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1468349

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Young People: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps she has taken to promote equality of opportunity for young people from low income and deprived backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	900379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>I have rebooted our university access regime to focus on real social mobility.</p><p> </p><p>Universities are being asked to set new targets on improving attainment in schools, reducing drop out rates and increasing degree apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>We are also launching a new National State Scholarship for high achieving young people from lower income households, helping them to fulfil their dreams at university, at a college or in an apprenticeship.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 08/06/2022 16:15:27 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1468350

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Employment: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to improve workplace fairness and inclusivity.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	900380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>Advancing fairness in the world of work is a key priority for this government. To tackle bias and ensure fairness in the workplace, the Cabinet Office Equality Hub will develop a new scheme for employers, drawing on the expertise of stakeholders in business, civil society and academia, to provide an evidenced framework for improving race equality and progression in the workplace, as set out in Action 71 of the Inclusive Britain response. It will use evidence provided by the Government’s Inclusion at Work Panel, also announced in Inclusive Britain, and employers will be able to sign-up to the scheme voluntarily once it is launched in autumn 2023.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 08/06/2022 16:51:25 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1468249

registered interest
date	07/06/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled Data: a new direction, for what reason that consultation did not assess the risk of not having an adequacy agreement relating to data transfers from the UK to the EU.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	13710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Data: a new direction consultation included an <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1016471/Data_Reform_Impact_Analysis_Paper.pdf" target="_blank">assessment</a> of the impact of a change in adequacy status with the EU arising as a result of proposed reforms.</p><p>The UK is firmly committed to maintaining high data protection standards - now and in the future. Protecting the privacy of individuals will continue to be a national priority. We will continue to operate a high-quality regime that promotes growth and innovation, and underpins the trustworthy use of data.</p><p>EU adequacy decisions do not require an ‘adequate’ country to have the same rules, and our view is that the proposed reform of UK legislation on personal data is compatible with maintaining free flow of personal data from Europe.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 09/06/2022 14:28:26 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1468250

registered interest
date	07/06/2022
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	Motability: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the deposit required for electric vehicles under the Motability scheme.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	13647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Department works closely with Motability and is responsible for the disability benefits that provide a passport to the Motability Scheme. Motability is an independent charitable organisation that is wholly responsible for the terms and the administration of the Scheme, along with oversight of Motability Operations.  Therefore no assessment of the deposit has been undertaken by DWP.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 09/06/2022 15:03:57 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1467241

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to make it mandatory for drivers to report a collision with a cat.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	11771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of the potential merits of introducing a legal requirement for drivers to stop and report collisions with cats. A focus for this Government is to make roads safer for all users, which will in turn reduce the risk to all animals.</p><p>Under section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988, a driver is required to stop and report an accident involving specified animals including horses, cattle, asses, mules, sheep, pigs, goats or dogs, but not cats or wild animals. This requirement arises from their status as working animals rather than as domestic pets. To introduce such a measure within the provision of section 170, would require primary legislation.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 09/06/2022 11:41:48 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1467590

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Ministers (a) approved or (b) were aware of spending for (i) 20/01/2022, CALDERS, £2,500.04, Team awayday costs, (ii) 01/12/2021, ZINGEVENTS.CO.UK, (iii) £2,074.28, Team away day - 38 people, (iv) 23/11/2021, PAYPAL SERVANIMALS, £2,850.00 Workshop for team awayday, (v) 15/11/2021, THEMINDGYM.COM, £2,700.00, Facilitator for team awayday, (vi) 15/11/2021, THEMINDGYM.COM, £2,700.00, Facilitator for team awayday and (vii) 23/11/2021, PAYPAL SERVANIMALS, £2,538.00, Workshop for team away day.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	13187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>Department for Transport (DfT) has robust internal controls that ensure approval of all expenditure by senior management in line with business objectives prior to procurement of goods or services.</p><p> </p><p>DfT is compliant and has a process in place in line with HM Treasury guidance.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 09/06/2022 10:00:37 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1467592

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had discussions with EU representatives on proposals to remove the Northern Ireland Protocol.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary leads on our negotiations with the EU and she has had extensive exchanges through both informal channels and the structures under the agreement.</p><p>We will continue to talk with the EU and our preference remains a negotiated outcome but while the EU discusses their position and their mandate, we will take steps to solve the problems created by the Protocol and restore the Executive. We are not scrapping the Protocol - we are protecting the elements that work and fixing those that don’t. We remain open to discuss any new proposals but we can no longer wait to address the issues we face now.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 09/06/2022 13:30:48 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1467602

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Universal Credit: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits and effect of permitting the exclusion of a one-off bonus for carers, awarded after the covid-19 pandemic by the Welsh Government, when calculating universal credit entitlement.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	13284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p><p>A Universal Credit award is calculated on the basis of the set benefit rate against money coming in to ensure fairness of treatment for all claimants against the money that they have earned. This means as earnings increase Universal Credit is gradually reduced. This is a long-standing principle of means-tested benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Bonuses are earnings and are treated in the same way as any other earnings. This is already true for tax and other purposes, regardless of whether or not an individual is claiming a benefit. All earnings, above any applicable work allowance, are subject to the 55% taper and the Universal Credit award is calculated on that basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 09/06/2022 10:29:18 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1467610

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Genito-urinary Medicine: Health Professions
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 upcoming sexual and reproductive health strategy will (a) prioritise a sexual health workforce and (b) include building resilience to unexpected pressures such as the current monkey pox outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>We are undertaking a workforce needs analysis to define and assess the specialist medical skills required to meet population sexual and reproductive health need. We will also consider new public health challenges such as monkeypox as part of the strategy development process.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 09/06/2022 15:59:56 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1467611

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Genito-urinary Medicine: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether funding will be made available for the implementation of the upcoming sexual and reproductive health strategy.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	13074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>No additional funding is currently planned for the implementation of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy. However, we have committed £20 million over the next three years to support the expansion of opt-out HIV testing in emergency departments in local authority areas with the highest prevalence. We have also invested £33 million in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the last two years. Funding for PrEP is now included in the Public Health Grant. Local authority spending through the Public Health Grant will be maintained in real terms from 2022 to 2025 to support local authorities to invest in sexual and reproductive health services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 09/06/2022 15:57:31 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne