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1701090

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date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Project Gigabit: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason the type B procurement of Lot 4 of Project Gigabit was not successful.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	21762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The supplier that was awarded the Project Gigabit contract for the North East (Lot 4) was unable to proceed after failing to secure the funding it required.</p><p> </p><p>To maintain the delivery of gigabit coverage to premises in the North East, we have worked with suppliers to bring forward additional projects under the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. The remaining premises will be included in a call-off under our cross-regional framework, which we aim to have in place this summer. We will press the successful supplier to begin to build premises in the North East as soon as possible to minimise any delay. Consequently, the economic impacts of this change in approach will be kept as low as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 21763 question first answered 19/04/2024 08:09:11 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1701091

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Project Gigabit: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the economic impact of delays in the Project Gigabit Lot 4 procurement process on households in the North East of England.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	21763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The supplier that was awarded the Project Gigabit contract for the North East (Lot 4) was unable to proceed after failing to secure the funding it required.</p><p> </p><p>To maintain the delivery of gigabit coverage to premises in the North East, we have worked with suppliers to bring forward additional projects under the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. The remaining premises will be included in a call-off under our cross-regional framework, which we aim to have in place this summer. We will press the successful supplier to begin to build premises in the North East as soon as possible to minimise any delay. Consequently, the economic impacts of this change in approach will be kept as low as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 21762 question first answered 19/04/2024 08:09:11 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1691247

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
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	Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2023 to Question 1672 on Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Vaccination, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's statement of 1 September 2023 on a respiratory syncytial virus immunisation programme for infants and older adults.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	15323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>Officials across the Department, the UK Health Security Agency, and NHS England are continuing to develop options and plans based on the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation’s advice, regarding expanded respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation programmes to protect infants and older adults.</p><p>This is taking into account clinical and operational factors, such as timing and coordination with other national immunisation programmes. As part of this work, the Government is engaging the market on its requirements for products that would enable RSV programmes to be implemented. A final decision on these programmes will be taken following the outcome of this process.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 04/03/2024 17:39:51 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1689828

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans UK
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent steps Veterans UK has taken to support veterans and their families.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	901533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence delivers a range of services to Veterans and their families. This includes the administration and payment of Armed Forces pensions and compensation, the provision of tailored advice and assistance through the Veterans Welfare Service, Defence Transition Services and the Integrated Personal Commissioning for Veterans.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/02/2024 16:15:33 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1687610

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
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	Suicide: Weather
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 impact of extreme weather on suicide risk.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	13115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment on the impact of extreme weather on suicide risk.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 19/02/2024 09:28:10 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1687611

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Weather
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 impact of extreme weather on the risk of intimate partner violence.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	13116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office has not made any formal assessment on the impact of extreme weather on the risk of intimate partner violence.</p><p>The prevalence of domestic abuse has remained relatively stable over recent years, but there was a decline seen between the year ending March 2020, a year largely unaffected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and the most recent figure for the year ending March 2023.</p><p>The government are taking important steps to tackle intimate partner violence, including implementation of the Tackling VAWG Strategy, Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan and the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 19/02/2024 15:51:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1687612

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
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	Mental Health Services: Floods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on supporting the mental health and wellbeing of people impacted by flooding.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	13117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department has responded to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s inquiry into rural mental health. Further information on the inquiry is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/work/1627/rural-mental-health/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/work/1627/rural-mental-health/</a></p><p>It is important that the right support is in place, including for those affected by flooding. NHS England has clinical guidelines on dealing with major incidents, including on providing psychosocial support for both patients and staff.</p><p>Talking therapies are available remotely so people can access help safely from home and the National Health Service is working to ensure the option of face-to-face support is provided to people with serious mental health illnesses, across all ages where it is clinically safe to do so.</p><p>The UK Health Security Agency has published flooding and health guidance to provide information to assist health professionals and public agencies to understand and mitigate the mental health risks posed by flooding. It is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/flooding-health-guidance-and-advice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/flooding-health-guidance-and-advice</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 19/02/2024 09:31:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1687613

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
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	Mental Health: Weather
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of integrating mental health data with the mapping of predictions of extreme weather events.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	13118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment. It is important that the right support is in place, including for those affected by extreme weather events. NHS England has clinical guidelines on dealing with major incidents, including on providing psychosocial support for both patients and staff.</p><p>Talking therapies are available remotely so people can access help safely from home and the National Health Service is working to ensure the option of face-to-face support is provided to people with serious mental health illnesses across all ages where it is clinically safe to do so.</p><p>The UK Health Security Agency has published an Adverse Weather and Health Plan to provide information to assist health professionals and public agencies to understand and mitigate the mental health risks posed by adverse weather conditions. It is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adverse-weather-and-health-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adverse-weather-and-health-plan</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 19/02/2024 09:27:48 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1685165

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
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	Dental Services: North of England
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 (a) adults and (b) children were admitted to hospital for a tooth extraction due to decay in the region covered by the NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	11519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The following table shows child and adult hospital admission for dental extraction due to decay in the North East and North Cumbria footprint, based on the registered general practices, each year from 2019 to present:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Adult</p></td><td><p>Child</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2,172</p></td><td><p>2,539</p></td><td><p>4,711</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>924</p></td><td><p>1,434</p></td><td><p>2,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>1,539</p></td><td><p>2,341</p></td><td><p>3,880</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>1,747</p></td><td><p>2,376</p></td><td><p>4,123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023/24</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td><td><p>1,704</p></td><td><p>2,974</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>7,652</p></td><td><p>10,394</p></td><td><p>18,046</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Secondary Uses Service data is available on the NHS Digital website via the following link: <a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/services/secondary-uses-service-sus" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/services/secondary-uses-service-sus</a></p><p>Note: Based on Primary diagnosis K02, Primary procedure, F09, F10.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 19/02/2024 14:31:51 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist