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1731910

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Discharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding he plans to provide for the resettlement of personnel leaving the armed forces in the 2024-25 financial year.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	7500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>Resettlement services are offered to all personnel leaving the Armed Forces, with employment support and training delivered through the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to all Regular Service Leavers. The CTP is the official provider of Armed Forces resettlement support to all Regular Service Leavers, regardless of time served.</p><p> </p><p>The new CTP Contract launched on 1 October 2024 and looks to build on the success of the previous contract in providing a ‘gold standard’ of resettlement support to Service Leavers as part of the wider transition support provided by the Ministry of Defence which includes through-career attainment of life skills, and access to Defence Transition Services which offers targeted support for those facing challenges in successful transition. Service personnel leaving the Regular Armed Forces are entitled to access resettlement services two years prior to their discharge date and for two years post discharge.</p><p> </p><p>Resettlement services are delivered under the CTP (Defence Commercial Category B) contract with a total budget provision of £110 million over 10 years. We will not be releasing the requested annual figure as this is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 10/10/2024 16:32:06 answering member 5235
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1731914

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
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	Cauda Equina Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take further steps to encourage NHS Hospital Trusts to adopt the GIRFT pathway for Cauda Equina Syndrome.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	7398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>We are aware of the challenges faced by those living with rare diseases such as Cauda Equina Syndrome and remain committed to making improvements across the healthcare system through implementation of the UK Rare Diseases Framework. The Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme is a national NHS England programme designed to improve the treatment and care of patients through in-depth review of services, benchmarking, and presenting a data-driven evidence base to support change. GIRFT’s work to raise awareness and support implementation of the NHS England pathway for patients with suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome is ongoing, and we have been encouraged to see signs of progress in many trusts across England since the pathway was shared in February 2023. Where trusts report barriers to implementation, for example, in the staffing of magnetic resonance imaging scanners 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, we are working to support them by sharing best practice and recommendations to help ensure the pathway can be fully adhered to. We are undertaking a programme of stakeholder engagement events at the national, regional, system and site level to promote the benefits of the pathway.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 10/10/2024 16:10:10 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1731917

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Child Maintenance Service to calculate a paying parent's liability using their household income rather than their individual income.
tabling member constituency	Angus and Perthshire Glens
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	7539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) operates on the principle that both parents have financial responsibility for their child, including contributing to their food and clothing, as well as contributing towards the associated costs of running the home that the child lives in. The calculation represents an amount of money that is broadly commensurate with the amount that a paying parent would spend on the child if they were still living with them.</p><p> </p><p>The CMS will assess how much the paying parent should pay the receiving parent, which in most cases is based on a percentage of the paying parent's gross annual income, before tax and national insurance but after pension contributions. This can also include income from certain assets, savings and investment such as dividends or property income. Income from other members of the household is not considered as they have no financial responsibility for the qualifying child.</p><p> </p><p>The income of the receiving parent is not taken into consideration as they are already contributing as the child's primary caregiver and their income should not remove the responsibility of a paying parent to support their child.</p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western grouped question UIN 7541 question first answered 10/10/2024 14:24:33 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1731919

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
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	Childcare: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Child Maintenance Service has made of the potential merits of ensuring that both parents are equally liable for childcare costs.
tabling member constituency	Angus and Perthshire Glens
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	7541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) operates on the principle that both parents have financial responsibility for their child, including contributing to their food and clothing, as well as contributing towards the associated costs of running the home that the child lives in. The calculation represents an amount of money that is broadly commensurate with the amount that a paying parent would spend on the child if they were still living with them.</p><p> </p><p>The CMS will assess how much the paying parent should pay the receiving parent, which in most cases is based on a percentage of the paying parent's gross annual income, before tax and national insurance but after pension contributions. This can also include income from certain assets, savings and investment such as dividends or property income. Income from other members of the household is not considered as they have no financial responsibility for the qualifying child.</p><p> </p><p>The income of the receiving parent is not taken into consideration as they are already contributing as the child's primary caregiver and their income should not remove the responsibility of a paying parent to support their child.</p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western grouped question UIN 7539 question first answered 10/10/2024 14:24:33 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1731920

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have left each police force since 4 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	7563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of police officers who leave the service in England and Wales, broken down by Police Force Area (PFA), on an annual basis in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a>.</p><p>The latest information covers the period to 31 March 2024. Data from 4 July 2024 are not held centrally. The ‘Leavers Open Data Table’ that accompanies the main statistical release contains information on the number of police officers that left the police service, in each financial year, from the year ending March 2007 to March 2024, is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/669a917cce1fd0da7b59294f/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-240724.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/669a917cce1fd0da7b59294f/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-240724.ods</a></p><p>Data for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 is due for publication in Summer 2025.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham answering member printed Dame Diana Johnson question first answered 10/10/2024 13:16:45 answering member 1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1731921

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on its purchase of new zero-emission buses from non-UK manufacturers.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	7564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>None. This is a devolved matter and, as such, a decision for the Scottish Government.</p><p>I have recently met UK bus manufacturers to understand how the UK Government can support the transport sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Edinburgh South answering member printed Ian Murray question first answered 10/10/2024 13:22:38 answering member 3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1731925

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service: Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) increase productivity in the civil service.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	7568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to improving the productivity of the public sector to deliver high quality public services, achieve value for money and support economic growth. The Government will develop a strategic plan for a more efficient and effective civil service, including bold options to improve skills, harness digital technology and drive better outcomes for public services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 10/10/2024 16:19:07 answering member 5305
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1731927

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to further education (FE) providers to support a pay increase for FE teachers commensurate with the pay increase provided to school teachers following the implementation of the recommendations of the School Teacher Review Body.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	7587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The department recognises the vital role that further education (FE) teachers and providers play in developing the skills needed to drive the government’s missions to improve opportunity and economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>The government does not set or recommend pay in FE. The pay and conditions of FE staff remains the responsibility of individual colleges and providers who are free to implement pay arrangements in line with their local needs.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing around an additional £600 million in FE across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years. This includes extending retention payments of up to £6,000 after tax to eligible early career FE teachers in key subject areas. The department is also continuing to support recruitment and retention with teacher training bursaries worth up to £30,000 tax-free in certain key subject areas, and with support for industry professionals to enter the teaching workforce through the Taking Teaching Further programme.</p><p> </p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a Budget on 30 October to be followed by a multi-year spending review in the spring of next year. Decisions about future post-16 funding and capital programmes will be subject to the outcomes of these fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby question first answered 10/10/2024 16:18:26 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1731929

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
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, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the use of third party apps to assist in booking practical driving tests on waiting times for people not using those apps.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	7589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.</p><p>Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at driving test centres, include the recruitment of driving examiners, conducting tests outside of regular hours, including at weekends and on public holidays, and buying back annual leave from driving examiners.</p><p>As of 7 October 2024, there were 571,047 car practical driving tests booked, and 89,349 driving tests available within the 24-week booking window.</p><p>A survey by DVSA suggests that only 10% of learner drivers use third parties to book their tests. Most either book appointments themselves or through their approved driving instructor (ADI).</p><p>To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, The DVSA continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests. Such apps or bots are not approved by DVSA. They make it harder for candidates to get a test and can also result in people paying more for a test. DVSA will continue to take steps to block cancellation services from accessing the booking system, which is having a positive impact.</p><p> </p><p>DVSA operates an online booking service (OBS) for instructors and trainers so that they can book and manage driving and riding tests for their pupils. DVSA has made changes to the OBS by stopping automatic online registrations to use the service, ensuring each company that registers employs an ADI and removing access for any companies not linked to driving instructors.</p><p>In January 2023, DVSA changed the terms and conditions for using the booking service to help prevent anyone from selling tests at profit. Since then, DVSA has issued 313 warnings, 766 suspensions, and closed 705 businesses for misuse of its booking service.</p><p>Following these changes, there has been a significant drop in traffic to these services because DVSA is successfully identifying and blocking apps or bots.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 10/10/2024 09:54:45 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1731930

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
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	Smoking: Hospitals
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 strengthen the enforcement of no smoking policies on NHS hospital grounds in England.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	7590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>Smoking has been prohibited by law in virtually all enclosed and substantially enclosed workplaces and public places, including hospital buildings, throughout the United Kingdom since July 2007. Smoke-free legislation in England forms part of the Health Act 2006 and The Children and Families Act 2014.</p><p>Enforcement powers for smoke-free places are given to local authorities, who must identify appropriate officers to enforce smoke-free regulations. The most appropriate team for this will vary by local authority but powers are most commonly assigned to teams of officers covering environmental health, health and safety or a similar area.</p><p>Smoke-free policies in National Health Service hospital grounds in England go beyond requirements by law and are developed and implemented by the local NHS trust.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 10/10/2024 16:17:27 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green