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851469

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Bubonic Plague
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department has taken in response to the recent outbreak of plague in Africa.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	904084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>DFID supported the World Health Organisation to send 114 experts, mobilise 1.2 million doses of antibiotics and establish nine treatment centres to assist the Government of Madagascar, where the plague outbreak occurred. Three experts from the UK’s Public Health Rapid Support Team also provided vital support to contain the outbreak.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/02/2018 16:25:22 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

851470

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What proportion of her Department's aid spending is committed to tackling religious persecution.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	904085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>DFID does not disaggregate specific information on aid spending committed to tackling religious persecution, however, we are firmly committed to protecting ethnic and religious minorities, and we raise the issue with partner countries. The UK promotes and protects the right to freedom of religion or belief internationally, regionally and bilaterally.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/02/2018 16:27:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

851471

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to reduce the global prevalence of HIV and AIDS.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	904086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in efforts to end the AIDS epidemic, including through our major investment in the Global Fund. Our integrated approach builds on improvements in access to treatment, while seeking to reduce new infections, particularly among adolescent girls, women and other groups still left behind.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/02/2018 16:28:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

851472

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	904087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is the third-largest humanitarian donor to Yemen, with £205 million this financial year. This provides enough food for 3.4 million people for at least a month, nutrition support for 1.7 million people, and clean water and sanitation for an expected 1.2 million people. We play a leading role in lobbying all sides to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/02/2018 16:30:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

851473

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Crops
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote food security in developing countries by increasing crop yields.
tabling member constituency	Montgomeryshire
tabling member printed	Glyn Davies
uin	904088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>DFID continues to invest in the development of crops that are more productive, that are resistant to diseases and able to withstand drought and flooding; and to get these into widespread use by farmers. Over 10 million farmers in developing countries have benefited from these investments.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 28/02/2018 16:31:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4041 label Biography information for Glyn Davies

851474

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	904090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK is the third-largest humanitarian donor to Yemen, with £205 million this financial year. This provides enough food for 3.4 million people for at least a month, nutrition support for 1.7 million people, and clean water and sanitation for an expected 1.2 million people. We play a leading role in lobbying all sides to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/02/2018 16:33:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

851475

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to support people with disabilities in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	904092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>Disability inclusion is a top priority for DFID. DFID programmes are tackling stigma and discrimination, and supporting people with disabilities to access services, opportunities and rights. In July, the UK will host a Global Disability Summit to increase action and investment, lock-in progress and share best practice.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/02/2018 16:33:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

847706

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2018 to Question 122605 will he publish the clauses of the contract between HS2 Ltd and CEK JV for HS2 that guarantee the full delivery of the HS2 contract now that Carillion is unable to fulfil any part of that contract.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	129383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>As a Joint Venture CEK were subject to the following contractual clause:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Z12 Joint and several liability</strong></p><p>Z12.1 If the <em>Contractor</em> is a Joint Venture</p><p>(1) each of the parties comprising the Joint Venture are jointly and severally liable to the <em>Employer</em> for the performance of this contract and all liabilities, acts and omissions of the <em>Contractor</em> under or in connection with this contract are the liabilities, acts or omissions of each party comprising the Joint Venture under or in connection with this contract,</p><p>(2) without limiting or prejudicing any other provisions of this contract, if any of the parties comprising the Joint Venture ceases to be a member of the Joint Venture or suffers one of the events described in clause 91.1, the other parties or party carry out and complete the <em>works</em> in accordance with this contract,</p><p>(3) the <em>Contractor</em> gives notice to the <em>Employer</em> and the <em>Project Manager</em> as to which of the parties comprising the Joint Venture has the authority to bind the <em>Contractor</em> for all the purposes of this contract and</p><p>(4) the <em>Contractor</em> keeps the <em>Employer</em> and the <em>Project Manager</em> informed promptly of any changes in the Joint Venture whether in relation to any incorporated entity or its constituent entities or the entities forming an unincorporated joint venture, including changes in legal status, the occurrence of any of the events described in clause 91.1, amalgamation, demerger, merger, deterioration in financial condition, de-ratings, major legal claims and suits, and any other matter or circumstance that could reasonably be deemed to be of concern to the <em>Employer</em> or the <em>Project Manager</em>.</p><p> </p><p>[Regarding (4) above, Carillion Construction Limited was subject to an ‘event described in clause 91.1’ when it was put into liquidation on 15 January 2018]</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/02/2018 16:20:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

847707

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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	Life Expectancy
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 22 January 2018 to Question 123454, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the decline in life expectancy in some local authority areas and the disparity in life expectancy across local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>We recognise that the causes of health inequalities are multi-faceted and highly complex. We take a comprehensive and strategic approach to reducing health inequalities that addresses the root social causes, promotes healthier lifestyles for all and improves the consistency of NHS services.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken tough action to protect the public’s health - introducing a sugar tax as part of our childhood obesity plan, standardised packaging cigarettes and a world-leading diabetes prevention programme. It will take time for these measures to have an effect, so no assessment of their impact has been made. Our commitment is demonstrated by the £16 billion we will invest over the current spending period until 2020 to support local public health services. Local authorities must consider health inequalities when investing this ring-fenced money.</p><p> </p><p>We have introduced transparent measurement through high level measures to reduce health inequalities in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in the Public Health Outcomes Framework and NHS Outcomes Framework. In March 2015, we published an additional list of selected NHS Outcomes Framework indicators for which health inequalities data has been made available. Last year Public Health England (PHE) published a report entitled ‘Public Health Outcome Framework: Health Equity Report’, which provides detailed statistics on the distribution and drivers of health inequality across England, with a specific focus on ethnicity. The report is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629563/PHOF_Health_Equity_Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629563/PHOF_Health_Equity_Report.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>PHE has published a number of statistics, evidence reports and tools to enable local government and the wider public health system to take effective action on health equity.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 28/02/2018 17:21:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

847709

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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	Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing the use of off-label medications in the treatment of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	129385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2018 answer text <p>We have made no such assessment. Prescribers are able to use medicinal products outside their licensed indications where they are satisfied that they best meet the individual clinical needs of their patient. This is part and parcel of normal clinical practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 28/02/2018 17:18:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan