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1680298

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date	08/01/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the impact of the unduly lenient sentencing scheme on levels of paedophile crime.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	8427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme in England and Wales permits the Court of Appeal to review a sentence, correct a sentencing error, and give guidance on how to approach some of the most serious and complex sentencing exercises.</p><p>The Court of Appeal will only grant permission to refer a sentence in exceptional circumstances: for example, if the judge has passed a sentence that falls outside the range of sentences which a judge, applying their mind to all the relevant factors before them, could properly consider appropriate, or if the judge has made some gross error in law.</p><p>The scheme is kept under constant review. In November 2019, 14 new offences were added to the scheme. These included offences relating to indecent images of children.</p><p>In 2022, the Law Officers referred 139 cases to the Court of Appeal. The Court granted leave to refer in 105 (75%) cases and the sentence was increased in 95 (68%) cases. Of the 95 cases in which the sentence was increased, 23 (24%) were sentences for child sex offences.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 15/01/2024 11:36:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1680299

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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	Radiology: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will take steps to increase central funding for clinical radiology trainee posts.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan sets out an aim to double the number of medical school places in England to 15,000 places a year by 2031/32. The plan commits to ensuring a commensurate increase in specialty training places that meets the demands of the National Health Service in the future.</p><p>On 10 January 2023, Health Education England, now NHS England, announced that nearly 900 additional medical specialty training posts have been created for that year, including 100 clinical radiology posts, building on an increase of 110 clinical radiology specialty training posts in 2022.</p><p>We are set to complete the planned increase in medical specialty training places by September 2024 to more than 2,000 over three years, as well as 1,000 additional specialty training places focusing on areas with the greatest shortages. This expansion is both supporting existing planned growth for mental health, cancer and diagnostic services, as well as elective recovery, urgent and acute care, maternity services and public health medicine.</p><p>The Department’s budgets for 2024/25, including for radiology trainee posts, will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 15/01/2024 14:53:31 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1680300

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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	Tomography
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 her Department has made on establishing imaging networks across the NHS.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>NHS England has established 22 imaging networks across England, with the aim of securing improved population outcomes and achieving quality patient care and sustainable imaging services. The networks will continue to mature during 2024/5.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 15/01/2024 15:16:39 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1680301

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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: Neurology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to ensure that claimants with (a) fluctuating and (b) progressive neurological conditions are able to request to have their entitlements to benefits reviewed throughout their condition.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>Whenever a claimant goes through the Personal Independence Payment assessment or the Work Capability Assessment, their functional ability, including the impact of any progressive and/or fluctuating condition, is considered and reflected in the outcome decision. The claimant can report a change in their circumstances, for example a deterioration or improvement in their condition, which they consider affects their existing award, at any time. This will be considered on its merits and the case reviewed as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/01/2024 17:09:14 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1680302

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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	Neurology
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 ensure that all patients with a neurological condition receive support to help (a) manage their condition and (b) prevent their condition from progressing.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>NHS England has established the Neuroscience Transformation Programme, a multi-year, clinically-led programme aimed at improving specialised adult neuroscience services in England and developing a new model of integrated care for neurology services. The Neuroscience Transformation Programme seeks to support commissioners through establishing a ‘what good looks like’ for specialised neuroscience services for a local population.</p><p>NHS England has also established the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) national programme, which is designed to improve the treatment and care of patients through in-depth, clinically-led review of specialties to examine how things are currently being done and how they could be improved.</p><p>The GIRFT National Specialty Report on Neurology, published in September 2021, focuses on improving access to care and ensuring services are available close to patients’ homes where feasible. The report highlights differences in how services are delivered and highlights examples of local good practice to improve patient services nationally.</p><p>To support systems to understand the priorities in neurology care and improve service quality, NHS England has developed the RightCare Progressive Neurological Conditions Toolkit. The Toolkit supports improvements to pathways for progressive neurological patients, ensuring that commissioners focus on quicker and more accurate diagnoses and increasing the availability of neurorehabilitation, reablement, and psychosocial support.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 15/01/2024 14:50:52 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1680303

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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 Health: Bacterial Diseases and Sepsis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department is taking steps to increase awareness of the potential impact of oral hygiene on levels of prevalence of (a) sepsis and (b) blood borne bacterial infections that can originate from the mouth.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The control of oral diseases is essential to prevent and manage bacteraemia. Raising awareness of oral health in general can help to reduce the risk of sepsis and infective endocarditis.</p><p> </p><p>The latest version of Delivering better oral health: an evidence-based toolkit for prevention published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities supports dental teams to improve the oral and general health of their patients. The guidance includes advice on how to prevent and treat oral diseases like dental caries and periodontitis, and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-oral-health-an-evidence-based-toolkit-for-prevention" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/delivering-better-oral-health-an-evidence-based-toolkit-for-prevention</a></p><p> </p><p>The UK Health Security Agency coordinates the ‘e-Bug’ health education programme, which aims to promote positive behaviour change amongst children and young people to support infection prevention and control efforts. Oral hygiene features in e-Bug lesson plans aimed at children from ‘early years’ to key stage 2 or equivalent. More information on the programme is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.e-bug.eu/" target="_blank">https://www.e-bug.eu/</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with the UK Sepsis Trust which plays a pivotal role in influencing public awareness of sepsis through wide ranging campaigns, online resources, and events, including its dental sepsis campaign.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 15/01/2024 14:31:48 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1680304

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Family Hubs: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help ensure that family hubs provide therapeutic interventions to pregnant mothers who are at risk of having their baby removed.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The government is investing around £300 million through the Family Hubs &amp; Start for Life programme to enable 75 local authorities to create family hubs, and to improve vital services to give every baby the best start in life.</p><p> </p><p>Family Hubs are about bringing together professionals and services to provide support that families need. As part of the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme, the government is investing around £100 million for perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationship support, which includes therapeutic start for life services. These services would be available to women who are at risk of having a baby removed from their care if they have mild-moderate perinatal mental health or parent-infant relationship difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>Staff in the Family Hub know what services are provided where locally, and can connect families to services, information and support relevant to a family's specific needs. This will include supporting families to access evidence-based health improvement advice and interventions.</p><p> </p><p>The programme sets out that local authorities are best placed to design their services to meet local needs. The guidance can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-hubs-and-start-for-life-programme-local-authority-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/family-hubs-and-start-for-life-programme-local-authority-guide</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This investment in Family Hubs is significant. It will have a wide reach across the country, improving outcomes for thousands of babies, children, and families.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 11/01/2024 17:50:48 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1680305

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bicycles: Manufacturing Industries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help support businesses that manufacture (a) cycle and (b) e-cycles.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting UK businesses that manufacture, retail and service cycles and e-cycles. This support takes many forms including unprecedented investment in safe cycling infrastructure which enables more people to cycle safely; and initiatives such as the Cycle to Work scheme which allows many people to access cycles more cheaply. These and other measures help increase the demand for new cycles and e-cycles, and for the servicing of existing cycles and e-cycles.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/01/2024 13:53:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1680306

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department is taking steps to help local authorities increase the number of (a) affordable and (b) social housing.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>This Government continues to be fully committed to increasing the supply of all housing. We have given local authorities the tools to deliver both social and affordable housing.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 15/01/2024 12:51:47 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1680307

registered interest
date	08/01/2024
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	Local Government Finance: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the funding his Department has provided to City of York Council through the local government funding settlement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	8481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The provisional local government finance settlement for 2024-25 makes available over £64 billion, an increase in Core Spending Power of almost £4 billion or 6.5% in cash terms on 2023-24. This above-inflation increase demonstrates how the Government stands behind councils up and down the country. For City of York, this makes available a total of up to £170.9 million in 2024-25, an increase in Core Spending Power of up to 6.0% on 2023-24.</p><p>The department engages with the sector regularly to understand the adequacy of funding and wider pressures, including through holding in-depth financial conversations with local authorities and regular conversations with treasurer societies. We stand ready to talk to any council that is concerned about its financial position.</p><p>I refer the Hon Member to the written statement made on 18 December 2023 on the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2023-12-18/hcws148&amp;data=05|02|PS.Advisers@levellingup.gov.uk|06340f5139184fd96d5108dc0d35d693|bf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8|0|0|638399772079509937|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&amp;sdata=4R8IoNEuJiIgagokFSxxSH/NqHN3Yew0pp8wUobyrWQ=&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HCWS148</a>). We are seeking views on proposals for the 2024-25 Settlement via a consultation which closes on 15 January. We will consider all responses before publishing a final settlement early this year.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare grouped question UIN 8491 question first answered 16/01/2024 17:00:35 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell