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1737301

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date	28/10/2024
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 October 2024 to Question 6194 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, whether the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has made an assessment of the potential implications for future medical decisions of the Pfizer study abstract entitled, Post Conditional Approval Active Surveillance Study Among Individuals in Europe Receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine, dated 12 March 2024; and when he plans to publish the full study.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	11248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The study abstract has been reviewed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), as part of its continuous post approval safety monitoring procedures for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine (Comirnaty). The abstract is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://catalogues.ema.europa.eu/system/files/2024-06/C4591021%20Interim%205%20Study%20Report%20Abstract%20_0.pdf" target="_blank">https://catalogues.ema.europa.eu/system/files/2024-06/C4591021%20Interim%205%20Study%20Report%20Abstract%20_0.pdf</a></p><p>The MHRA does not consider that any regulatory action is warranted at this time and will review the final study report, when it’s made available by Pfizer, as part of safety monitoring procedures.</p><p>The MHRA does not publish study reports for company studies, and further publications of results are the responsibility of Pfizer-BioNTech. The MHRA continues to closely monitor the safety of all COVID-19 vaccines and will take any regulatory action necessary should any new safety concerns be identified.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 31/10/2024 12:59:08 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1737312

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
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	Internet: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to regulate websites that promote (a) eating disorders, (b) suicide and (c) self harm.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	11282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Online Safety Act requires all in-scope services to swiftly remove illegal content as soon as they become aware of it. This includes content that intentionally encourages or assists suicide and self-harm, including eating disorder behaviours. User-to-user services which are likely to be accessed by children must use highly effective age assurance to prevent children encountering this material.</p><p>Search services also have targeted duties that focus on minimising the risk of all users encountering illegal suicide and self-harm search content, and children from harmful but legal suicide and self-harm content.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark grouped question UIN 11283 question first answered 31/10/2024 10:03:31 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1737313

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
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	Internet: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulating websites that promote (a) eating disorders, (b) suicide and (c) self harm.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	11283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Online Safety Act requires all in-scope services to swiftly remove illegal content as soon as they become aware of it. This includes content that intentionally encourages or assists suicide and self-harm, including eating disorder behaviours. User-to-user services which are likely to be accessed by children must use highly effective age assurance to prevent children encountering this material.</p><p>Search services also have targeted duties that focus on minimising the risk of all users encountering illegal suicide and self-harm search content, and children from harmful but legal suicide and self-harm content.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark grouped question UIN 11282 question first answered 31/10/2024 10:03:31 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1737342

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
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	Energy Supply: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which organisation is responsible for ensuring the connection of large energy user buildings.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	11251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>Depending on the capacity they require, large energy users can connect to either the low-voltage distribution network or the high-voltage transmission network. The networks are owned by private companies that are solely responsible for ensuring the delivery of connections and regulated independently by Ofgem. The distribution network is owned and operated by six Distribution Network Operators across Great Britain. The transmission network is owned by three Transmission Owners and operated by the National Energy System Operator.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 31/10/2024 12:27:13 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1737343

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
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	Trade Agreements: Egypt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what work the UK- Egypt Subcommittee of the Association Committee on Trade and Investment is undertaking; and when that committee will meet next.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	11252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The UK-Egypt Trade and Investment Subcommittee is a forum for promoting further trade and investment between our two countries, and the inaugural meeting was held on 18 July 2023.</p><p>At this meeting, market access issues, including ongoing regulatory collaboration in areas of shared priority and interest, such as renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and financial services, were discussed.</p><p>The Subcommittee meets as circumstances require and officials in the UK and Egypt work together on an ongoing basis on trade and investment issues.</p> answering member constituency Lothian East answering member printed Mr Douglas Alexander question first answered 31/10/2024 12:16:23 answering member 632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1737420

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time was per driving test centre in (a) the UK and (b) Great Yarmouth constituency.
tabling member constituency	Great Yarmouth
tabling member printed	Rupert Lowe
uin	11413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2024 answer text <p>The average waiting time data per driving test centre (DTC) in the UK for September 2024 is contained within the attached document. The table below shows the national average waiting time, and those DTCs that serve the Great Yarmouth constituency.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Driving test centre</p></td><td><p>Average Waiting time (September 2024)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowestoft (Mobbs Way)</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich (Peachman Way)</p></td><td><p>22.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich (Jupiter Road)</p></td><td><p>9.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 30/10/2024 17:22:02 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5158

1737462

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Alterations: Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will remove the presumption in favour of granting planning permission for developments which build extra stories on top of occupied apartment blocks.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Sir Julian Lewis
uin	11218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>As set out in our consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, the government supports upward extensions as a route to urban intensification. Planning policy makes clear that local authorities should support upward extensions where the development would be consistent with the prevailing height and form, well designed (including complying with any local design policies and standards), and can maintain safe access and egress for occupiers.</p><p>The government will keep recent changes to permitted development rights under review and as per my response to the right hon. Gentleman’s oral question on Monday 28 October 2024 (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhansard.parliament.uk%2FCommons%2F2024-10-28%2Fdebates%2FF63FF339-CE7F-46D5-B893-385DDCC9B112%2FOralAnswersToQuestions%23contribution-0A8DD1C3-9500-4C10-BDBA-5E7A78AFB221&amp;data=05%7C02%7CWrittenPQs%40communities.gov.uk%7Ca73fa7f0f0fd41cc451908dcf99518de%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638659666017089927%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JwiCU%2BZwCDwA75oADcGNIokz9tsTc1ydtxBvRUv%2FibY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Official Report HC, Volume 755, Column 524</a>), I will reflect further on the specific concern he has raised.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 31/10/2024 10:47:23 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1737471

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
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	Telephones: Fraud
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 tackle fraudulent phone calls.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	11322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes fraud seriously. DSIT works closely with the Home Office, who are responsible for fraud policy, as well as Ofcom who have duty to ensure that UK numbers are not misused, to ensure telecoms companies are doing all they can to prevent criminals hijacking their networks to reach victims. From January, new Ofcom rules will require operators to block calls from abroad which present as a UK number.</p><p>We continue to work with the telecoms sector to ensure that as threats evolve so too does the response.</p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant grouped question UIN 11323 question first answered 31/10/2024 12:59:09 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1737472

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
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	Telephones: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions he has had with telecoms companies on preventing fraudulent phone calls.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	11323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes fraud seriously. DSIT works closely with the Home Office, who are responsible for fraud policy, as well as Ofcom who have duty to ensure that UK numbers are not misused, to ensure telecoms companies are doing all they can to prevent criminals hijacking their networks to reach victims. From January, new Ofcom rules will require operators to block calls from abroad which present as a UK number.</p><p>We continue to work with the telecoms sector to ensure that as threats evolve so too does the response.</p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant grouped question UIN 11322 question first answered 31/10/2024 12:59:09 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1737526

registered interest
date	28/10/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that local SME bus operators are able to participate in future bus franchising schemes.
tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
tabling member printed	Jayne Kirkham
uin	11500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 already requires an authority to make a statement on how they will facilitate SMEs in service provision as part of the franchising process.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 September 2024, the Department consulted on updates to bus franchising guidance, these updates aim to reduce the technical barriers to franchising and support safer, more accessible services. The Department is currently reviewing the feedback received, including valuable insights from bus operators and organisations representing small-to-medium-sized operators, and will respond shortly.</p><p>The Department will continue working with local authorities to develop different franchising models that could be smaller scale, require less financial commitment and support SME participation.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 31/10/2024 09:23:59 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5279