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1731058

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date	04/10/2024
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	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to help support the growth of small businesses.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	David Baines
uin	6857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Small businesses are the beating heart of our high streets, our communities, and essential to our economic success. The Government will boost small business growth and productivity by delivering upon the commitments within Labour's nine-point Plan for Small Business published prior to the election.</p><p>As a first step, we announced on 19th September 2024 new measures to help small businesses and the self-employed tackle the scourge of late payments and long payment terms.</p><p>We are also creating opportunities for small businesses to access the finance they need to scale up and to break into new markets through exporting.</p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 14/10/2024 14:14:07 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
tabling member	5092

1731059

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) financial incentives and (b) other support for (i) farmers and (ii) the wider agricultural sector for investment in (A) machinery and (B) infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	David Baines
uin	6858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting all farming sectors to increase levels of productivity whilst increasing their sustainability and resilience. We are looking carefully at how to position further investment and support to enable the delivery of this Government's objectives, including a range of existing and new fiscal and non-fiscal support. We will confirm plans for the rollout of schemes and our wider approach as soon as possible, and the farming budget beyond this year will be part of the government’s spending review.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 11/10/2024 13:08:33 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5092

1728259

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to (a) review the surplus arrangements and (b) transfer the investment reserve fund to members of the Mineworkers Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	David Baines
uin	4827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>Our Manifesto committed to reviewing the surplus sharing arrangements and transferring the Investment Reserve back to scheme members. We are committed to ending the injustice of the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme and work on delivering these commitments is already underway.</p> answering member constituency Croydon West answering member printed Sarah Jones question first answered 12/09/2024 06:10:13 answering member 4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
tabling member	5092

1728280

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled You could get Pension Credit – Week of Action to drive take up, published on 1 September 2024, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of that campaign on trends in the level of applications for Pension Credit.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	David Baines
uin	4848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The department has secured funding to support increased staffing and fund our communications strategy to support our programme of activity to drive up Pension Credit claims. The latest data available shows we have received around 38,500 Pension Credit claims in the 5 weeks since the announcement on 29th July (which is up to and including w/c 26th August).</p><p> </p><p>This represents a 115% increase in Pension Credit claims received by the Department in the past 5 weeks compared to the 5 weeks before.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 12/09/2024 13:58:38 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	5092

1727937

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Curriculum: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to reform the national curriculum.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	David Baines
uin	900337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The government has established an independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering ages 5 to 18, chaired by Professor Becky Francis CBE.</p><p>The review will seek to refresh the curriculum to ensure it is cutting edge, fit for purpose and meeting the needs of children and young people to support their future life and work.</p><p>The government’s ambition is for a curriculum that delivers excellent foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, and ensures every young person gets the opportunity to develop creative, digital, and speaking and listening skills particularly prized by employers.</p><p>The review will look closely at the key challenges to attainment for young people, and the barriers which hold children back from the opportunities and life chances they deserve – in particular those who are socio-economically disadvantaged, or with special educational needs or disabilities.</p><p>The views of the sector will be pivotal to the review and there will be extensive engagement throughout. A call for evidence will be launched in the coming weeks and the review will also undertake a national roadshow, meeting and taking input from staff on the frontline.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 09/09/2024 16:02:07 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5092

1721835

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: St Helens North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the cost to the public purse was of funding state schools in St Helens North constituency in (a) 2024 and (b) 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	David Baines
uin	550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>The department cannot provide comparable funding for St Helens North constituency back to 2010, due to the changes in the funding system since that time. Therefore, the scope of the funding in 2010 and 2024 are not directly comparable. In particular, in 2018/19 the central services provided by local authorities were split out from the schools block funding, and instead became funded separately through the central school services block from that year onwards.</p><p> </p><p>The schools national funding formula (NFF) determines schools’ core revenue funding, in respect of 5 to 16 year olds, for all mainstream schools in England. Constituency figures are based on an aggregate of schools’ notional NFF allocations. In 2024/25, the schools in St Helens North constituency received an aggregated total of £86.5 million through the NFF. The allocations that schools within a constituency actually receive are determined by the local funding formula in their area.</p><p> </p><p>The above figure is for mainstream schools only. The department does not hold constituency level funding data for special schools.</p><p> </p><p>​In addition to this core revenue funding, schools also receive funding through a number of separate streams, including pupil premium, Universal Infant Free School Meals funding, PE and sport premium funding, and the recovery premium, and the National Tutoring Programme to support education recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. The department also has a capital budget, which funds a range of programmes for schools, such as the Schools Rebuilding Programme. Additionally, schools will receive funding for 16 to 19 year olds, or for children in school nursery provision, if applicable.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 24/07/2024 12:01:44 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5092

1721836

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Poverty: St Helens North
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the number and proportion of children living in poverty in St Helens North constituency in (a) 2024 and (b) 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	David Baines
uin	551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of Children living in absolute and relative poverty per constituency are published annually in the “Children in low income families: local area statistics” publication and can be found in tabs “6_Absolute_ParlC” and “5_Relative_ParlC” at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-in-low-income-families-local-area-statistics-2014-to-2023" target="_blank">Children in low income families: local area statistics 2014 to 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. The latest statistics published on 21 March 2024 cover the years 2014/15 to 2022/23. Figures are not available prior to 2014/15 and are produced on a before housing costs basis only.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 24/07/2024 09:51:13 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	5092

1721837

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Broadband: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help ensure that (a) Brsk, (b) Openreach and (c) other broadband providers use existing infrastructure wherever possible when installing new broadband provision.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	David Baines
uin	552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>We fully understand people’s concerns about the excessive deployment of telegraph poles, and are urgently considering options to address this.</p><p> </p><p>Obviously, telegraph poles can play an important role in delivering connectivity to communities and competition between providers can offer consumers greater choice and cheaper rates, but it is vital that operators share infrastructure wherever possible in the interests of local communities.</p><p> </p><p>The law already provides for this. The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 require operators to share infrastructure where practicable, and the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 made it easier for operators to upgrade and share existing apparatus.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, providers can also use the Communications (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2016 (“the ATI regulations”), which are designed to facilitate sharing for physical infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 24/07/2024 13:01:58 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
tabling member	5092

1716164

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Business: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help increase business investment in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	24957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade works with partners to promote investment opportunities across the North West to overseas investors and provide support for businesses wishing to be based within the region.</p><p>The Government is investing £80 million in the Liverpool City Region Freeport and £320 million in Investment Zones in the Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester creating new jobs and attracting new businesses. Both the Investment Zone and Freeport have key locations in St Helens.</p><p>The Government also supports a range of programmes dedicated to helping businesses to grow. In March this year, we launched the second-generation Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, with £660 million committed to support debt and equity finance for businesses across the North of England. Since its launch in 2012, the Start Up Loans programme has provided over £121 million of loans to new entrepreneurs across the North West region, as of 13 September 2023.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 14/05/2024 08:22:03 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1716165

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	Pharmacy: St Helens
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 has made an assessment of the potential impact of pharmacy closures on the quality of primary care in St Helens constituency since 2019.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	24958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>On 31 December 2023, there were 18 pharmacies in St Helens North constituency. Between 31 March 2019 and 31 December 2023, no pharmacies closed in St Helens North, and no new pharmacies opened. This year, there has been one closure in February 2024, as a result consolidation. Consolidation is a merger of two pharmacy businesses, and does not create a gap in the provision of pharmaceutical services.</p><p>Access to pharmaceutical services remains good, with 95% of the population of St Helens North living within a 20-minute walk from a pharmacy. This exceeds the national average of 80%. Residents of St Helens North can also access services from distance selling pharmacies that operate nationally.</p><p>It is the role of local authorities in England to undertake pharmaceutical needs assessments for their areas, every three years, to ensure provision continues to meet their population’s needs. Integrated care boards (ICBs) have regard to those assessments when commissioning services, and where a pharmacy closure impacts the access to services, a new contractor can apply to open a pharmacy in the area.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 13/05/2024 10:55:53 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn