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1727321

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	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	Semiconductors: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to have discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the expansion of skills in the (a) design, (b) fabrication and (c) packaging of semiconductors.
	tabling member constituency	Meriden and Solihull East
	tabling member printed	Saqib Bhatti
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>This Government recognises skills as an essential lever to maximise the potential of our semiconductor sector, drive growth and create high-quality jobs across the whole of the UK. I regularly meet with my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, and our departments will work together to secure our future talent pipeline for the UK’s priority technology sectors, including in semiconductors. The recently announced Skills England will play a vital role in uniting government, business, training providers, and unions to address the skills needs of the next decade.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 09/09/2024 15:35:06 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
	tabling member	4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti

1727323

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	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	Semiconductors
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans he has to support the National Semiconductor Institute.
	tabling member constituency	Meriden and Solihull East
	tabling member printed	Saqib Bhatti
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>This government recognises the strategic importance of semiconductors as a critical technology for the future of the UK and a significant enabler of the government’s growth and clean energy missions. The Department recognises a number of challenges to growth of the UK semiconductor sector, including industry fragmentation and a lack of long-term innovation strategy. We are currently reviewing a range of options to address this and unlock growth in the sector, including the National Semiconductor Institute. We will announce further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 09/09/2024 15:38:03 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
	tabling member	4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti

1727344

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	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	Heart Diseases: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of providing annual ECGs to young people on the number of victims of sudden cardiac death; and if he will hold discussions with his Italian counterpart on lessons that could be learned from that country.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK National Screening Committee reviewed screening young people for sudden cardiac death in 2019. They found there was insufficient evidence to support the introduction of whole population screening in the United Kingdom. However, this issue is kept under review.</p><p>The review found that there continued to be uncertainty regarding the number of people affected, that there is not a good predictive test, and that there is no agreement about who to treat and how people should be treated. There are currently no plans to talk with the Italian Minister of Health on the matter of sudden cardiac death.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 09/09/2024 15:02:05 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1727345

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Help to Buy loan repayment applications are being processed; and how many and what proportion of these applications have been outstanding for more than (a) three and (b) six months.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Data is publicly available in the Homes England annual report on the total redemptions for each year:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F66a76e080808eaf43b50d887%2FHomes_England_Annual_Report_and_Financial_Statements_2023_to_2024.pdf&amp;data=05|02|Lisa.Binns-Sykes%40communities.gov.uk|8f778450c3bc45c436f808dcce71794c|bf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8|0|0|638612233962482566|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D|0|||&amp;sdata=uvRcOAVsG9RvbWN0ZxIB9L6KUwZgYy8xZ2X5Re2%2FOnc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66a76e080808eaf43b50d887/Homes_England_Annual_Report_and_Financial_Statements_2023_to_2024.pdf</a> pg 79</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 09/09/2024 12:51:03 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1727349

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	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	HIV Infection: Colne Valley
	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 expand access to preventative HIV care beyond sexual health services in Colne Valley constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Paul Davies
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the sexual health of the whole population, which would encompass access to and quality of sexual health services within England, including in the Colne Valley constituency.</p><p>Public health services commissioned by local authorities in England continue to be funded through a ring-fenced Public Health Grant. In 2024/25, the total Public Health Grant to local authorities has been confirmed at £3.603 billion, through which sexual health services are funded. Local authorities are best placed to commission sexual health services that best meet the needs of their local population. We will work with local government and other key partners to prevent ill health, improve the wider determinants of health, reduce the inequalities that drive poor health, and agree on the most effective interventions to achieve our shared ambitions.</p><p>The Government has committed to commission a new HIV Action Plan to end new HIV transmissions within England by 2030, which will consider how best to improve access to HIV prevention and care. Department officials are working with ministers and key sector stakeholders in the development of the plan, and an update will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne grouped question UIN 4142 question first answered 09/09/2024 15:22:34 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	5317

1727364

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	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	Obesity: Young People
	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 tackle rising levels of obesity among people under 25 years old.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Supporting people to stay healthier for longer is at the heart of the Government’s Health Mission. We face a childhood obesity crisis, and the Government will take action to tackle it head on, easing the strain on our National Health Service and creating the healthiest generation of children ever.</p><p>As set out in the King’s Speech, we will bring forward the necessary secondary legislation to ban junk food advertising to children and stop the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16-year-olds. The Government is also committed to stop the targeting of school children by fast food outlets by empowering councils to block the development of new fast-food shops outside schools.</p><p>The Government recognises that prevention will always be better than a cure. Further action on obesity under the Government’s Health Mission will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 09/09/2024 14:19:15 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1727368

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Corsham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment the Department has made of the merits of the bid for a railway station in Corsham.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Aside from Restoring Your Railway (RYR) projects currently at the delivery stage or in construction, all remaining RYR-originated projects, including the Corsham station proposal, will be reviewed as part of preparations for the upcoming Spending Review. Ministers have been clear that not all proposed transport projects will be able to proceed to delivery due to the challenging financial situation facing the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 09/09/2024 09:40:56 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
	tabling member	5239

1727369

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions have taken place at (a) official and (b) ministerial level between the Propriety and Constitution Group and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) on the establishment of the CSC’s review of appointments made by exception at delegated grades since 1 July 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Civil Service Commission is the independent regulator of Civil Service recruitment and carries out its functions independently of Government and in line with the provisions of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>On Friday 30 August the Civil Service Commissioner wrote to departments, including the CO, to say that they would carry out a short review of appointments made by exception since 1 July.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 09/09/2024 15:47:34 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1727380

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Senior Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the (a) names and (b) job titles of all senior civil service jobs in her Department at director level and above (i) offered and (ii) appointed since 30 May 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Laura Trott
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The below appointments to Senior Civil Service roles at Director level and above have been made since 4 July 2024:</p><p> </p><p>1. Louise Tinsley - Director of Special Advisers &amp; Chancellor Engagement</p><p>2. Timothy Power - Director, Business and International Tax</p><p> </p><p>Ian Corfield has resigned as a Senior Civil Servant and been appointed as an unpaid adviser.</p><p> </p><p>Offers of employment are personal information as individuals are not Directors (or above) until they take up a role.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury does not comment on individual appointments at Deputy Director level.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 4257 question first answered 09/09/2024 20:17:46 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott

1727381

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Senior Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the (a) names and (b) job titles of all senior civil service jobs in her Department at Deputy Director level and above (i) offered and (ii) appointed since 30 May 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Laura Trott
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The below appointments to Senior Civil Service roles at Director level and above have been made since 4 July 2024:</p><p> </p><p>1. Louise Tinsley - Director of Special Advisers &amp; Chancellor Engagement</p><p>2. Timothy Power - Director, Business and International Tax</p><p> </p><p>Ian Corfield has resigned as a Senior Civil Servant and been appointed as an unpaid adviser.</p><p> </p><p>Offers of employment are personal information as individuals are not Directors (or above) until they take up a role.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury does not comment on individual appointments at Deputy Director level.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray grouped question UIN 4256 question first answered 09/09/2024 20:17:46 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
	tabling member	4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott