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1686649

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date	01/02/2024
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	Furniture: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Second Special Report of the Environmental Audit Committee of Session 2017–19 on Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Life: Government Response to the Committee's Twentieth Report of Session 2017–19, HC160, published on 30 October 2019, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of chemical flame-retardant use in furniture filling materials on (a) health, (b) environmental wellbeing and (c) fire safety.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	12619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government has consulted on a new approach to the fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture and will set out its response in due course. The consultation included proposals to encourage and enable a reduction in the use of chemical flame retardants reflecting commitments made in the Government’s response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s 2019 report. Where flame retardants are used to meet the fire safety requirements, they must be compliant with all relevant UK chemicals regulations, including UK REACH.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/02/2024 13:59:24 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1686656

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with Mitre on the potential merits of employing instructors to train staff on how to direct asylum-seekers on to planes for Rwanda in Bedfordshire.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	12624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>Since 2015, the Government has had training facilities to ensure escorts can respond professionally to the challenges of removing people with no right to be in the UK. This includes practical sessions, so escorts have the skills they need to deal with different scenarios.</p><p> </p><p>As we continue to remove those with no legal right to be here, we will continue to ensure new escorts have the required high quality training and facilities as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 06/02/2024 13:22:45 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1686684

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Road Traffic
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish an update to the national road traffic projections.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	12524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The National Road Traffic Projections were last published in December 2022. The Department regularly reviews evidence and data on the drivers of travel demand and will publish an update in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/02/2024 11:54:36 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1686707

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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	Personal Care Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) hairdressing and (b) barber salons there are.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	12558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>ONS data[1] shows that the number of business premises in the hairdressing and beauty sector totalled 50,485 in 2023. This is an increase of 1.8% compared with 2022 and 17.4% above 2017 levels.</p><p> </p><p>Additional data from the Local Data Company[2] shows that the number of hairdressers fell by 425 in September 2023 compared with a year earlier, while the number of barbers increased by 815.</p><p> </p><p>[1] ONS – UK business activity, size and location – 2023. Data relates to SIC 9602.</p><p>[2] <a href="https://britishbeautycouncil.com/british-beauty-council-ldc-new-report/" target="_blank">https://britishbeautycouncil.com/british-beauty-council-ldc-new-report/</a></p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/02/2024 13:55:30 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

1686713

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Gaza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies on deciding asylum applications of the conflict in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Anne McLaughlin
uin	12563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>Asylum claims made by claimants from Gaza, as is the case with all asylum claims lodged in the UK and admitted to the UK asylum system, have an individual assessment made against the background of relevant case law, policy guidance and the latest available country of origin information.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 06/02/2024 14:10:03 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4437 label Biography information for Anne McLaughlin

1686728

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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	Prescriptions: ICT
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 NHS trusts have a digital prescribing system in place.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	12566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. It is not strictly mandated that NHS Trusts use the Electronic Prescription Service.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/02/2024 12:40:38 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1686731

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Clinical Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential obstacles to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency meeting its statutory licensing commitments for clinical trials for the year 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	12569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has been transparent about its performance, and since March 2023 has published monthly data indicating the number of clinical trial applications and average timescales for applications to be assessed. All regulatory assessments for clinical trials have been completed within the statutory timescales of 30 days since September 2023.</p><p>This stabilised and improved performance reflects the significant effort MHRA made to eliminate all backlogs. Over 2,400 clinical trial applications, including amendments and initials, were assessed from mid-July 2023 to the end of September 2023.</p><p>The MHRA has now embedded improvements into standard working practice. We will continue to make enhancements with new legislative measures to make it easier and faster for applicants to gain approvals and to ensure the United Kingdom remains a prime destination for clinical trials.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/02/2024 10:37:41 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1686733

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s publication entitled MHRA Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023, published on 19 July 2023, what estimate she has made of the resourcing challenges faced by the MHRA; and what steps her Department is taking to tackle these challenges.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	12570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to providing the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) the resources it needs. It is funded predominately by charging fees to industry for the services it delivers, with additional funding being provided by the Department.</p><p>At the Spring Budget last year, the Government provided an additional £10 million over the next two years to support the agency in increasing approvals of innovative medicines developed in the United Kingdom and abroad.</p><p>The MHRA’s business plan speaks to its priorities in attracting and developing talent. The agency has enhanced its talented and skilled workforce with additional expertise, bringing a wide range of new skills and experience, to build capability and capacity.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/02/2024 10:49:12 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1686734

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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	Clinical Trials
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 clinical trials were assessed after the statutory timeframe of 30 days in the 2022-23 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	12571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>In 2022/23, 693 initial clinical trial authorisation applications were assessed. Out of these, 461 or 66.52% were assessed after the 30-day statutory timeframe.</p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has been transparent about its performance, and since March 2023 has published monthly data indicating the number of clinical trial applications and average timescales for applications to be assessed. All regulatory assessments for clinical trials have been completed within the statutory timescales of 30 days since September 2023.</p><p>This stabilised and improved performance reflects the significant effort the MHRA made to eliminate all backlogs. Over 2,400 clinical trial applications, including amendments and initials, were assessed from mid-July 2023 to the end of September 2023.</p><p>The MHRA has now embedded improvements into standard working practice. We will continue to make enhancements with new legislative measures to make it easier and faster for applicants to gain approvals and to ensure the United Kingdom remains a prime destination for clinical trials.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 06/02/2024 10:40:31 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1686752

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
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	Burlington House: Tenancy Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the final offers from the Learned Societies for long-term leases on Burlington House.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	12494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>Discussions with the Learned Societies are ongoing with regards to finding a viable solution that can deliver value for taxpayers and enable them to remain in their historic home at New Burlington House.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 06/02/2024 12:49:44 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton