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1760877

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date	31/01/2025
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	Lead: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2024 to Question 13215 on Lead: Contamination, when the review of lead in food (a) commenced and (b) plans to report.
tabling member constituency	Skipton and Ripon
tabling member printed	Sir Julian Smith
uin	27858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2025 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reviewing dietary lead as part of its ongoing risk analysis of environmental contaminants in food, including in areas with higher exposure. Scoping work has begun to identify the additional evidence needed, including plans to gather data on lead levels in food from high geochemical lead areas. The detailed schedule and plan for this work is not yet finalised. Updates on its progress will be made available on the FSA’s website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 06/02/2025 10:18:38 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith

1760878

registered interest
date	31/01/2025
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on in-work benefits in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Normanton and Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	27836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2025 answer text <p>There are no DWP benefits remaining that are solely payable to claimants in-work. Many allow for some element of earnings to be combined with benefit receipt, and the level of this spend on working as opposed to non-working claimants varies across different benefits.</p> answering member constituency East Ham answering member printed Sir Stephen Timms question first answered 05/02/2025 14:45:54 answering member 163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1760882

registered interest
date	31/01/2025
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Flags
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to fly the Cross of St George from 10 Downing Street on Saint Crispin’s Day in 2025.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	27912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2025 answer text <p>I refer the Rt hon. Member to the answer of 18 December 2024, Official Report, PQ 21060. <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21060" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-18/21060</a></p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 05/02/2025 17:59:43 answering member 5305
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1760906

registered interest
date	31/01/2025
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: South Derbyshire
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 reasons for delays in processing education, health and care plans in South Derbyshire constituency; and whether her Department is taking steps to provide additional support to the local authority to improve compliance with statutory timeframes.
tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Samantha Niblett
uin	27930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2025 answer text <p>This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life. The department is committed to improving inclusivity and expertise in mainstream schools, as well as ensuring special schools cater to those with the most complex needs. We want to ensure people of all ages and backgrounds can undertake activities which provide them with the skills and learning they need to support them into work and offer excellent career development and progression opportunities.</p><p>The department wants to ensure that, where required, education, health and care (EHC) plan assessments are progressed promptly and, if needed, plans are issued as quickly as possible so that children and young people can access the support they need.</p><p>Local authorities have a statutory responsibility to assess whether children and young people have special educational needs that require an EHC plan. EHC plans must be issued within 20 weeks of the needs assessment commencing so that children and young people can access the support they need. In 2023, there were 138,200 initial requests for an EHC plan and 90,500 assessments took place. 50.3% of new EHC plans in 2023 were issued within 20 weeks.</p><p>The department knows that local authorities have seen an increase in the number of assessment requests and that more needs to be done to ensure that local areas deliver effective and timely services. This includes better communication with schools and families.</p><p>A joint local area SEND inspection in Derbyshire was undertaken by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in September 2024 under the new Area SEND Inspection framework. Ofsted/CQC found widespread and/or systemic failings leading to significant concerns about the experiences and outcomes of children and young people with SEND which the local area partnership must address urgently. The report, published on 14 November, included six areas for priority action (APAs).</p><p>As a result of this inspection, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector requires the local area partnership to prepare and submit a priority action plan (area SEND) to address the identified APAs.</p><p>The department’s regional team has put in place systems to track outcomes against the APAs found by inspectors and the progress made by children and young people with SEND. The department has appointed a SEND Adviser to work collaboratively with an NHS England Adviser to challenge, support and work alongside Derbyshire County Council and the local area partnership.</p> answering member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North answering member printed Catherine McKinnell question first answered 05/02/2025 17:21:05 answering member 4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
tabling member	5150

1760909

registered interest
date	31/01/2025
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	Neurodiversity: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to provide (a) funding and (b) advisory support to employers to help increase the (i) recruitment and (ii) retention of neurodivergent people.
tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Samantha Niblett
uin	27933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2025 answer text <p>Neurodivergent people bring many positive benefits to businesses but face particular barriers to employment, which is reflected in a poor overall employment rate. We understand the importance of encouraging employers to adopt neuro-inclusive working practices so that everyone can thrive at work.</p><p> </p><p>On 29<sup>th</sup> January, the Government launched an independent panel of academics with expertise and experiences of neurodiversity to advise us on boosting neurodiversity awareness and inclusion at work.</p><p>In keeping with the Government’s pledge to bring disabled voices closer to decision-making, at least half of the panel are neurodiverse themselves.</p><p> </p><p>The panel will consider the reasons why neurodivergent people have poor experiences in the workplace, and a low overall employment rate. They will make recommendations in the Summer which consider likely mechanisms for change.</p><p> </p><p>In parallel, we are working with other areas of government to promote awareness of neurodiversity amongst employers, and we recently announced Keep Britain Working, a major independent review of the employer’s role in reducing health-related inactivity and to promote healthy and inclusive workplaces, led by the former Chair of John Lewis, Sir Charlie Mayfield.</p> answering member constituency Birkenhead answering member printed Alison McGovern question first answered 05/02/2025 15:03:45 answering member 4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern
tabling member	5150

1760910

registered interest
date	31/01/2025
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	Retail Trade: South Derbyshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department is taking steps to help support high street businesses to compete with online retailers in South Derbyshire constituency.
tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Samantha Niblett
uin	27934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2025 answer text <p>We intend to introduce permanently lower tax rates for retail, hospitality, and leisure (RHL) properties, including those on the high street, from 2026-27. This tax cut must be sustainably funded, and so we intend to apply a higher rate from 2026-27 on the most valuable properties - those with a Rateable Value of £500,000 and above. These represent less than one per cent of all properties, but include the majority of large distribution warehouses, including those used by online giants.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of these changes being made, we have prevented RHL relief from ending in April 2025 by extending it for one year at 40 per cent up to a cash cap of £110,000 per business and frozen the small business multiplier.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with businesses to understand their barriers to growth and High Streets will be a key pillar of our forthcoming Small Business Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 05/02/2025 11:44:22 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
tabling member	5150

1760915

registered interest
date	31/01/2025
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	Fertility: Lincolnshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of fertility testing in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	27830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2025 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the availability of fertility testing in the South Holland and Deepings constituency or Lincolnshire. Data is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 06/02/2025 10:59:44 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1760922

registered interest
date	31/01/2025
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Gangs: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed deletion of the Gang Violence Matrix on (a) legal risks and (b) access to justice for affected people.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Riverside
tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
uin	27937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2025 answer text <p>The now decommissioned Gang Violence Matrix (GVM) was an operational risk assessment tool used by the Metropolitan Police. The Metropolitan Police is the controller of this data and is operationally independent of Government.</p><p>The Metropolitan Police has already extended the retention of the data for 12 months to enable persons seeking clarity on their inclusion on the GVM to exercise their Right of Access. Any individual who considers they may have been included on the GVM is entitled to submit a Subject Access Request to the Metropolitan Police by 13 February 2025. The Metropolitan Police advises the public of this on its website.</p><p>As the GVM is a policing tool and matter, the Ministry of Justice has no input or remit in relation to its deletion.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 06/02/2025 10:29:29 answering member 5204
tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1760924

registered interest
date	31/01/2025
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on delivering a mandatory short term let registration scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr Simon Opher
uin	27938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2025 answer text <p>The Government is keen to introduce the registration scheme for short-term lets in England as soon as possible; the initial phase of digital development is now complete, and public testing is planned to start in the next 12 months. During the next phase of work, we will test the user interface of the scheme with a small number of users to ensure our systems and processes are robust and effective, before publicly launching a voluntary pilot of the service. The registration scheme will enable us to reap the benefits of a thriving tourist economy whilst protecting the spirit and fabric of communities, including by giving local authorities valuable data on short-term lets in their area to help address housing impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 05/02/2025 10:12:24 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
tabling member	5030

1760929

registered interest
date	31/01/2025
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charity Commission: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what purposes the Charity Commission has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	27835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2025 answer text <p>Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country.</p><p>The Charity Commission has used Generative AI (GenAI) in the production and editing of some video content in the past 12 months.</p><p>The Charity Commission has robust internal policies in place that define acceptable and prohibited uses for GenAI modules and applications, to ensure its legal and ethical use.</p><p>The Charity Commission also considers <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65c3b5d628a4a00012d2ba5c/6.8558_CO_Generative_AI_Framework_Report_v7_WEB.pdf" target="_blank">the Generative AI Framework for HM Government</a> when making decisions concerning the approval of GenAI tools and use cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 06/02/2025 12:14:26 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes