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1668450

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date	08/11/2023
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	Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Diagnosis
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 he is taking to increase the early diagnosis of (a) Crohn’s disease and (b) ulcerative colitis.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>To support healthcare professionals in the early diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced a range of guidance, including guidance specifically on the use of faecal calprotectin tests as a way of diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). NICE’s IBD quality standard outlines that referral to a specialist assessment for suspected IBD should be within four weeks.</p><p>NICE guidelines represent best practice and health professionals, including general practitioners, and service commissioners are expected to take them fully into account. Guidelines published by NICE are not mandatory and do not replace the judgement of clinicians in determining the most appropriate treatment for individual patients.</p><p>In addition, NHS England’s Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) specialty report on gastroenterology, published in September 2021, sets out actions and recommendations for the National Health Service to improve patient care and ensure consistency of care across the country.</p><p>It is the responsibility of integrated care boards to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including the diagnosis and management of IBD.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 16/11/2023 17:10:29 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1668451

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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	Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Health Services
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 he is taking to improve care provided to patients with (a) Crohn's disease and (b) ulcerative colitis.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>To support healthcare professionals in the early diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced a range of guidance, including guidance specifically on the use of faecal calprotectin tests as a way of diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). NICE’s IBD quality standard outlines that referral to a specialist assessment for suspected IBD should be within four weeks.</p><p>NICE guidelines represent best practice and health professionals, including general practitioners, and service commissioners are expected to take them fully into account. Guidelines published by NICE are not mandatory and do not replace the judgement of clinicians in determining the most appropriate treatment for individual patients.</p><p>In addition, NHS England’s Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) specialty report on gastroenterology, published in September 2021, sets out actions and recommendations for the National Health Service to improve patient care and ensure consistency of care across the country.</p><p>It is the responsibility of integrated care boards to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including the diagnosis and management of IBD.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/11/2023 15:40:06 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1668457

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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	Brain: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations of the APPG on Brain Tumours report entitled Pathway to A Cure – breaking down the barriers, published on 28 February 2023; whether his Department is taking steps to support brain tumour research applications to the National Institute for Health and Care Research; and whether his Department has plans to ring-fence funding for (a) discovery, (b) translational and (c) clinical research into brain tumours.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the All-Party Parliamentary Group report. We are taking steps to ensure that funders work closely together to coordinate work along the translational pathway, from the discovery and early translational science typically supported by the MRC, feeding through to the applied health and care research funded by the NIHR.</p><p>It is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. As with other Government funders of health research, the NIHR does not allocate funding for specific disease areas. The level of research spend in a particular area is driven by factors including scientific potential and the number and scale of successful funding applications.</p><p>NIHR is taking action to help researchers develop high-quality proposals, including working with the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission on workshops and courses for applications in development. Similarly, the NIHR Research Support Service will support researchers applying for funding with expert advice, to help them develop the best funding applications.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/11/2023 09:59:26 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1668458

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
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	Investment Zones: Loughborough University
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 potential merits of (a) creating an Investment Zone at Charnwood Campus and Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park and (b) extending his plans for an Investment Zone for the proposed East Midlands Mayoral Combined County Authority to include Charnwood Campus and Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>At the Spring Budget on 15 March 2023, the Chancellor announced 12 Investment Zones (IZs) across the UK. We have invited eight areas in England to co-develop proposals with the Government. We will keep the list of Investments Zones under review subject to the overall fiscal envelope of the programme.</p><p>Places invited to co-develop an Investment Zone proposal with government have been selected based on a transparent and robust methodology, published in full on gov.uk. Further guidance on the co-development process was published in the Technical Document in July.</p><p>Investment Zones are locally led and, recognising local leaders know their areas best, all stages of co-development has allowed flexibility and autonomy for each place to identify and select the best mix of interventions for their proposal - and where that funding is spent. Decision making regarding how and where to spend this envelope ultimately resides with the proposed East Midlands Mayoral Combined County Authority (EMMCCA).</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 15/11/2023 16:16:01 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1668459

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	District Heating: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that training centres have the (a) resources and (b) developed curriculum to train heat network installers.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>In the 2021 Heat and Buildings Strategy, the government committed to a range of policies enabling a zero-carbon heating system in the UK. In the strategy, the government committed to investing £338 million into the Heat Network Transformation Programme over 2022/23 to 2024/25.</p><p>The Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy’s 2020 Heat Network Skills Review found, among other things that:</p><ul><li>Skills challenges in the energy and engineering sectors were a barrier to the uptake of heat networks.</li><li>The heat networks sector lacks data to support workforce planning.</li><li>Occupations particularly in demand include project delivery managers, heat network development managers, and control system specialists.</li><li>Heat network training is often informal and completed on-the-job as continuing professional development. There are some private organisations that deliver specific training on heat networks.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Earlier this year, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ran the Heat Training Grant competition for education providers in England. This funding facilitates the ability to provide training on the designing, building, and maintenance of heat networks. A further round of the scheme will run for training to be delivered in academic year 2024/25.</p><p>There are existing courses funded by the department for education that provide the skills needed to build and operate heat networks. These are highlighted in the list below:</p><ul><li>The building services engineering craftsperson level 3 apprenticeship provides learners with the experience and training necessary to install large-scale heating systems in buildings like factories and hospitals, including those powered by sustainable energy.</li><li>Skills Bootcamps have been delivered on a range of green heating technologies. The courses are open to adults aged 19 and over and are designed with employers to meet short to medium-term skill shortages and to boost productivity.</li><li>The Building Services Engineering for Construction T Level supports learners to progress to a job as a heating &amp; ventilation engineer, which can include low carbon technologies like heat networks.</li><li>The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is currently developing an occupational standard for an apprenticeship at level 3, entitled district heat network maintenance technician.</li><li>The network of 21 Institutes of Technology (IoTs) is committed to supporting the government’s targets for sustainability and net zero. With access to £300 million of capital funding to develop industry-standard facilities and equipment, IoTs are delivering higher level technical provision in key STEM subjects, such as net zero carbon energy production.</li><li>The department has launched the Local Skills Improvement Fund to implement the training facilities needed to meet the workforce needs set out in an area’s Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP). £80 million of capital and revenue funding is in the process of being awarded, and a further £85 million of capital funding will be made available in 2024/25. This funding can be used for the equipment needed to deliver training on heat networks if that is designated as a local workforce need in an area’s LSIP.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 15/11/2023 16:33:05 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1668460

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Midlands and the North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the policy paper entitled Network North, published on 4 October 2023, whether the £150 million funding for improving bus services in (a) northern England and (b) the midlands (i) is ringfenced and (ii) can be used by local authorities to fund bus routes which were commercially viable before the covid-19 pandemic but are no longer.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The new £1 billion Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding for buses in the North and the Midlands, announced on 4 October, will continue and expand the improvements started by the £1.2 billion for BSIPs announced in 2022 and 2023. The first downpayment of £150 million has been indicatively allocated for 2024-25.</p><p> </p><p>The new funding can be used in the same way as existing BSIP funding. LTAs may use the funding to deliver the interventions that they and local operators, where they have an Enhanced Partnership, expect will deliver the best outcomes for passengers. Further details on the terms of funding will follow in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/11/2023 09:54:01 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1668461

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Minerals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the change in the amount of granite that will be mined as a result of the cancellation of the northern leg of HS2.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>No granite would have been mined for the construction of the Phase 2 route from Birmingham to Manchester because granite does not occur naturally in the ground along the chosen route</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 16/11/2023 14:16:40 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1653588

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) feasibility and (b) potential merits of extending the retail, hospitality and leisure business rates relief scheme beyond 31 March 2024 for businesses in business improvement districts.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	194609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The 2023-2024 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) Business Rates Relief scheme provides eligible, occupied, retail, hospitality and leisure properties with a 75 per cent relief, up to a cash cap limit of £110,000 per business. This was an expansion from the 50 per cent rate in 2022-2023. Currently, around 230,000 properties are eligible for this relief, representing a tax cut worth over £2 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses may also benefit from other business rates measures, including the multiplier freeze, and the Supporting Small Business scheme, which caps bill increases at £600 per year for businesses losing some or all of their eligibility for Small Business or Rural Rate Relief due to the recent revaluation.</p><p> </p><p>Any future announcements regarding business rates relief will be made at a fiscal event.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/07/2023 14:58:52 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1653595

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Trade: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether a (a) Minister and (b) delegation from her Department will attend the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Forum in September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	194615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>While a formal invitation to the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) Summit in Bangladesh has yet to be received, officials from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) plan to attend while ministerial attendance has yet to be decided. DBT and FCDO and continue to work closely with CWEIC to further strengthen intra-Commonwealth trade and investment – particularly following the Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting in June, where members agreed ambitious objectives to boost support for trade digitalisation and inward investment ahead of CHOGM in 2024 in Samoa.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 25/07/2023 16:15:24 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1653597

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
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	Commonwealth: Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether a (a) Minister and (b) delegation from his Department will attend the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Forum in September 2023.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	194616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>We are still awaiting a formal invitation for Ministerial attendance. However, on current plans officials from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) will attend the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) Summit in Bangladesh.</p><p>The FCDO and DBT continue to work closely with CWEIC to further strengthen intra-Commonwealth trade and investment - particularly following the Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting in June, where members agreed ambitious objectives to boost support for trade digitalisation and inward investment ahead of CHOGM (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) in 2024 in Samoa.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/07/2023 16:58:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt