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1662255

registered interest
date	20/09/2023
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	Water Charges: Social Tariffs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce a universal social tariff for water to keep water bills affordable for all customers irrespective of income.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State stated during the House of Lords inquiry into the work of Ofwat, Defra is minded not to introduce a single social tariff scheme due to the complexities involved with a national scheme, as well as due to legislative timetables, which would mean we would not be able to introduce a single social tariff to align with the start of the next price review – 1 April 2025.</p><p> </p><p>However, I am very mindful that consumers are concerned about their bills. My officials continue to explore options to improve existing social tariff arrangements, focussing on improving consistency and fairness across existing regional social tariff schemes - a sensible and pragmatic approach given time constraints.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 21/09/2023 15:08:39 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1661533

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
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	Pets: Travel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what price will be charged to obtain a pet travel document for pets travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL10288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>The new simplified arrangements under the Windsor Framework for those travelling with their pet or assistance dog to Northern Ireland will be free of charge.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 21/09/2023 15:14:27 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1660945

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Dental Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of dental practices are accepting NHS patients per Integrated care system.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	199797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. National Health Service dental practice profiles at NHS.UK show whether practices across England are currently accepting new patients. This information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist</a></p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 20/09/2023 14:21:00 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1660949

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	General Practitioners: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of Op RESTORE procedures among GPs.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Dame Andrea Jenkyns
uin	199760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>Access to Op RESTORE is by general practitioner (GP) referral, therefore it is vital that there is awareness of the service in primary care. There are direct links between Op RESTORE and the Royal College of General Practitioners’ Veteran Friendly Accreditation Scheme, with accredited practices receiving information on the bespoke veterans’ services, such as Op RESTORE and Op COURAGE, including how to refer to them. To date, over 75% of primary care networks have at least one GP practice that is accredited as veteran friendly. In addition, the service is promoted through the Royal College of General Practitioners clinical toolkits and the Op COURAGE service.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 21/09/2023 14:58:20 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1660954

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Community Diagnostic Centres
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 his Department has made on rolling out Community Diagnostic Centres.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	199824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>£2.3 billion was awarded at the 2021 Spending Review to transform diagnostic services over the next three years. Most of this will help increase the number of Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) up to 160 by March 2025, expanding and protecting elective planned diagnostic services. The remainder of the funding will increase capacity for imaging, endoscopy as well as lung and mammography screening, and improve digital diagnostics.</p><p>As of September 2023, there are 121 CDCs currently operational that have delivered over five million additional tests since July 2021, including large, standard and hub models. This compares with over 92 CDCs being operational as of September 2022, having delivered over two million additional tests since July 2021. We are on track to meet the target of up to 160 CDCs by March 2025.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/09/2023 10:06:29 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1660956

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to provide people who paid a broker to obtain a driving test with financial support.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	199800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Since April 2021, the recovery measures put in place by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, together with the ongoing recruitment of driving examiners, is creating approximately 40,000 extra car test appointments each month. These measures include conducting out-of-hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and asking recently retired driving examiners to return.</p><p>As of 18 September 2023, there were 561,275 car practical driving tests booked, and 64,817 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p>The DVSA is aware of some people who have been using apps and bots to find a test date. These apps or bots are not approved by the DVSA as they make it harder for candidates to get a test and can also result in people paying more for a test, than the official test fee. Using such services also means that any changes to the test may not necessarily be relayed to the candidate.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA will also continue to inform candidates of the official channels for booking a test. The DVSA has taken measures to encourage learners to use the official booking site on GOV.UK by ensuring that it appears as high as possible on popular search engines and by promoting the official website on social media.</p><p> </p><p>The fees for the services that the DVSA offers have remained largely the same for over 10 years. The car driving test fee was last changed in 2009 and has not kept up with inflation. The fee for a driving test represents a relatively small component of the overall cost of learning to drive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 199801 199802 199803 question first answered 20/09/2023 14:01:31 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1660957

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times to obtain driving tests.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	199801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Since April 2021, the recovery measures put in place by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, together with the ongoing recruitment of driving examiners, is creating approximately 40,000 extra car test appointments each month. These measures include conducting out-of-hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and asking recently retired driving examiners to return.</p><p>As of 18 September 2023, there were 561,275 car practical driving tests booked, and 64,817 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p>The DVSA is aware of some people who have been using apps and bots to find a test date. These apps or bots are not approved by the DVSA as they make it harder for candidates to get a test and can also result in people paying more for a test, than the official test fee. Using such services also means that any changes to the test may not necessarily be relayed to the candidate.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA will also continue to inform candidates of the official channels for booking a test. The DVSA has taken measures to encourage learners to use the official booking site on GOV.UK by ensuring that it appears as high as possible on popular search engines and by promoting the official website on social media.</p><p> </p><p>The fees for the services that the DVSA offers have remained largely the same for over 10 years. The car driving test fee was last changed in 2009 and has not kept up with inflation. The fee for a driving test represents a relatively small component of the overall cost of learning to drive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 199800 199802 199803 question first answered 20/09/2023 14:01:31 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1660958

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether financial support is available for people who cannot afford to pay for a driving test.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	199802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Since April 2021, the recovery measures put in place by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, together with the ongoing recruitment of driving examiners, is creating approximately 40,000 extra car test appointments each month. These measures include conducting out-of-hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and asking recently retired driving examiners to return.</p><p>As of 18 September 2023, there were 561,275 car practical driving tests booked, and 64,817 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p>The DVSA is aware of some people who have been using apps and bots to find a test date. These apps or bots are not approved by the DVSA as they make it harder for candidates to get a test and can also result in people paying more for a test, than the official test fee. Using such services also means that any changes to the test may not necessarily be relayed to the candidate.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA will also continue to inform candidates of the official channels for booking a test. The DVSA has taken measures to encourage learners to use the official booking site on GOV.UK by ensuring that it appears as high as possible on popular search engines and by promoting the official website on social media.</p><p> </p><p>The fees for the services that the DVSA offers have remained largely the same for over 10 years. The car driving test fee was last changed in 2009 and has not kept up with inflation. The fee for a driving test represents a relatively small component of the overall cost of learning to drive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 199800 199801 199803 question first answered 20/09/2023 14:01:31 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1660960

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of driving tests.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	199803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>Since April 2021, the recovery measures put in place by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, together with the ongoing recruitment of driving examiners, is creating approximately 40,000 extra car test appointments each month. These measures include conducting out-of-hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and asking recently retired driving examiners to return.</p><p>As of 18 September 2023, there were 561,275 car practical driving tests booked, and 64,817 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p>The DVSA is aware of some people who have been using apps and bots to find a test date. These apps or bots are not approved by the DVSA as they make it harder for candidates to get a test and can also result in people paying more for a test, than the official test fee. Using such services also means that any changes to the test may not necessarily be relayed to the candidate.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA will also continue to inform candidates of the official channels for booking a test. The DVSA has taken measures to encourage learners to use the official booking site on GOV.UK by ensuring that it appears as high as possible on popular search engines and by promoting the official website on social media.</p><p> </p><p>The fees for the services that the DVSA offers have remained largely the same for over 10 years. The car driving test fee was last changed in 2009 and has not kept up with inflation. The fee for a driving test represents a relatively small component of the overall cost of learning to drive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 199800 199801 199802 question first answered 20/09/2023 14:01:32 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1660980

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Office for Environmental Protection
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 assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Office for Environmental Protection.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>Defra published <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Foffice-for-environmental-protection-public-body-review-outcome%2Foutcome-recommendations-from-the-oep-review-2022-to-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cadeb8218e89a4682093a08dbb8395ebf%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638306328756014300%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=d74kNiVVc3oly96XjNpgkAFRe%2Bp%2BO3Q7FPDYNj5DEF0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">a review</a> of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) as part of the Government’s Public Bodies Review Programme in July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/09/2023 09:49:44 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones