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1387125

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Pensioners: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to support British pensioners overseas during winter 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	904723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>As with previous winters, the Government is supporting overseas pensioners during winter 2021-22. The UK State Pension is payable worldwide. Additionally, Winter Fuel Payments are payable to those in eligible EEA countries, and Switzerland, providing they have a genuine and sufficient link with the UK and meet the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/12/2021 15:48:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1386483

registered interest
date	09/12/2021
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	Sewage: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to ensure that untreated sewage is not discharged into rivers, inland waterways and the sea.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	904683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>This Government is the first Government to set out our expectation that water companies must take steps to significantly reduce storm overflows. We have gone further and made that position law. The amount of sewage discharge by water companies into our rivers is not acceptable. We have made it crystal clear to water companies that they must up their game. If we do not start to see significant improvements, we will not hesitate to take action.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/12/2021 12:01:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1386014

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to increase the number of apprentices in the Northern Ireland Office.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	904556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>I am pleased to say that my Department is meeting the target of having 2.3% of new starts as apprentices this financial year. One is working in my Private Office and the other in our Communications team; both roles offer excellent opportunities to work at the heart of the department, developing a range of skills.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 08/12/2021 15:54:47 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1386015

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Anniversaries: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment his Department has made of the success of the Northern Ireland centenary programme.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	904557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s programme to mark the Centenary of Northern Ireland this year has been an enormous success, with the delivery of major cultural, sporting, business, community and academic events that have engaged people from all communities across Northern Ireland, the UK and internationally.</p><p> </p><p>The programme has strengthened national recognition and international awareness of Northern Ireland’s unique and enduring contribution to the UK’s culture and economy, and promoted Northern Ireland as an increasingly great place to live, work, study and do business.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 08/12/2021 17:24:36 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1386016

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol: UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential effect on the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement in the event of a failure to reach agreement with the EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	904558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2021 answer text <p>There is shared recognition of the serious problems experienced under the Protocol and the need for solutions.</p><p> </p><p>Our preference is to settle this consensually and reach a positive, negotiated outcome. We have no interest in a fractious and difficult relationship with the EU but the UK Government is clear that all options remain on the table, including the invocation of Article 16.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 08/12/2021 17:25:50 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1386215

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services Compensation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on increasing the frequency of reviews of the £85,000 limit in compensation for savers and investors in the event of the demise of financial institutions.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	89509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>Under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have statutory responsibility for making rules on how the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) should provide compensation when authorised financial services firms are unable to meet claims against them. This responsibility includes setting the limits for compensation payments made by the FSCS. The FCA carries out reviews of FSCS compensation limits independently of government.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA published a discussion paper on 6 December 2021, which invites views on key elements of the FCA’s compensation framework and remains open for responses until 4 March 2022. The paper includes discussion of the FSCS compensation limits which are set by the FCA. The FCA discussion paper can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/discussion/dp21-5.pdf</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/12/2021 15:33:47 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1386225

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
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	Development Aid: Nutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 November 2021 to Question 68244, on Developing Countries: Nutrition, what additional Overseas Development Assistance for nutrition has been allocated to meet the UK's commitments at the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	89601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to tackling malnutrition. Our commitment at the Nutrition for Growth Summit to integrate nutrition objectives across all relevant FCDO programmes means that nutrition will play a key role in achieving our objectives on ending the preventable deaths of mothers, babies and children, as well as women and girls, humanitarian aid and global health and we will use the nutrition policy marker to hold ourselves account.</p><p>The 2021 Spending Review concluded on 27 October 2021 and set departmental budgets for the next three financial years. Following this, the FCDO is currently working through an internal business planning exercise, which will determine ODA for nutrition programming.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 13/12/2021 11:58:00 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1386234

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
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	Ophthalmic Services: National Clinical Directors
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 appointing a national clinical director for eye services in England.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	89672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently developing a role description for a National Clinical Director for Eye Care. The appointment will be subject to the recruitment process, planned to commence in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 89578 question first answered 10/12/2021 12:03:56 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1386244

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
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	Macular Degeneration: 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 his plans are for reducing the average waiting times for patients with appointments for the treatment of (a) wet and (b) dry age-related macular degeneration in eye clinics in England.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	89577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The National Health Service has continued to prioritise urgent treatment for sight-threatening eye conditions, such as wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Currently, there are no medical treatments for dry AMD, therefore these patients will not be waiting for therapeutic intervention.</p><p>We have provided £2 billion through the Elective Recovery Fund to reduce waiting times, including for patients with AMD. We have committed £8 billion from 2022 to 2025 to transform elective services and increase activity and a further £5.9 billion capital funding to support elective recovery, diagnostics and technology. We will publish the delivery plan for tackling the elective backlog in due course.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/12/2021 15:42:08 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1386245

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
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	Ophthalmic Services: National Clinical Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when a clinical director for eye care will be appointed by the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	89578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and NHS Improvement are currently developing a role description for a National Clinical Director for Eye Care. The appointment will be subject to the recruitment process, planned to commence in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 89672 question first answered 10/12/2021 12:03:56 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon