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1011435

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Social Security Benefits: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure confidentiality of medical information handled by contracted employment support allowance and personal independence payment assessors.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	194249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The contracts for the Departments Health Providers who are assessing the needs of claimants for Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment include strict confidentiality clauses for the protection of personal medical information. The highest priority is placed on confidentiality, protecting the information the Health Providers hold about claimants securely. The Health Providers have detailed and strictly enforced policies relating to data protection and records management to ensure that the data they hold is dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the contracts.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/11/2018 16:35:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1010672

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Liquefied Petroleum Gas: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether an assessment has been made of the potential merits of creating a regulatory body to oversee the pricing of domestic LPG supplies.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	193557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes that it is essential that domestic Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) consumers get a fair deal and therefore the powers held by an independent Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provide the best long-term guarantee of competitive prices and consumer protection.</p><p>The supply of bulk domestic LPG remains subject to regulation under the Domestic Bulk LPG Investigation Order 2006 and the Domestic Bulk LPG Investigation (Metered Estates) Order 2009 and the CMA continues to monitor compliance by the suppliers.</p><p>We therefore have no plans to create another regulatory body to regulate the LPG sector.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/12/2018 10:40:07 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

1010673

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Domestic Visits: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the locations of all UK ministerial visits to Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency since the 2010 general election.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	193558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office does not hold this information centrally. Details of Ministers’ overseas travel and their meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and are available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 27/11/2018 10:36:37 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

1010675

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Brexit: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans his Department has put in place for the effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Lesley Laird
uin	193559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>We have agreed in principle the terms of the UK’s smooth and orderly exit from the EU, as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement. While the chances of no deal have been reduced considerably, the government will continue to do the responsible thing and prepare for all eventualities, in case a final agreement cannot be reached. We have been clear from the start that the Devolved Administrations should be fully engaged in this process, as close cooperation between UK Government and the Devolved Administrations is essential to delivering an exit that works for all parts of the UK. The Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) and the Cabinet Office continue to work closely with the Scottish Government and other UK Government departments to prepare for Exit.</p><p>UK Government departments have developed a wide number of plans to resolve operational issues in all scenarios across the whole of the UK, including Scotland, and are working closely with their counterparts in the Scottish Government as these plans develop.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/11/2018 17:10:38 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4660 label Biography information for Lesley Laird

1010676

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that the SEND focus group supporting the development of the early career framework for teachers includes an expert in speech, language and communication needs.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	193560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The department is working closely with the teaching profession to develop the early career framework. Teachers and academics with expertise in supporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are closely involved in the design of the framework. The framework will have at its centre approaches that support the needs of all pupils, including those pupils with the four areas of need set out in the SEND Code of Practice. We will continue to work with the sector, including individuals with expertise in speech, language and communication to develop the framework and will publish further information in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 28/11/2018 15:51:10 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1010677

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how his Department defines school readiness in (a) speech, (b) language and (c) communication skills.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	193561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework sets the learning and development requirements that all early years providers must meet to shape and use educational programmes to ensure that children learn and develop well, and are ready for school.</p><p>The EYFS does not explicitly define school readiness; rather the 17 early learning goals (ELG) summarise the knowledge, skills and understanding that all young children should have gained by the end of the reception year, including with regard to speech, language and communication.</p><p>The department is in the process of making revisions to the ELGs and to the approach to assessment and moderation in the reception year. These reforms are intended to free up teachers to spend more time teaching, interacting with and supporting children to ensure they are developing the rich vocabulary, skills and behaviours they need to thrive at school and in later life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 28/11/2018 17:09:02 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1010678

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Speech and Language Disorders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to fund What Works and other research centres in (a) storing and (b) sharing evidence of interventions that support speech, language and communication.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	193562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Between 2012 and 2018, the department funded the development and maintenance of a What Works virtual library of evidenced interventions to support children's speech, language and communication. This was funded through The Communication Trust. What Works helps practitioners and teachers find the most appropriate interventions for children and young people by providing a free and easily accessible overview of the evidence base for each intervention.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, we are investing £5 million in partnership with the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) to fund two rounds of an early years What Works fund. The fund aims to build and share better evidence on professional development that improves the learning and development of children from low-income families aged 0 to 5, particularly in early language, literacy and mathematics. The EEF is also running a trial of evidence-based home learning environment (HLE) support programmes in the North of England, focusing on supporting early language and literacy. The HLE trial will be a jointly funded project worth more than £5 million and is scheduled to run over three financial years between 2018 to 2019 and 2020 to 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The EEF has also received £137 million of grant funding from the government to produce and disseminate evidence on What Works to improve the academic attainment and other outcomes of disadvantaged children and young people. The EEF has funded and evaluated several projects that focus on improving the speech, language and communication of pupils in early years and school settings, and findings from these studies are published on the EEF website: <a href="http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk" target="_blank">http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2017, the department published an interactive What Works resource for those working with pupils and students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), which provides information and evidence-based practice that can be effective for SEND support all in one place. The What Works resource includes research on interventions supporting speech, language and communication and is available on the SEND Gateway: <a href="https://www.sendgateway.org.uk/r/sen-support-research-evidence-on-effective-approaches-and-examples-of-current-practice-in-good-and-outstanding-schools-and-colleges" target="_blank">https://www.sendgateway.org.uk/r/sen-support-research-evidence-on-effective-approaches-and-examples-of-current-practice-in-good-and-outstanding-schools-and-colleges</a>, and: <a href="https://www.sendgateway.org.uk/resources.effective-sen-support-a-guide-for-senior-leaders-in-education-settings.html" target="_blank">https://www.sendgateway.org.uk/resources.effective-sen-support-a-guide-for-senior-leaders-in-education-settings.html</a>. We provided this information to enable schools to determine which strategies are most effective for the pupils they are supporting, depending on the specific needs of the individual pupil.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 28/11/2018 16:04:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1010680

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Speech and Language Disorders: 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 plans NHS England has to (a) work with commissioners, provider organisations and patients to identify metrics to indicate progression in children and young people with speech, language and communication needs and (b) support providers to collect and benchmark that data.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	193563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The long-term plan being developed by NHS England, following the announcement by the Prime Minister in June 2018, will set out how the National Health Service will develop over the coming years, supported by the significant additional funding of £20.5 billion. This provides an excellent opportunity to consider how services for children and other services can be further improved over the next decade. The plan is currently in development and will be published later in the year.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed assessments of children’s speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) is being undertaken by Public Health England, who are developing a new national tool for health visitors with the Department for Education. Health visitors consider SLCN at the universal health review they undertake with children at two to two and a half years of age. This information is used by health visitors to help them decide if further, more specific assessments for communication and language development are required, in order to assess need and inform next steps. Annual data on child development outcomes at two to two and a half years for 2017/18 can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-development-outcomes-at-2-to-2-and-a-half-years-metrics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-development-outcomes-at-2-to-2-and-a-half-years-metrics-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on surveillance using child development outcome indicators is at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/population-surveillance-using-child-development-outcome-indicators" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/population-surveillance-using-child-development-outcome-indicators</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 193564 question first answered 28/11/2018 14:09:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1010681

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Speech and Language Disorders: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to ensure that the NHS long-term plan is informed by the findings of the Bercow: Ten Years On report, published on 20 March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	193564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The long-term plan being developed by NHS England, following the announcement by the Prime Minister in June 2018, will set out how the National Health Service will develop over the coming years, supported by the significant additional funding of £20.5 billion. This provides an excellent opportunity to consider how services for children and other services can be further improved over the next decade. The plan is currently in development and will be published later in the year.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed assessments of children’s speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) is being undertaken by Public Health England, who are developing a new national tool for health visitors with the Department for Education. Health visitors consider SLCN at the universal health review they undertake with children at two to two and a half years of age. This information is used by health visitors to help them decide if further, more specific assessments for communication and language development are required, in order to assess need and inform next steps. Annual data on child development outcomes at two to two and a half years for 2017/18 can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-development-outcomes-at-2-to-2-and-a-half-years-metrics-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-development-outcomes-at-2-to-2-and-a-half-years-metrics-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on surveillance using child development outcome indicators is at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/population-surveillance-using-child-development-outcome-indicators" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/population-surveillance-using-child-development-outcome-indicators</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 193563 question first answered 28/11/2018 14:09:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1010683

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cancer: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children with cancer in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	193438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 27/11/2018 15:49:44 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ193438.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon