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793218

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to develop an export strategy after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	902514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>My Noble Friend the Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion (Baroness Fairhead), will lead the creation of a new export strategy, bringing together expertise from across Government and the private sector.</p><p>This strategy will ensure that Government has the right financial, practical and promotional support in place to allow businesses to benefit from growth opportunities, generating wealth and wellbeing for the whole of the UK.</p><p>In addition, the Government will launch a targeted campaign to promote the support available from UK Export Finance (UKEF), as part of the wider GREAT campaign.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 23/11/2017 13:48:06 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

792958

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Contracts for Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on the contractual obligations of private companies delivering Government services and the complaints procedures available to the public when those obligations are not met.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	114743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has issued a Model Services Contract, which includes sections on contractual obligations and remedial procedures:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526358/Model_Services_Contract_v1.02.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/526358/Model_Services_Contract_v1.02.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Crown Commercial Service also published Procurement Policy Notes (PPNs) on a range of issues including supplier past performance and prompt payment in supply chains. PPNs can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/procurement-policy-notes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/procurement-policy-notes</a></p><p>The Government Commercial Function has published a Supplier Code of Conduct, which sets out the standards we expect of those companies supplying goods and services to government:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/646497/2017-09-13_Official_Sensitive_Supplier_Code_of_Conduct_September_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/646497/2017-09-13_Official_Sensitive_Supplier_Code_of_Conduct_September_2017.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/11/2017 15:57:03 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

792959

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Females: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, what form of technical capacity the Government plans to provide to each relevant department to enable it to implement Sustainable Development Goal 5.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	114744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals including Goal 5.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office's role is primarily to co-ordinate the departmental planning process to ensure all of our obligations are adequately reflected. My department also provides support to DfID as the lead department, however, all departments are responsible for their respective contributions to the delivery of the Goals by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The departmental planning process is an effective tool in ensuring the Government is making progress in meeting our obligations, including on gender equality.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/11/2017 16:05:32 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

792969

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when the CCUS Cost Challenge Task Force will be established; and whether the terms of reference will be made public.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	114754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is currently in the process of setting up the carbon capture usage &amp; storage (CCUS) Task Force and we expect the task force to deliver a plan to Government on deploying CCUS cost effectively in the UK summer 2018. Details of its membership and terms of reference will be published on the Department’s website in January 2018.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 29/11/2017 16:55:06 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

792973

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	GP at Hand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department plans to rollout the GP at Hand service nationwide.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	114758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>GP at Hand is not a service that has been specifically commissioned by the Department or NHS England. It is a locally developed service commissioned by Hammersmith and Fulham Clinical Commissioning Group and operated by a general practice in London (Dr Jefferies and Partners) in collaboration with a private technology provider (Babylon).</p><p> </p><p>The Department and NHS England are following the development of the GP at Hand service to better understand how digital services can be adopted in a way that safeguards patients, delivers a quality service and supports the future sustainability of the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 29/11/2017 17:09:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

792974

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Transport for the North and (b) Transport for Greater Manchester on rail connectivity​ in Leigh; and what steps he is taking to improve rail connectivity in that region.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	114759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Transport for the North (TfN) and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), where a range of issues are discussed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Rail investment and HS2 programmes will lead to improved connectivity for the Greater Manchester area, including Wigan, Warrington, Bolton and central Manchester. Leigh will benefit from this.</p><p> </p><p>TfGM are advancing their wider plans for connectivity across the city region through their Greater Manchester 2040 Transport Strategy and TfN has now been established as a statutory sub-national transport body to assess transport priorities in the region.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 29/11/2017 10:22:47 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

792975

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Leigh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment​ his Department has made of the potential costs and benefits of installing a rail line and station to the town of Leigh.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	114760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has not made an assessment of the potential costs and benefits of installing a rail line and station to the town of Leigh.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s policy is that it is for local authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) to determine the best way to meet local transport needs and take the first step in evaluating benefits and prioritising available resources. It would be for Transport for Greater Manchester to develop such plans and seek funding opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 28/11/2017 11:40:11 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

792976

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2017 Question 111963 on patients: transport, for what reasons his Department will not commit​ to monitor the average duration of transfers of care.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	114761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>Placing a new, additional data collection requirement on National Health Service or local government organisations to track the duration of transfers of care for each individual patient would be disproportionate at this time. No one should stay in a hospital bed longer than necessary and the Government is committed to reducing delayed transfers of care (DToC). Information is collected monthly that allows progress against expectations for DToC reductions to be assessed.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 29/11/2017 17:34:21 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

792977

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: City of Westminster
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what monitoring his Department has in place to ensure that Westminster Magistrates Court is compliant with disability access legislation.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	114762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service has a programme of monthly inspections which are undertaken across the estate, including at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, to ensure compliance with the Equality Act 2010. Westminster Magistrates’ Court is currently compliant.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 01/12/2017 10:54:10 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

792978

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons his Department uses the Witness Service to supply drinking water to victims at magistrates courts.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	114763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice grant funds the court based Witness Service for the provision of emotional and practical support to witnesses giving evidence in criminal courts in England and Wales. The Witness Service does not have a specific responsibility to provide drinking water in courts but has, in the past, put in place arrangements for the provision of drinking water in a number of witness waiting areas where they did not exist as this is an element of supporting witnesses as they prepare to give evidence.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 28/11/2017 16:21:46 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord