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969030

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date	06/09/2018
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	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps the Government has taken to ensure that (a) negotiations between Vertex Pharmaceuticals and NHS England on access to Orkambi for people with cystic fibrosis proceed without further delay and (b) an agreement is reached between the two parties.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	171383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>It is crucial that patients have access to the most effective and innovative medicines at a price that represents value to the National Health Service. While Ministers are keeping a very close eye on negotiations, it is the responsibility of NHS England as the commissioner and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as the independent body that is responsible for making recommendations on whether drugs and other treatments represent a clinically and cost-effective use of NHS resources, to work with Vertex to agree a deal to secure the best outcome for patients and a price for Orkambi that is fair and responsible.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has proposed its best offer ever for a drug. This offer, in the region of £500 million over five years, is the largest ever commitment of its kind in the 70-year history of the NHS. This would guarantee immediate and expanded access to both Orkambi and the drug Kalydeco for patients who need it. Whilst it is disappointing that Vertex has not taken up NHS England’s offer, we are pleased to hear that it has responded positively to NHS England’s and NICE’s latest offer to meet. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lord O’Shaughnessy), the Secretary of State for Health (Rt. hon. Matt Hancock MP) and I have and continue to urge Vertex to reconsider this fair offer.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 171384 question first answered 14/09/2018 13:32:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

969031

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
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	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
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 oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of 17 July 2018, Official Report, column 384, what progress the Government has made on access to Orkambi in England since Vertex Pharmaceuticals was called on to accept NHS England’s proposal to make that drug available to people with cystic fibrosis.
tabling member constituency	Thornbury and Yate
tabling member printed	Luke Hall
uin	171384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>It is crucial that patients have access to the most effective and innovative medicines at a price that represents value to the National Health Service. While Ministers are keeping a very close eye on negotiations, it is the responsibility of NHS England as the commissioner and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as the independent body that is responsible for making recommendations on whether drugs and other treatments represent a clinically and cost-effective use of NHS resources, to work with Vertex to agree a deal to secure the best outcome for patients and a price for Orkambi that is fair and responsible.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has proposed its best offer ever for a drug. This offer, in the region of £500 million over five years, is the largest ever commitment of its kind in the 70-year history of the NHS. This would guarantee immediate and expanded access to both Orkambi and the drug Kalydeco for patients who need it. Whilst it is disappointing that Vertex has not taken up NHS England’s offer, we are pleased to hear that it has responded positively to NHS England’s and NICE’s latest offer to meet. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lord O’Shaughnessy), the Secretary of State for Health (Rt. hon. Matt Hancock MP) and I have and continue to urge Vertex to reconsider this fair offer.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 171383 question first answered 14/09/2018 13:32:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall

969040

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equality Act 2010
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress the Government has made on the implementation of section 36 of the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	171364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text In March this year, the Government announced its intention to commence Section 36 of the Equality Act 2010 in its response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report on disability and the built environment. The announcement made clear that further work on identifying and assessing any additional burdens on local authorities is first required before a commencement date can be given. We hope to make an announcement on timing of commencement of Section 36 of the Equality Act 2010 as soon as possible. answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/09/2018 08:43:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

969045

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of crime in London in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	171369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2018 answer text <p>Crime figures for England and Wales are published quarterly by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and incorporate police recorded crime (PRC) and the independent Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW). The table below shows the latest changes in PRC for London for the year ending March 2018 compared to the previous year.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Year ending </strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>% change </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-17</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Mar-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Total recorded crime </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>774,734</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>820,920</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>192,979</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>201,125</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>17,668</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>19,804</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>24,174</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>32,751</p></td><td><p>35%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>69,493</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>76,727</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Shoplifting</p></td><td><p>48,102</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>47,014</p></td><td><p>-2%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Theft offences</p></td><td><p>376,567</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>405,122</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Criminal damage and arson</p></td><td><p>62,652</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>60,054</p></td><td><p>-4%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Drug offences</p></td><td><p>37,520</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>35,696</p></td><td><p>-5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p><p>Overall, crime recorded by police forces in England and Wales increased by 11% in the year ending March 2018. The independent Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said that this increase is largely due to improvements in crime recording by police forces, and the increased willingness of victims to report such crimes to the police. The ONS has also noted that there have been genuine rises in some low-volume, high-harm categories of violence, notably knife crime, gun crime and homicide. Our Serious Violence Strategy, published on 9 April, puts greater focus on steering young people away from a life of crime, while continuing to promote a strong law enforcement response.</p><p>The most recent national crime figures are published by the Office for National Statistic in ‘Crime in England and Wales: year ending March 2018’ (<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2018" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2018</a>).</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 05/10/2018 12:54:09 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

969071

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Agriculture: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will hold discussions with the National Farmers' Union on the supply of agricultural workers during the implementation period.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	171325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2018 answer text <p>During the implementation period, the UK will remain a signatory of the EU Treaties and the rights and obligations contained in them, including with respect to the movement of agricultural workers. Our domestic implementation of EU law remains in place.</p><p>On Thursday 6th September, the Home Office and Defra announced a nationwide pilot scheme to bring migrant workers to UK farms. More information is available at Gov.uk. We will continue to engage with stakeholders, including the National Farmers' Union, during this pilot and as we seek reciprocal mobility arrangements with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/10/2018 09:03:11 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

969084

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
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	Spaceflight: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how his Department plans to allocate the two million pounds for assessing options for horizontal spaceports in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	171395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>As part of Farnborough International Airshow on 15th August 2018, the UK Space Agency announced £2m of funding in support of horizontal spaceflight and spaceports, to further accelerate this early-stage market. The UK Space Agency is working closely with colleagues from several government departments, including the Scotland Office, to finalise the details of this scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We must, of course, ensure that any use of public funds provides value for money and will benefit the UK. We plan to make further announcements, subject to business case, later in 2018.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/09/2018 13:55:51 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

969090

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Succession: Dispute Resolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the potential merits of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in relation to inheritance estate dispute cases in the civil court.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	171343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The department supports the use of ADR in all appropriate cases and will be carefully considering the report of the Civil Justice Council on the greater use of ADR in the civil justice system in general when it is published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has no plans to carry out an assessment of the merits of alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) procedures, such as mediation, conciliation and expert determination in relation to inheritance disputes in the civil court.</p><p> </p><p>ADR procedures can be used to resolve inheritance estate disputes, whether or not they involve civil court proceedings. In all civil court proceedings, including those relating to inheritance, the Civil Procedure Rules require the court to further the overriding objective of dealing with cases justly and at proportionate cost. This includes encouraging the parties to use ADR, if the court considers that approach to be appropriate, and facilitating the use of the procedure.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/09/2018 13:29:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

969112

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
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	Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the criteria is for placing a person in the Universal Credit Limited Capability for Work category without attending a work capability assessment.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	171353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA) advises DWP Decision Makers on whether a claimant has limited capability for work. CHDA can make its assessments based on scrutiny of available written information, including a questionnaire that the claimant is asked to complete, giving details of how their health condition or disability impacts on their day-to-day activities.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants are only asked attend a Work Capability Assessment where CHDA finds the available written information is inconclusive and is unable to advise, based on that evidence, how the claimant’s condition may impact upon their capability for work.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2018 13:44:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

969114

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Research: EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the framework for the future relationship with the European Union within the Withdrawal Agreement is planned to include details on the future association to the Ninth EU Framework Programme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	171404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2018 answer text <p>As talks progress on the future relationship, we are working hard and at pace to deliver the best possible agreement on the future framework, which will be to the mutual benefit of both the UK and the EU. The Government’s recent White Paper set out its ambition to agree a far-reaching science and innovation accord as part of our future relationship with the EU. This includes exploring association in research and innovation programmes, including Horizon Europe.</p><p>The UK and the EU have been clear that the Withdrawal Agreement and the Future Framework form a package, and that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed - meaning that neither document can be considered final until this is true of both. With talks ongoing, we remain firmly on track to reach agreement on the Withdrawal Agreement and the Future Framework in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 27/09/2018 15:01:51 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

969118

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department uses Office for National Statistics estimates of personal well-being when formulating policy; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve national well-being in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	171300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury considers a wide range of information when formulating policy, including personal wellbeing statistics. The government has supported living standards through raising the personal allowance and introducing the National Living Wage, and supporting families through the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/09/2018 13:00:53 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane