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Division Votes
13 Mar 2024 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
Justin Madders voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 141 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 291 Noes - 147
13 Mar 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Justin Madders voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 147 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 292
13 Mar 2024 - National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context
Justin Madders voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 147 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 169 Noes - 293


Speeches
Justin Madders speeches from: State Pension Changes: Women
Justin Madders contributed 1 speech (5 words)
Tuesday 12th March 2024 - Westminster Hall
Department for Work and Pensions
Justin Madders speeches from: UK Armed Forces
Justin Madders contributed 1 speech (85 words)
Monday 11th March 2024 - Commons Chamber
Ministry of Defence
Justin Madders speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Justin Madders contributed 1 speech (158 words)
Thursday 7th March 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Justin Madders speeches from: Business of the House
Justin Madders contributed 1 speech (103 words)
Thursday 7th March 2024 - Commons Chamber
Leader of the House
Justin Madders speeches from: Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill: Instruction
Justin Madders contributed 2 speeches (217 words)
InstructionShared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill:
Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade


Written Answers
Powers of Attorney
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Monday 4th March 2024

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average turnaround time is for access codes to be checked when dealing with enquiries where a claimant is subject to Power of Attorney.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

When a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) application is registered and dispatched, the donor and attorneys also receive information containing an activation key. This activation key enables the donor and attorneys to create a gov.uk account for the ‘Use my LPA’ service. Using the service, donors and attorneys can create an access code and share it with third parties (e.g. banks, hospitals, other government departments). Third parties can then use the access code to view the LPA online and check if the LPA is valid or not.

The access code is valid for 30 days, after which point the donor or attorneys can request a new access code if the third party has not viewed the LPA during that period. The donor and/or attorneys can see online if the third party has viewed the LPA.

The ‘Use my LPA’ service which donors or attorneys use to create access codes is a live digital service. Third parties then using the code to view LPAs is also a live digital service. There are therefore no average turnaround times for needing to check access codes.

Lighting
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Tuesday 5th March 2024

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when her Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled New ecodesign requirements for lighting products, which closed on 4 April 2023.

Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

I refer the Hon Member to the reply I gave to him on 19 September 2023 to Question UIN 198720.

Maternal Mortality
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Tuesday 5th March 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her planned timescale is for rolling out the maternal morbidity indicator.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

The Department recognises the importance of monitoring near-misses and severe maternal morbidity, and continues to consider how a maternal morbidity indicator can be implemented. No timescales for a national rollout of the indicator have been set.

NHS England has developed 14 Maternal Medicine Networks (MMN) across England to ensure that all women with chronic and acute medical problems around pregnancy, for instance diabetes or heart disease, have access to specialist management and care from physicians and obstetrics, tackling the biggest contributors to maternal mortality. The Department is in the process of commissioning the National Institute for Health and Care Research’s Policy Research Unit for Maternal and Neonatal Health, to undertake research into developing an MMN-specific maternal morbidity outcome indicator, and provide the prevalence of current morbidity as a baseline for ongoing monitoring.

Maternity Disparities Taskforce
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Tuesday 5th March 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to assess the effectiveness of the Maternity Disparities Taskforce.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

The Maternity Disparities Taskforce brings together experts from across the health system, the Government, and the voluntary sector to explore and consider evidence-based interventions to tackle disparities in maternity outcomes and experience.

The taskforce is currently focused on developing a targeted pre-pregnancy toolkit which will encourage healthy behaviours and planning for pregnancy, by supporting women to make informed choices about their health and wellbeing. Once rolled out, the toolkit will be assessed for effectiveness against its aims.

Disabled Facilities Grants
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Tuesday 5th March 2024

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a fast-track route for the Disabled Facilities Grant when the applicant has a progressive health condition.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Government is committed to helping older and disabled people to live independently and safely. Government funding for Disabled Facilities Grant has more than doubled, rising from £220 million in 2015-16 to £623 million for 2023-24.

Local areas already have discretion in how they manage the grant, for example, they can provide grants above the £30,000 cap on a case-by-case basis or in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. In 2022, Government published guidance for local authorities on the Disabled Facilities Grant, which includes information on using discretion in local delivery of the grant. The guidance can be found here.

As with all aspects of the Disabled Facilities Grant, the Government will continue to keep the upper limit under review.

Unaudited data provided voluntarily by local authorities suggests that the average time for approval of a DFG application in 2021/22 was 29 working days. The average completion time was 88 days.

Local areas already have the power to include in their housing assistance policies a fast-track route for applicants with an urgent need for adaptations, including those with progressive health conditions. Government DFG delivery guidance provides information to local authorities on how to design housing assistance policies. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities also funds an organisation called Foundations to support local authorities with the effective delivery of the grant, and they can assist authorities in drafting policies that address local need.

Disabled Facilities Grants
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Tuesday 5th March 2024

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the average turnaround time is for the (a) approval and (b) completion of works under the Disabled Facilities Grant by local authority in England.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Government is committed to helping older and disabled people to live independently and safely. Government funding for Disabled Facilities Grant has more than doubled, rising from £220 million in 2015-16 to £623 million for 2023-24.

Local areas already have discretion in how they manage the grant, for example, they can provide grants above the £30,000 cap on a case-by-case basis or in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. In 2022, Government published guidance for local authorities on the Disabled Facilities Grant, which includes information on using discretion in local delivery of the grant. The guidance can be found here.

As with all aspects of the Disabled Facilities Grant, the Government will continue to keep the upper limit under review.

Unaudited data provided voluntarily by local authorities suggests that the average time for approval of a DFG application in 2021/22 was 29 working days. The average completion time was 88 days.

Local areas already have the power to include in their housing assistance policies a fast-track route for applicants with an urgent need for adaptations, including those with progressive health conditions. Government DFG delivery guidance provides information to local authorities on how to design housing assistance policies. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities also funds an organisation called Foundations to support local authorities with the effective delivery of the grant, and they can assist authorities in drafting policies that address local need.

Disabled Facilities Grants
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Tuesday 5th March 2024

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the current ceiling amount for the Disabled Facilities Grant.

Answered by Felicity Buchan - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)

The Government is committed to helping older and disabled people to live independently and safely. Government funding for Disabled Facilities Grant has more than doubled, rising from £220 million in 2015-16 to £623 million for 2023-24.

Local areas already have discretion in how they manage the grant, for example, they can provide grants above the £30,000 cap on a case-by-case basis or in line with a locally published housing assistance policy. In 2022, Government published guidance for local authorities on the Disabled Facilities Grant, which includes information on using discretion in local delivery of the grant. The guidance can be found here.

As with all aspects of the Disabled Facilities Grant, the Government will continue to keep the upper limit under review.

Unaudited data provided voluntarily by local authorities suggests that the average time for approval of a DFG application in 2021/22 was 29 working days. The average completion time was 88 days.

Local areas already have the power to include in their housing assistance policies a fast-track route for applicants with an urgent need for adaptations, including those with progressive health conditions. Government DFG delivery guidance provides information to local authorities on how to design housing assistance policies. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities also funds an organisation called Foundations to support local authorities with the effective delivery of the grant, and they can assist authorities in drafting policies that address local need.

Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Tuesday 5th March 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 12 of the Fifth Special Report of Session 2022–23 of the Women and Equalities Committee entitled Black maternal health: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report, published on 30 June 2023, HC 1611, what the outcome was of the scoping exercise undertaking by NHS England on (a) the implications of co-ordinating the Maternal Health Disparities review and (b) assessing how to bring relevant stakeholders together.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

The scoping work, to fully understand the implications of co-ordinating this review and determining the best way to bring the relevant stakeholders together, has not yet started.

Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Wednesday 6th March 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of maternity staff have completed cultural competence training in each NHS trust.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

This information is not held in the format requested.

Armed Forces: Personal Records
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Thursday 7th March 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the timescale is for the completion of the transfer of service records from 1 January 1963 from his Department's contracted storage site to the National Archives.

Answered by Andrew Murrison - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

The current Service Records transfer project from the Ministry of Defence Main archive in Swadlincote, Derbyshire to The National Archives is due to be completed by the end of the 2026-27 financial year.

Health Services: Artificial Intelligence
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Thursday 7th March 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned timescale is for (a) completing and (b) assessing the projects undertaken under the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award.

Answered by Andrew Stephenson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The AI in Health and Care Award was created to help accelerate the testing of artificial intelligence technologies most likely to meet the aims set out in the NHS Long Term Plan, and to develop an evidence base to support the commissioning of technologies that are clinically and cost effective. A total of £123 million has been allocated to 86 artificial intelligence technologies and of these, 48 awards have been completed, 13 are scheduled to conclude by March 2024, 17 by March 2025, five by March 2026, and three by September 2026.

All awarded technologies, aside from phase one and phase two projects, are expected to submit an evaluation one month after their completion. Evaluations are not publicly released, but will inform policy and commissioning decisions. Further information is available at the following link:

https://www.nihr.ac.uk/documents/artificial-intelligence-in-health-and-care-award-guidance-for-competition-2-all-phases-stage-1/26004#assessment-criteria

Asylum: Applications
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Thursday 7th March 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average response time was for a third country enquiry on an asylum application in each year since 2014.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

We do not routinely publish the information you have requested.

The Home Office publishes statistics on inadmissibility quarterly under the asylum and resettlement datasets. The latest statistics are available at Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Asylum
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Thursday 7th March 2024

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims are subject to third country enquiries as of 28 February 2024.

Answered by Tom Pursglove - Minister of State (Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery)

We do not routinely publish the information you have requested.

The Home Office publishes statistics on inadmissibility quarterly under the asylum and resettlement datasets. The latest statistics are available at Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Immigration: Appeals
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Thursday 7th March 2024

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the average waiting time for a First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum); and whether he plans to take steps to reduce this wait.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Information about waiting times for appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (IAC) is routinely published at: Tribunals statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and HMCTS management information - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

The latest period for which data is available is July to September 2023 (Tribunal Statistics) and December 2023 (HMCTS Management Information). Data for the period October to December 2023 (Tribunal Statistics) will be published on 14 March 2024.

HMCTS continues to invest in improving tribunal productivity through the recruitment of additional Judges, deployment of Legal Officers to actively manage cases, the development of modern case management systems and the use of remote hearing technology.

We continue to monitor and review the demand on the First-tier Tribunal (IAC) and will work with the judiciary and HMCTS on any further actions that may be needed.

Former Ministers: Redundancy Pay
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Thursday 7th March 2024

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many ministerial redundancy payments have been repaid since 2019; and by whom those repayments have been made.

Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Departments are responsible for making salary and loss of office payments to their Ministers. This information would only be held by individual departments.

Pre-school Education: Fees and Charges
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Monday 11th March 2024

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with early years providers on (a) additional charges for (i) meals and (ii) other consumables and (b) taking steps to assess the impact of those charges on parents.

Answered by David Johnston - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The department’s statutory guidance is clear that all eligible parents should have access to a free of charge place at an early years provider. The full guidance is available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/658309fd23b70a000d234d34/Early_education_and_childcare_statutory_guidance_-_April_2023.pdf. This means that a provider cannot charge parents “top-up” fees, which includes any fees covering the difference between a provider’s normal charge to parents and the funding they receive from the local authority to deliver free places. Providers must not require parents to pay a registration fee as a condition of taking up their child’s free place.

Regarding charges for consumables, government funding is intended to deliver 15 or 30 hours a week of free, high-quality, flexible childcare for eligible 2 to 4 year olds. It is not intended to cover the costs of meals, other consumables, additional hours or additional services, and providers are able to charge parents for these. However, such charges should not be made a condition of accessing a free place.

Providers should also ensure that they have a policy in place to consider the impact of charges on disadvantaged parents and those who are unable to pay additional charges.

As set out in the department’s guidance, to ensure that parents can make informed decisions on their choice of childcare, providers should publish a statement of how they deliver the free entitlements and any additional charges for optional activities outside of the entitlements. This should set out clearly the charges for meals, optional activities or additional hours.

There have been no recent discussions regarding this subject between the department and early years providers, beyond the reiteration of the guidance to local authorities who manage local relationships with providers.

Ethnic Groups: Equality
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Tuesday 12th March 2024

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her planned timetable is for implementing the policies set out in the paper entitled Inclusive Britain: Government response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, published on 17 March 2022, CP 625.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

Inclusive Britain sets out a ground-breaking action plan to tackle entrenched ethnic disparities, promote unity and build a fairer Britain for all.

In April 2023, we published a report to Parliament on the substantial progress we have made in delivering the plan.

We will publish a further update to Parliament in due course, including how many actions have been completed and a timeframe for delivering the remaining actions.

Maternity Disparities Taskforce: Membership
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Tuesday 12th March 2024

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 59 of the Third Report of Session 2022–23 of the Women and Equalities Committee, HC 94, published on 18 April 2023, how many and what proportion of members of the Maternity Disparities Taskforce are from organisations that are run by and for Black women.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

The Maternity Disparities Taskforce brings together experts to explore and consider evidence-based interventions, in order to tackle disparities in maternity outcomes and experience. These experts include representatives from across the health system, the Government, and the voluntary sector.

Membership includes the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, including the Maternity Consortium, which ensures representation from organisations run by and for women from ethnic minority groups. A full list of its members is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maternity-disparities-taskforce-terms-of-reference/maternity-disparities-taskforce-terms-of-reference#:~:text=Members%20comprise%20of%20representatives%20from,Health%20Improvement%20and%20Disparities%20(OHID)

Ministers: Defamation
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Tuesday 12th March 2024

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is the Government's policy to pay (a) legal costs and (b) damages in relation to allegedly defamatory comments made by Ministers.

Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

In line with the established practice under multiple administrations of all political colours, Ministers are provided with legal support and representation where matters relate to their conduct and responsibilities as a Minister.

Statistics relating to costs of settling claims, costs of legal support, and the number of times the provision of legal support has been authorised or declined are not maintained by the Cabinet Office. Funding for appropriate legal costs, including any out-of-court settlements, would be met by the relevant department's budget.

As set out in Chapter 6 of the Cabinet Manual, Ministers are indemnified by the Crown for any actions taken against them for things done or decisions made in the course of their ministerial duties. The indemnity covers the cost of defending the proceedings, as well as any costs or damages awarded against the minister. Decisions about whether to provide legal support are made by the relevant department’s Accounting Officer.

This reflects an important principle that Ministers should be able to carry out their official duties, supported by official advice, in a way which they see fit, without the risk of personal liability constraining their ability to take those official actions. Of course, Ministers remain accountable to Parliament and the wider public for their actions as a Minister.

It would have a chilling effect on public life if Ministers faced the prospect of personal financial harm from those seeking to pressure the Government through vexatious or hostile litigation (or the threat thereof).

More broadly, the principle of legal support from the public purse for official duties is not confined to government. I would observe that there is insurance available to MPs provided by the House at taxpayers’ expense, designed to protect hon. Members when carrying out parliamentary and constituency duties. This includes professional indemnity insurance that covers defamation. I also note that the House of Lords Commission is due this week to discuss the provision of professional indemnity insurance to peers.

Kate Sang
Asked by: Justin Madders (Labour - Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Wednesday 13th March 2024

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to her letter of 23 October 2023 to UK Research and Innovation on that organisation's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion board, whether her Department has paid a sum to Professor Kate Sang in relation to that letter.

Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

I refer the hon. Member to the opening statement by the Secretary of State at the Lords Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee on 12 March 2024.




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Parliamentary Debates
Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill: Instruction
10 speeches (1,011 words)
InstructionShared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill:
Tuesday 5th March 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Chris Elmore (Lab - Ogmore) Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders) for his and his team’s support.As the - Link to Speech