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1721835

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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

1696964

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Urban Areas: Newton-le-Willows
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to paragraph 5.140 of the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, when plans to publish details of funding for Newton-Le-Willows.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	19387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Long Term Plan for Towns will see up to £20 million of funding and support from the Government for Newton-Le-Willows over the next decade. I wrote to the Member for St Helen’s North and the Leader and Chief Executive of St Helen’s Borough Council on 19 March 2024 setting out next steps for developing the Long Term Plan for their town. This included details of the funding that will be provided for Newton-Le-Willows.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 27/03/2024 10:40:24 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1696965

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: GCE A-level
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of schools in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West she expects to offer A-Levels in modern foreign languages in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	19388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>The department does not produce projections of future trends of the number of students taking specific qualifications or future trends in the number of schools or colleges offering specific qualifications.</p><p>The department recognises the importance of the study of languages in Britain and is taking steps to increase the number of pupils studying languages at GCSE level and beyond. This is particularly important given that languages became non-mandatory at GCSE in 2004. The recently launched Language Hubs programme is comprised of 15 lead hub schools from across England, including a hub based in the North West. The lead hub schools will work with other schools in their areas to improve standards of language teaching, in line with recommendations of the Teaching Schools Council’s 2016 ‘Modern Foreign Languages Pedagogy Review’.</p><p>Managed by the National Consortium for Languages Education, the programme provides high-quality teacher Continuing Professional Development and includes improving transition from key stage 2 to key stage 3, increasing opportunities among disadvantaged pupils to study languages, and increasing the access to home, heritage, and community languages.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 25/03/2024 17:54:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1696966

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Foster Care: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the number of foster care placements in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) the North West.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	19389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The department is investing over £36 million this parliament to deliver a fostering recruitment and retention programme, so that foster care is available for more children who need it. This will boost approvals of foster carers, as well as aiding the retention of foster carers already in place.</p><p>St Helens North is participating in this programme, working in a regional cluster group, ‘Foster4’, which is led by Warrington.</p><p>Greater financial support for foster carers will help improve the experiences of all children in care. For the second year running, the department is increasing the National Minimum Allowance (NMA) above the rate of inflation. For 2024/2025, the NMA will increase by 6.88%. This is on top of a 12.43% NMA increase in 2023/24.</p><p>In addition, the department estimates that changes to tax and benefit allowances will give the average foster carer an additional £450 per year as well as simplifying the process for self-assessment returns for most foster carers.</p><p>The department will also build on its investment since 2014 of over £8 million to advance the work of the Mockingbird programme, an innovative model of peer support for foster parents and the children in their care where children benefit from an extended family environment.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 27/03/2024 15:18:05 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1696967

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding her Department has provided to research projects based in (a) St Helens North constituency, (b) the North West and (c) the UK in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	19390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>In the 12 months leading to the start of January 2024, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) awarded:</p><ul><li>None to organisations located in St Helens North constituency during this period;</li><li>£264m to organisations performing research projects in the North West of England</li><li>£4.9bn to organisations performing research projects in the UK.</li></ul><p>These figures include a range of investments made via UKRI’s Research Councils and Innovate UK, but the figure excludes formula-based block grants deployed through universities which will also have gone to research projects in this region.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 27/03/2024 15:19:49 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1697065

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate her Department has made of how many people in St Helens North constituency have been affected by the infected blood scandal.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	19391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department has not made an estimate of the number of people who were treated with contaminated blood products and given contaminated blood transfusions by the National Health Service in St Helens North constituency.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 26/03/2024 11:20:04 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn