nation ceasing its (a) Libra Growth programme and (b) the other operations on equalities and diversity in the technology ecosystem.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	198499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>Between March 2021 and March 2023, the Department awarded a total of £10.8 million in grant-funding to Tech Nation to support UK tech businesses. Of this, £111,804 was allocated to the Libra programme, excluding Tech Nation’s staff overhead costs. We thank Tech Nation for their valuable work and are pleased to hear that Founders Forum will be relaunching Tech Nation later this year. The Department is not involved in any decisions regarding the continuity of the Libra programme.</p><p> </p><p>The Department assessed the impact of Tech Nation’s growth programmes, such as Libra, through the recently published independent evaluation of DSIT funding to Tech Nation between FY 2020-21 and FY 2022-2023. The Libra Programme supported at least 75 founders from ethnic minority backgrounds.</p><p> </p><p>Given the importance of this issue, the Department embedded diversity and inclusion in the design of the £12m Digital Growth Grant competition. Via this new grant delivered by Barclays Eagle Labs, the Department is continuing to fund dedicated programmes that support underrepresented tech founders. Targeted programmes include the Black Venture Growth Programme, which will support 20 founders per year, and the Female Founders Programme, supporting over 100 founders per year. In addition, Barclays Eagle Labs aims for all grant-funded activities to support a minimum of 35% of founders from backgrounds underrepresented in the tech sector.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the Digital Growth Grant, the Department also continues to support equality and diversity initiatives in the tech ecosystem more widely, including via its funding to the Tech Talent Charter (TTC). Government has supported the Tech Talent Charter (TTC) since 2017 and this funding has enabled TTC to support over 800 organisations to drive diversity and inclusion in their workforces.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 18/09/2023 15:28:07 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1659302

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Exercise: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will discuss with The Daily Mile the implications for her policies of their pilot projects engaging parents in schools.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	198500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department has been working alongside The Daily Mile and Sport England to support more nurseries and schools to take up The Daily Mile. Officials will continue to work with The Daily Mile to understand how the initiative is being delivered in schools, including through their research and insight projects.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/09/2023 17:31:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1659303

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Concrete
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what information his Department holds on whether residential buildings were built using RAAC; and how that information was established.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	198469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to my answer to Question UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-09-04%2F197493&amp;data=05%7C01%7CDaniel.Hickman%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Cc5569cfec5b543dde24c08dbb39ada61%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638301249934486248%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=59mhWhCJQ8AGsLu%2BSdec6WA3u6RLnxJkg4w9eND1jcc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">197493</a> on 11 September 2023.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 13/09/2023 12:19:29 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

1659304

registered interest
date	08/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Short-term Holding Facilities: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department will accept donations of (a) toys for children at her Department 's short-term holding facilities and (b) funds for the express purpose of procuring toys for children staying at such facilities.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	198470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>Under contractual arrangements Home Office has Mitie Care &amp; Custod provides, toys and games are for children in Short-Term Holding Facilities (STHF).</p><p>All local authorities are under a mandatory duty to comply with the National Transfer Scheme, ensuring all local authorities play a part in caring for unaccompanied children and that responsibility is fairly distributed across the UK.</p><p>Local authorities have a statutory duty to protect all children.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/09/2023 15:32:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott