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1732390

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
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	Respiratory System: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that respiratory conditions are prioritised in the new 10 year plan for the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Salford
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	7787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2024 answer text <p>The 10-Year Health Plan will consider the changes needed to meet the three health mission goals, which are: a fairer system where everyone lives well for longer; a National Health Service that is there when people need it; and fewer lives lost to the biggest killers.</p><p>We will carefully be considering policies with input from the public, patients, health staff, and our stakeholders, as we develop the plan.</p> answering member constituency Gorton and Denton answering member printed Andrew Gwynne question first answered 16/10/2024 08:29:18 answering member 1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1732391

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce new clean air targets in line with World Health Organisation guidelines; and if he will fund (a) local and (b) regional authorities to tackle the worst areas of air pollution in the course of this parliament.
tabling member constituency	Salford
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	7788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to meeting current legal targets for air quality, including the targets recently set under the Environment Act 2021, and will review the policy measures needed to achieve them. We will deliver a comprehensive Clean Air Strategy, including a series of interventions to reduce emissions so that everyone’s exposure to air pollution is reduced.</p><p> </p><p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) air quality guidelines are intended to inform the setting of air quality standards and are not ready-made targets for direct adoption as they do not consider achievability or individual countries’ circumstances. However, we will consider WHO guidelines as part of an evidence led process when considering future targets.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 15/10/2024 18:00:44 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1730465

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Pension Credit: Take-up
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department takes to identify (a) people and (b) households eligible for Pension Credit who have not applied for it.
tabling member constituency	Salford
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	6287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>Building on last year’s ‘Invitation to Claim’ trial, the Department will be directly contacting approximately 120,000 pensioner households who are in receipt of Housing Benefit and who may also be eligible for, but not currently claiming, Pension Credit. We can identify and target these households using DWP’s Housing Benefit data.</p><p> </p><p>In order to maximise the take-up of Pension Credit, we have been running an extensive national campaign since September on a range of channels, including print and broadcast media to encourage pensioners to check their eligibility and make a claim. The campaign targets potential pension-age customers, as well as friends and family who can encourage and support them to apply.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to engage with a range of external partners who can help promote Pension Credit through their own channels and networks.</p><p> </p><p>We are also asking local authorities to support our Pension Credit campaign - the Secretary of State and the Deputy Prime Minister wrote to all local authorities in August. Many already undertake their own initiatives to identify eligible households and promote take-up; and over 160 local authorities have responded positively to our ‘call for action’</p><p>Like all means-tested benefits, a person’s eligibility for Pension Credit and the amount they may get depends on their specific financial and personal household circumstances, information which DWP does not have. That’s why it is not currently possible to accurately identify people who may be entitled to Pension Credit just from DWP data.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 10/10/2024 14:33:48 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds previous answer version 7756 answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1730466

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Pension Credit: Take-up
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to communicate with (a) people and (b) households eligible for Pension Credit who have not yet applied for it to encourage Pension Credit take up.
tabling member constituency	Salford
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	6288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2024 answer text <p>In order to maximise the take-up of Pension Credit, we have been running an extensive national campaign since September on a range of channels, including print and broadcast media to encourage pensioners to check their eligibility and make a claim. The campaign targets potential pension-age customers, as well as friends and family who can encourage and support them to apply.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to engage with a range of external partners who can help promote Pension Credit through their own channels and networks.</p><p> </p><p>Building on last year’s ‘Invitation to Claim’ trial, the Department will be directly contacting approximately 120,000 pensioner households who are in receipt of Housing Benefit and who may also be eligible for, but not currently claiming, Pension Credit. We can identify and target these households using DWP’s Housing Benefit data.</p><p> </p><p>We are also asking local authorities to support our Pension Credit campaign - the Secretary of State and the Deputy Prime Minister wrote to all local authorities in August. Many already undertake their own initiatives to identify eligible households and promote take-up; and over 160 local authorities have responded positively to our ‘call for action’.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds question first answered 10/10/2024 14:43:25 answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds previous answer version 7757 answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Emma Reynolds answering member 4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1730483

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of child safeguarding monitoring after a child’s parent is imprisoned.
tabling member constituency	Salford
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	6289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has recently reviewed its Child Safeguarding and Prison Public Protection policies, so as to enhance their effectiveness, notably in relation to monitoring and mitigating risks to children. HMPPS staff are required to check if prisoners received into custody have caring responsibilities for any children, to exchange information with Children’s Services and record known safeguarding concerns. There are robust arrangements for monitoring those cases where an adult in prison is identified as posing a risk to children.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS has worked with the Department for Education to review and update the Working Together to Safeguard Children statutory guidance, which was published in December 2023. The updated guidance helps to strengthen the arrangements between HMPPS and local Children’s Services, particularly in relation to responding to child safeguarding concerns and collaborating to improve outcomes for children at risk of abuse or neglect.</p><p> </p><p>In July this year we produced the first official statistics on children of prisoners, estimating that over the course of a year around 193,000 children in England and Wales may be affected by a parent being in, or going to, prison. We recognise there is more that can be done to make sure that children with a parent in prison do not fall through the cracks, which is why this Government has committed to ensuring that those young people are identified and offered the support they need.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 11/10/2024 13:22:40 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1730484

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children have (a) parents and (b) guardians who are imprisoned; and how many of those children are living without an adult guardian.
tabling member constituency	Salford
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	6290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government recently published the first official statistics to estimate the number of children affected by parental imprisonment using administrative government data. It's estimated that between 1 October 2021 and 1 October 2022 there were around 193,000 children with a parent in prison. These statistics take a broad view of parental responsibility and include those with caring responsibility, legal guardianship, or primary care for a child, and therefore we are unable to split the data out into separate figures for those with a parent and those with a guardian. The Department for Education who hold responsibility for children, and the Ministry of Justice both fully recognise the importance of being able to identify children with a parent in prison.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 11/10/2024 13:05:40 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1730485

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to support the children of people who are imprisoned.
tabling member constituency	Salford
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	6291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government recently published the first official statistics to estimate the number of children affected by parental imprisonment using administrative government data. It's estimated that between 1 October 2021 and 1 October 2022 there were around 193,000 children with a parent in prison. We fully recognise the importance of being able to identify children with a parent in prison to make sure they receive the support they need, which is why a commitment on this was included in our manifesto.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice is working closely with the Department for Education who hold responsibility for children to determine how effectively identify these children and provide support for both them and for the parent in prison. The support will be informed by learnings from previous interventions and pilots, and engagement both with those with lived experience and organisations from the Voluntary, Charity and Social Enterprise sector.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 11/10/2024 13:10:26 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1730497

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	Bereavement Support Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending bereavement support payments to widowers who were unmarried and living with their partner but who were not pregnant or eligible for child benefit.
tabling member constituency	Salford
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	6292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Bereavement Support Payment is currently only available to those who are married, in a cohabiting relationship with dependent children, or in a civil partnership. A marriage or civil partnership is a legal contract associated with certain rights. including entitlement to benefits derived from another person's National Insurance contributions such as Bereavement Support Payment. In February 2023, the Government extended bereavement benefits to cohabitees with children in response to two court judgments. However, for families without children, the basic principle for only paying BSP where there was a legal union remains. The Government keeps the eligibility of all benefits including Bereavement Support Payments, under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 14/10/2024 15:50:18 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1729457

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Bowel Cancer: Endoscopy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Fit For Future Fund will include purchasing new equipment for endoscopy services used to diagnose bowel cancer.
tabling member constituency	Salford
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	5586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2024 answer text <p>Increasing capacity to meet demand for diagnostic services and returning to waiting time standards for cancer, including the Faster Diagnosis Standard, are both priorities for the Government.</p><p>It is our ambition to introduce a new Fit For the Future fund to provide the National Health Service with the latest technology and to replace outdated equipment to make diagnoses, including cancer diagnoses, more accurate and timely, and to improve the experience for patients.</p><p>More detailed plans for future funding will be informed by NHS England's assessment of priorities, and will be set out at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 08/10/2024 15:05:48 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1728617

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Journalism: Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking steps with his international counterparts to negotiate a UN convention on the protection of journalists.
tabling member constituency	Salford
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	5064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK already works through existing UN conventions and mechanisms which require states to uphold rights that address the key risks faced by journalists. The UK also works through the Media Freedom Coalition to champion the protection of journalists. In 2022 the UK renewed our commitment to the UN Plan of Action for the Safety of Journalists, and we support the Council of Europe's Journalism Matters campaign for the safety of journalists launched in 2023. The UK has contributed £2.8 million to the UNESCO Global Media Defence Fund in the last 4 years.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 18/09/2024 15:54:42 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey