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894657

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Antisemitism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to tackle antisemitism.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	905038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Anti-semitism must be understood for what it is – racism against Jewish people. There can be no excuses for anti-semitism. My Department has led the way across government in tackling anti-semitism, as my Rt Hon Friend, Sajid Javid, highlighted in this House on 17 April. This requires actions, not just words, as this government is doing.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 30/04/2018 16:50:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

894658

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to build new homes.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	905040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>New homes should be built out as soon as possible once planning permission is granted. Under this Government, new house building starts are at their highest levels for nine years – we are building on progress by revising the National Planning Policy Framework, diversifying the market to increase the pace of development, and have commissioned my Rt Hon Friend, the member for West Dorset, to lead a review of build out rates.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 30/04/2018 16:45:13 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

894659

registered interest
date	30/04/2018
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	Leasehold: Unfair Practices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to tackle unfair practices in the leasehold system.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	Mr William Wragg
uin	905044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling unfair leasehold practices, which is why we are working with the Law Commission to make buying your freehold or extending your lease easier, faster, fairer and cheaper.</p><p> </p><p>We want to ensure leaseholders have the right support to deal with onerous ground rent and will consider further action if developer’s schemes to compensate individuals don’t go far enough.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 30/04/2018 16:20:48 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

891372

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2018 to Question 135341, what her definition of in due course is in relation to when she plans to respond to the letter of 16 February 2018 referenced M2417/18.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	138007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Government is committed to ensuring that victims of modern slavery are comprehensively supported during their time in the National Referral Mechanism (NRM), and that they are less vulnerable when they leave specialist support. This is why Government announced comprehensive reforms to the NRM in October 2017, including the introduction of an increased period of ‘move on’ support for those transitioning out of government funded support, and the provision of 6 months drop-in support for those who have leave to remain in the UK. Given the complexities of the issues raised in M2417/18, it is right that the Home Office carefully considers these before responding.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/04/2018 15:27:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

891373

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the student loan repayment threshold for students who have taken out loans in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	137894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and therefore decisions on this issue are for local politicians in locally accountable political institutions to consider and act upon. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is continuing to meet the political parties to review the current position and explore how we might achieve the restoration of devolution while ensuring the good governance of Northern Ireland in the interim.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/04/2018 14:08:17 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

891374

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Planning Obligations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the value was of planning obligations agreed to in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion of that value was attributed to (a) direct payments, (b) affordable housing and (c) other types of contributions.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	138115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy we have been working urgently to identify any other buildings over 18 metres with potentially unsafe aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding. With the support of local authorities, fire and rescue services and the expert panel, MHCLG is supporting building owners to take immediate steps to ensure the safety of residents. Homes England is also reviewing the implications where homes may have been purchased with the support of Help to Buy Equity Loan.</del></p><p><strong><ins class="ministerial">The Government does not hold data for every year since 2010-11. In March this year we published a study on “The Incidence, Value and Delivery of Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure Levy in England in 2016-17”. This found that last year Section 106 obligations with estimated value of £5.1 billion had been levied. This included affordable housing contributions worth an estimated £4 billion. £75 million of this was delivered through commuted sums, and the remainder was delivered in-kind.</ins></strong></p><p><strong><ins class="ministerial">Excluding affordable housing and land, s106 obligations to the value of £613.1 million were levied in direct contributions, and obligations to the value of £72.1 million were levied in in kind contributions.</ins></strong></p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab previous answer version 55042 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab 55219 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab question first answered 01/05/2018 12:27:45 question first ministerially corrected 03/05/2018 14:58:03 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

891375

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Information Commissioner's Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to ensure that the Information Commissioner's office has sufficient resources to enable it to enforce the General Data Protection Regulations when those Regulations come into force.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	137895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Government is committed to ensuring that the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is able to continue to function as a world class regulator, working effectively across the UK to safeguard the rights of individuals in relation to their data. To this end, we have granted the ICO pay flexibility up to 2020/21 so it can review and update its pay and grading structure, to ensure that the organisation is in the best position to develop and retain effectively its existing resources and expertise.</p><p> </p><p>We have also recently introduced new data protection charges, which will provide an increase of over £10 million per annum to the ICO’s income. These increased funds will also enable the ICO to continue to develop the level of expertise available to it and, pivotally, to recruit an additional 30% of their current headcount to support its ongoing data protection work, including its regulatory obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).</p><p> </p><p>The Commissioner has said of our actions that she is “confident that this will allow me to prepare the ICO for its critical role under the new dat&quot;a protection regime ensuring that the UK has a strong and expert regulator in an area recognised for its importance to the digital economy and society as a whole.&quot;</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/04/2018 09:18:42 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

891376

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Mental Illness: Children and Young People
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 on the effect of (a) poverty and (b) material deprivation on child and adolescent mental ill health.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	137955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The most recent study on the prevalence of the mental health of children and young people in Great Britain was carried out in 2004 and shows that the prevalence of mental disorders was greater among children in families with a gross weekly household income of less than £100 (16%) compared with those with an income of £600 or more (5%). Prevalence rates in the 2004 published full survey are shown in relation to family’s employment status, gross weekly household income, receipt of disability benefits, socio-economic classification, and ACORN classification, a system of segmenting households by levels of prosperity. The survey was carried out by the Office for National Statistics and can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/statisticsonchildhoodandadolescentmentalhealth" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transparencyandgovernance/freedomofinformationfoi/statisticsonchildhoodandadolescentmentalhealth</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned a new survey on the prevalence of mental disorders among children and young people, due to be published in autumn 2018 by NHS Digital. The survey is planned to include information on mental disorder prevalence in relation to household income quintiles and by the Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 30/04/2018 15:46:42 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

891377

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Educational Psychology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many educational psychologists were employed in the (a) public sector and (b) private sector in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	137956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>In November 2016, there were 1,368 educational psychologists (EP) that were reported as being directly employed by local authorities in England. This excludes local authorities where EP provision has been outsourced or shared with other local authorities. In addition, individual academies and free schools do obtain private provision.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding the number of educational psychologists employed in the private sector is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 30/04/2018 16:14:00 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

891378

registered interest
date	25/04/2018
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	Cerebral Palsy: Medical Treatments
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 make available on the NHS, Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy procedures to reduce spasticity in lower limbs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	137896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>NHS England does not currently routinely commission Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy surgery and published a policy in 2014 based on the clinical evidence available at that time, which did not demonstrate the benefits of surgery over and above other non-surgical treatment options (such as intensive physiotherapy).</p><p> </p><p>However, given the continued clinical and patient interest in the procedure, NHS England invested in a Commissioning through Evaluation (CtE) scheme which has gathered new ‘real world’ evidence from 140 children undergoing surgery in selected centres in England. The interim results of this scheme, independently evaluated by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, together with an updated review of the published evidence of clinical effectiveness, have been used to support the drafting of an updated policy proposition which will be considered as part of NHS England’s relative prioritisation process for investments in specialised care in May 2018.</p><p> </p><p>If appropriate, there may also be an opportunity to further review the policy once the full evaluation is available from the CtE scheme in autumn 2018.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 30/04/2018 13:18:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson