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1803837

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which countries her Department has had discussions with on temporarily taking failed asylum seekers from the UK.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>We do not provide a running commentary on discussions with our overseas partners.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle grouped question UIN 53005 question first answered 22/05/2025 10:33:45 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1803850

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept id	36
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
	hansard heading	By-elections: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what information the Electoral Commission holds on the average cost to local authorities for holding (a) Parliamentary and (b) local authority by-elections, broken down by local authority ward.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission does not hold data on the average cost to local authorities for holding elections. Local authorities are responsible for managing the costs of elections within their area and hold their own local data. The cost of conducting UK parliamentary elections is paid for by the UK Government through the Consolidated Fund, while local elections are paid for directly from the individual local authority budgets.</p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) produces a report on the costs of each UK parliamentary general election, including a breakdown of costs by category, such as staff costs and equipment. The report for the 2024 UK parliamentary general election will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Sir Jeremy Wright question first answered 22/05/2025 09:02:15 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1803931

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	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	Dentistry: Rural Areas
	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 he is taking to improve the retention and recruitment of dentists in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	South Shropshire
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist, particularly in rural and coastal areas. The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild dentistry in the long term, we will reform the dental contract with the sector, with a shift to focus on prevention and the retention of NHS dentists.</p><p>The additional 700,000 urgent dental appointments are being made available across the country, with specific expectations for each region. These targets are more heavily weighted towards those areas where they are needed the most.</p><p>Integrated care boards have also started to advertise posts through the Golden Hello scheme. This recruitment incentive will see up to 240 dentists receiving payments of £20,000 to work in those areas that need them most for three years. As of 10 April 2025, in England, there are 53 dentists in post with a further 44 dentists who have been recruited but are yet to start in post under this scheme. Another 256 posts are currently advertised.</p> answering member constituency Aberafan Maesteg answering member printed Stephen Kinnock question first answered 22/05/2025 12:06:55 answering member 4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1803933

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with her international counterparts on the potential cost to the public purse of proposed agreements with third countries to take failed asylum seekers from the UK.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>We do not provide a running commentary on discussions with our overseas partners.</p> answering member constituency Wallasey answering member printed Dame Angela Eagle grouped question UIN 53004 question first answered 22/05/2025 10:33:45 answering member 491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1803949

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	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	Civil Society: Employers' Contributions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a fund to support (a) voluntary, (b) community and (c) social enterprise sector organisations to offset increases to National Insurance Contributions.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>This government recognises the vital role that charitable organisations and community groups play in providing crucial support to families and individuals across the country. These organisations, as well as the wider Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector, are integral to the Government’s vision for national renewal and delivery of the five national missions.</p><p>DCMS Ministers have met with representatives from the VCSE sector and are aware of their concerns about the National Insurance contributions (NICs) changes. We recognise the need to protect the smallest businesses and charities, which is why we have more than doubled the Employment Allowance to £10,500, meaning that more than half of businesses (including charities) with NICs liabilities will either gain or see no change this year.</p><p>We continue to promote availability of funding for smaller charities in several ways, including delivery of a number of grant schemes, such as the ‘Know Your Neighbourhood Fund’. Support for charities is also available through social investment which provides access to grants, repayable finance and a blend of the two. In particular, this government is continuing to look at how dormant assets can be used to support the availability of finance to facilitate VCSEs becoming more entrepreneurial and financially resilient. An estimated £350 million will flow into the Dormant Assets Scheme between 2024-28, with details on how this money will be distributed to be provided in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 22/05/2025 11:14:55 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1803952

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	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	Civil Society: North East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps she has taken to provide funding to the (a) voluntary, (b) community and (c) social enterprise sector in (i) the North East and (ii) Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The Government has taken a range of steps to provide funding to the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector in the North East.</p><p>The Government recently committed up to an additional £2.8 million for the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund, which is designed to widen participation in volunteering and tackle loneliness. The Government has also committed up to an additional £1 million for the Social Enterprise Boost Fund, a fund which provides business support and grant funding to social entrepreneurs. These place-based programmes will continue delivering funding to the VCSE sector in the North East, specifically Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, County Durham, South Tyneside and Sunderland, as well as other areas in England until March 2026.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 22/05/2025 11:17:41 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1803964

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport (Duty to Cooperate) Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will (a) respond to and (b) support the provisions outlined in the Transport (Duty to Cooperate) Bill; and if she will meet the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge to discuss the Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Runnymede and Weybridge
	tabling member printed	Dr Ben Spencer
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>I understand that the second reading of this Bill is scheduled for 13 June. The Government will set out its position as part of that debate.</p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 22/05/2025 11:45:05 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
	tabling member	4785 label Biography information for Dr Ben Spencer

1804016

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	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	NHS: Negligence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost of lawyers to the public purse in medical negligence cases in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. The following table shows the payments made for clinical negligence claims from 2021/22 to 2023/24:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Financial year payment raised</td><td>NHS defendant legal costs</td><td>Claimant legal costs</td><td>Total legal costs</td><td>Compensation</td><td>Total payments including legal costs and compensation</td></tr><tr><td>2021/22</td><td>£156,935,099</td><td>£470,094,066</td><td>£627,029,165</td><td>£1,777,234,356</td><td>£2,404,263,521</td></tr><tr><td>2022/23</td><td>£159,982,259</td><td>£489,706,081</td><td>£649,688,340</td><td>£1,985,073,662</td><td>£2,634,762,002</td></tr><tr><td>2023/24</td><td>£166,889,578</td><td>£545,140,258</td><td>£712,029,836</td><td>£2,112,384,509</td><td>£2,824,414,344</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The data for 2024/25 is not yet finalised; and</li><li>annual payments for clinical negligence claims can relate to incidents which occurred many years ago, and so payments for one claim can occur over multiple years, including interim amounts paid before settlement, payments upon settlement, and annual periodic payments for some matters settled in previous years.</li></ol><p> </p><p>The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the NHS in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years, and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances.</p><p>The causes of the overall cost rise are complex and there is no single fix, as costs are likely to be rising because of a range of factors, including higher compensation payments and legal costs, rather than more claims or a decline in patient safety.</p><p>We recognise that this is an important issue, and ministers intend to look at all the drivers of cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Merron question first answered 22/05/2025 09:23:00 answering member 347 label Biography information for Baroness Merron
	tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1804017

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	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	Animal Experiments
	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 with (a) scientists, (b) industry and (c) civil society to phase out testing on animals.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion Preseli
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”. Work to support this transition must be science-led and in lock step with partners and the government has been consulting scientists, industry and civil society as this process unfolds.</p><p>The government will publish a strategy to support the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods later this year and has engaged with scientists, industry and civil society to draft this strategy.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 22/05/2025 08:41:34 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1804039

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2025
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will hold discussions with InterTrade UK on the potential impact of the trade agreement with the EU on internal trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2025 answer text <p>The Government's new strategic partnership with the EU will deliver greater prosperity and security for Northern Ireland and the UK as a whole. In particular, the new SPS Agreement with the EU will facilitate the smooth flow of agrifood and plants from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, protecting the UK’s internal market, reducing costs for businesses and improving consumer choice.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Intertrade UK is focused on promoting all internal UK trade including work to support businesses across the UK realise the full benefits of the new SPS Agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn question first answered 22/05/2025 10:07:51 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell