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1795351

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	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	Hong Kong: British National (Overseas)
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Hongkongers who (a) arrived in the UK on British National (Overseas) visas and (b) have subsequently become UK citizens receive consular protection in (i) Hong Kong and (ii) mainland China.
	tabling member constituency	Farnham and Bordon
	tabling member printed	Gregory Stafford
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) provides consular assistance to British nationals abroad. This includes BN(O)s who, under the Memoranda to the Joint Declaration, are eligible for consular assistance in third countries, but not in Hong Kong, Macao or mainland China. If individuals have formally renounced Chinese citizenship, it's advised that they carry clear evidence they have done so. We advise seeking legal advice where appropriate for individual cases. Individuals should also familiarise themselves with the FCDO's Travel Advice.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 25/04/2025 09:15:02 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
	tabling member	5351

1795480

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many Child Trust Funds past their maturity date have not been claimed.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text Information on Child Trust Funds is available in HMRC’s Annual Savings Statistics.<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2024</a></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 25/04/2025 08:04:47 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1795625

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to replace the Multi-role Electronically Scanned-Array radar on the E-7A Wedgetail fleet with a US-developed replacement.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46689
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>There are no plans to replace the existing Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array radar currently fitted on the UK E-7 Wedgetail Fleet.</p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 25/04/2025 06:49:41 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1795627

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to Question 41390 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty tabled by the hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford on 26 March 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>I responded to the right hon. Member on 23 April 2025.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth Sutton and Devonport answering member printed Luke Pollard question first answered 25/04/2025 06:49:58 answering member 4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard
	tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1795634

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42281 on Defence Equipment: Technology, what percentage of his Department's equipment procurement budget was spent on novel technology (a) as of 22 April 2025 and (b) in each of the last five financial years.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	46789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence continues to invest significant funding into novel technologies such as various uncrewed systems and our cutting edge Directed Energy Weapons. Further detail on the novel technologies ringfence will be finalised through the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Liverpool Garston answering member printed Maria Eagle question first answered 25/04/2025 06:50:22 answering member 483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1795648

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help tackle (a) tuberculosis and (b) other illnesses.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Sojan Joseph
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2025 answer text <p>The UK has played a significant role with international counterparts to tackle tuberculosis (TB) in recent decades.</p><p>Since 2002, TB deaths have been reduced by 36 per cent in countries where the Global Fund invests. The UK is a leading donor to the Global Fund and will this year co-host the 8<em>th</em> replenishment of the Global Fund together with South Africa.</p><p>We have also worked through our support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The UK is an important investor in product development partnerships such as the TB Alliance, contributing to the development of the new BPaLM/BPAL regimen for multi-drug resistant TB.</p><p>The UK also works with international counterparts to tackle a wide range of illnesses, including TB, through our support to the World Health Organisation, Unitaid, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and other multilateral and bilateral health programming.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 25/04/2025 08:39:58 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
	tabling member	5247

1795797

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	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	Contraceptives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to make the morning-after pill free at pharmacies in (a) Staffordshire and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Adam Jogee
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47024
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>The Department is currently planning to expand the Pharmacy Contraception Service to include the supply of emergency hormonal contraception from October 2025. This means women will have access to the ‘morning-after pill’ free of charge at pharmacies on the National Health Service, which will ensure a consistent offer across the country.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 24/04/2025 16:03:00 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5168

1795833

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	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
	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 help increase the number of high street pharmacies.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system, and the Government recognises the integral role they play within our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.</p><p>Community pharmacies are private businesses that provide NHS funded services. Most pharmacies are not directly commissioned or contracted by the NHS, instead contractors apply to gain entry to the NHS pharmaceutical list and if an application is approved, a pharmacy can open and start providing services.</p><p>Local authorities are required to undertake a pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) every three years to assess whether their population is adequately served by local pharmacies, and must keep these assessments under review. Integrated care boards (ICBs) give regard to the PNAs when reviewing applications from new contractors. Contractors can also apply to open a new pharmacy to offer benefits to patients that were not foreseen by the PNA. If there is a need for a new local pharmacy to open and no contractors apply to open a pharmacy and fill the gap, ICBs can commission a new pharmacy to open outside of the market entry processes and fund the contract from the ICBs’ budgets.</p><p>The Pharmacy Access Scheme helps protect access to pharmacies in areas where there are fewer pharmacies and higher health needs, so that no area is left without access to local, physical NHS pharmaceutical services.</p><p>In general, despite a reduction in the number of pharmacies in recent years, patient access to pharmacies remains good, and continues to be better in the most deprived areas when compared with the least deprived.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 47056 47057 question first answered 24/04/2025 16:04:40 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5239

1795834

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	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
	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 ensure (a) urban and (b) rural access to pharmacies.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system, and the Government recognises the integral role they play within our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.</p><p>Community pharmacies are private businesses that provide NHS funded services. Most pharmacies are not directly commissioned or contracted by the NHS, instead contractors apply to gain entry to the NHS pharmaceutical list and if an application is approved, a pharmacy can open and start providing services.</p><p>Local authorities are required to undertake a pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) every three years to assess whether their population is adequately served by local pharmacies, and must keep these assessments under review. Integrated care boards (ICBs) give regard to the PNAs when reviewing applications from new contractors. Contractors can also apply to open a new pharmacy to offer benefits to patients that were not foreseen by the PNA. If there is a need for a new local pharmacy to open and no contractors apply to open a pharmacy and fill the gap, ICBs can commission a new pharmacy to open outside of the market entry processes and fund the contract from the ICBs’ budgets.</p><p>The Pharmacy Access Scheme helps protect access to pharmacies in areas where there are fewer pharmacies and higher health needs, so that no area is left without access to local, physical NHS pharmaceutical services.</p><p>In general, despite a reduction in the number of pharmacies in recent years, patient access to pharmacies remains good, and continues to be better in the most deprived areas when compared with the least deprived.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 47055 47057 question first answered 24/04/2025 16:04:40 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5239

1795835

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2025
	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: South West
	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 prevent the creation of pharmacy deserts in the south west of England.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Gibson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2025 answer text <p>Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system, and the Government recognises the integral role they play within our communities, as an easily accessible ‘front door’ to the National Health Service, staffed by highly trained and skilled healthcare professionals.</p><p>Community pharmacies are private businesses that provide NHS funded services. Most pharmacies are not directly commissioned or contracted by the NHS, instead contractors apply to gain entry to the NHS pharmaceutical list and if an application is approved, a pharmacy can open and start providing services.</p><p>Local authorities are required to undertake a pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) every three years to assess whether their population is adequately served by local pharmacies, and must keep these assessments under review. Integrated care boards (ICBs) give regard to the PNAs when reviewing applications from new contractors. Contractors can also apply to open a new pharmacy to offer benefits to patients that were not foreseen by the PNA. If there is a need for a new local pharmacy to open and no contractors apply to open a pharmacy and fill the gap, ICBs can commission a new pharmacy to open outside of the market entry processes and fund the contract from the ICBs’ budgets.</p><p>The Pharmacy Access Scheme helps protect access to pharmacies in areas where there are fewer pharmacies and higher health needs, so that no area is left without access to local, physical NHS pharmaceutical services.</p><p>In general, despite a reduction in the number of pharmacies in recent years, patient access to pharmacies remains good, and continues to be better in the most deprived areas when compared with the least deprived.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock grouped question UIN 47055 47056 question first answered 24/04/2025 16:04:40 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	5239