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1718442

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department plans to undertake a (a) review of and (b) public consultation on the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	26628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>All routine policy, including the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS), is reviewed on a regular basis. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is currently looking into aspects of the scheme, following recent meetings with interested stakeholders.</p><p>Separately, work is underway with the scheme’s administrator, the NHS Business Service Authority, to review processes and make administrative changes, to improve the scheme within the current legislative framework. Formal consideration of whether any reforms to the VDPS are necessary will form part of Module 4 of the COVID-19 Inquiry, chaired by the Rt Hon Baroness Heather Carol Hallett DBE.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 26322 26635 26636 question first answered 22/05/2024 10:43:11 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1717154

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what routes are available for Syrians in Lebanon seeking asylum in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	25722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection for those who need it through a number of safe and legal routes. However, there is no provision within our Immigration Rules for someone to be allowed to travel to the UK to seek asylum or temporary refuge. Whilst we sympathise with people in many difficult situations around the world, including people from Syria, we are not bound to consider asylum claims from the very large numbers of people overseas who might like to come here. Those who need international protection should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – that is the fastest route to safety.</p><p>The UK continues to welcome refugees and people in need through our existing global resettlement schemes which include the UK Resettlement Scheme (UKRS), Community Sponsorship and the Mandate Resettlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 15/05/2024 15:00:54 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1717156

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his asylum policies of the treatment of Syrians in Lebanon by the Lebanese government.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	25723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Our assessment of the situation for Syrian nationals is set out in the relevant country policy and information notes which focus on conditions within Syria and are available on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/syria-country-policy-and-information-notes" target="_blank">Gov.uk website</a>.</p><p>There are no plans to produce a country policy and information note on Syrian nationals in Lebanon at this time.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 15/05/2024 15:28:10 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1716844

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
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: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to help tackle issues with using (a) Irish passports and (b) Northern Ireland driving licences for online verification for Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	25596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The new National Digital Identity GOV.UK One Login will enable citizens to use Northern Ireland Driving Licenses and Republic of Ireland Passport when proving their identity online, where this is appropriate. DWP are working towards a convergence plan for GOV.UK One Login. However there are no confirmed dates yet for when this will be implemented for Universal Credit.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/05/2024 12:07:05 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1716195

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Development Aid: Sanitation and Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many (a) clean water and (b) sanitation projects his Department has funded through official development assistance since 2021.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	25099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to improving access to clean water and sanitation. In 2021, UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding for Water Supply and Sanitation was £78 million. In 2022, UK ODA funding for Water Supply and Sanitation was £48 million. Official 2023 figures will be published in Autumn 2024. FCDO data shows 46 active ODA-funded development programmes with water or sanitation components.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 14/05/2024 16:51:44 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1716196

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of progress made towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	25100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK recommitted to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the 2023 UN General Assembly and the International Development White Paper places the SDGs at the forefront of UK development efforts. To get the SDGs back on track, we are working in partnership to deliver: more money, better spent. The UK is taking action to deliver the quantum leap in financing needed, but finance alone is not enough. In March 2024, the UK convened an SDG Wilton Park event with partners from around the world to discuss what actions will accelerate SDG progress, with a focus on delivering across multiple Goals at once.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 14/05/2024 16:54:44 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1716197

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Cancer: Research
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 given to the potential merits of increasing the level of funding for research into (a) pancreatic cancer and (b) other cancers with lower survival rates.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	25101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is proud to invest £1.3 billion per year on health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was over £121.8 million for 2022/23, and more is spent on cancer than any other disease group. Our investments in cancer, including rare and less survivable cancers such as pancreatic cancer, are pivotal to informing efforts to improve cancer prevention, treatment, and care.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our commitment to driving more and better research into less survivable cancers, the Government awarded £2 million to new interdisciplinary research teams tackling hard to treat cancers via the Medical Research Council’s two-day cancer sandpit strategic funding opportunity in 2023, which focused on technological innovation for understanding cancers, including pancreatic cancer, with the poorest survival rates.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR continues to encourage and welcome applications for research into any aspect of human health, including pancreatic cancer and other cancers with lower survival rates. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money, and scientific quality, rather than against specific disease funding allocations. We would welcome more applications from researchers working on pancreatic cancer prevention, treatment, and care.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 15/05/2024 15:00:40 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1713825

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 17 April 2024 to Question 21426 and 24 April 2024 to Question 22418 on Childcare: Taxation, if he will make a (a) comparative assessment of the average cost of childcare (i) when the tax-free childcare cap was set and (ii) at 24 April 2024 and (b) impact of that change on the effectiveness of tax-free childcare in supporting parents with costs.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	23809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>For Tax-Free Childcare, the £2 Government top-up for every £8 parents pay in, and the £2,000 cap on Government support which can be claimed per year and per child, were set at these levels because the Government believes they strike the right balance between helping parents with their childcare costs, and managing the public finances in a responsible way.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all aspects of childcare policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 30/04/2024 12:51:46 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1713835

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Finance: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department commenced negotiations with the Northern Ireland Minister of Finance on a new fiscal framework for Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	23810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As committed to in the financial package for the restored Northern Ireland Executive, the UK Government will agree a Fiscal Framework with the Northern Ireland Executive which will outline Northern Ireland’s long-term funding arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive, constructive engagement on the Executive’s Fiscal Framework has taken place between HM Treasury and the Northern Ireland Department of Finance officials, and between myself and the Northern Ireland Finance Minister. My officials and I will continue this regular engagement to progress these negotiations at pace.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 23811 question first answered 30/04/2024 12:55:27 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1713836

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Finance: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is for agreeing a new fiscal framework for Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	23811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As committed to in the financial package for the restored Northern Ireland Executive, the UK Government will agree a Fiscal Framework with the Northern Ireland Executive which will outline Northern Ireland’s long-term funding arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive, constructive engagement on the Executive’s Fiscal Framework has taken place between HM Treasury and the Northern Ireland Department of Finance officials, and between myself and the Northern Ireland Finance Minister. My officials and I will continue this regular engagement to progress these negotiations at pace.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 23810 question first answered 30/04/2024 12:55:27 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna