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1029321

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of level of funding from the public purse required by Birmingham City Council to deliver children’s services in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, and (c) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	204522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>Information on every local authority’s demand and spend in children’s services are published in the department’s statistical first releases and brought together in our local authority interactive tool: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-interactive-tool-lait</a>.</p><p>Birmingham’s core spending power for 2018 to 2019 is £888.3 million and is rising to £888.6 million in 2019 to 2020.</p><p>My right hon. Friend, the Prime Minister and my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer have agreed that all long-term spending decisions are for the Spending Review, which will take place later this year.</p><p>The department is working alongside the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the sector as part of the fair funding review of relative needs and resources to develop a robust, up-to-date approach to funding distribution for children's services, which will determine new baseline funding allocations for local authorities in England in 2020 to 2021.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 204523 question first answered 08/01/2019 18:11:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1029382

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
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 his Department is taking to ensure midwives are aware of the Chief Medical Officers’ advice that it is safest not to drink alcohol during pregnancy.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	204573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Midwives and other health professionals have a professional duty to keep up to date with evidence based advice on lifestyle issues to support the patients in their care. Every maternity service in the National Health Service is also actively implementing elements of the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle. This programme covers a range of initiatives that seek to raise awareness of the known risk factors among pregnant women and health professionals, including the importance of not drinking alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>Current Nursing and Midwifery Council standards highlight the importance of communicating with women to help them make informed choices about their health and health care. This includes ensuring midwives and healthcare professionals are aware of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines. No dedicated funding has been allocated by the Department for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England’s Start4Life social marketing programme informs pregnant women of the risks associated with consuming alcohol during pregnancy through its website, social media channels and direct emails. The Start4Life website is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/</a></p><p> </p><p>In March 2017, the Government issued guidance setting out how the low risk drinking guidelines can best be communicated on the labels of alcoholic drinks. This guidance sets out the core elements of the guidelines that the Government would wish to see communicated to the public and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 204574 204575 204576 204577 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:13:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029383

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
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 his Department is taking to ensure midwives communicate the Chief Medical Officers’ advice that it is safest not to drink alcohol during pregnancy.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	204574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Midwives and other health professionals have a professional duty to keep up to date with evidence based advice on lifestyle issues to support the patients in their care. Every maternity service in the National Health Service is also actively implementing elements of the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle. This programme covers a range of initiatives that seek to raise awareness of the known risk factors among pregnant women and health professionals, including the importance of not drinking alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>Current Nursing and Midwifery Council standards highlight the importance of communicating with women to help them make informed choices about their health and health care. This includes ensuring midwives and healthcare professionals are aware of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines. No dedicated funding has been allocated by the Department for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England’s Start4Life social marketing programme informs pregnant women of the risks associated with consuming alcohol during pregnancy through its website, social media channels and direct emails. The Start4Life website is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/</a></p><p> </p><p>In March 2017, the Government issued guidance setting out how the low risk drinking guidelines can best be communicated on the labels of alcoholic drinks. This guidance sets out the core elements of the guidelines that the Government would wish to see communicated to the public and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 204573 204575 204576 204577 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:13:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029384

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to training for midwives on the Chief Medical Officers’ advice that it is safest not to drink alcohol during pregnancy.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	204575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Midwives and other health professionals have a professional duty to keep up to date with evidence based advice on lifestyle issues to support the patients in their care. Every maternity service in the National Health Service is also actively implementing elements of the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle. This programme covers a range of initiatives that seek to raise awareness of the known risk factors among pregnant women and health professionals, including the importance of not drinking alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>Current Nursing and Midwifery Council standards highlight the importance of communicating with women to help them make informed choices about their health and health care. This includes ensuring midwives and healthcare professionals are aware of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines. No dedicated funding has been allocated by the Department for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England’s Start4Life social marketing programme informs pregnant women of the risks associated with consuming alcohol during pregnancy through its website, social media channels and direct emails. The Start4Life website is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/</a></p><p> </p><p>In March 2017, the Government issued guidance setting out how the low risk drinking guidelines can best be communicated on the labels of alcoholic drinks. This guidance sets out the core elements of the guidelines that the Government would wish to see communicated to the public and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 204573 204574 204576 204577 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:13:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029385

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding his Department has allocated to training for health care professionals on the Chief Medical Officers’ advice that it is safest not to drink alcohol during pregnancy.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	204576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Midwives and other health professionals have a professional duty to keep up to date with evidence based advice on lifestyle issues to support the patients in their care. Every maternity service in the National Health Service is also actively implementing elements of the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle. This programme covers a range of initiatives that seek to raise awareness of the known risk factors among pregnant women and health professionals, including the importance of not drinking alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>Current Nursing and Midwifery Council standards highlight the importance of communicating with women to help them make informed choices about their health and health care. This includes ensuring midwives and healthcare professionals are aware of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines. No dedicated funding has been allocated by the Department for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England’s Start4Life social marketing programme informs pregnant women of the risks associated with consuming alcohol during pregnancy through its website, social media channels and direct emails. The Start4Life website is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/</a></p><p> </p><p>In March 2017, the Government issued guidance setting out how the low risk drinking guidelines can best be communicated on the labels of alcoholic drinks. This guidance sets out the core elements of the guidelines that the Government would wish to see communicated to the public and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 204573 204574 204575 204577 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:13:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029386

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Pregnancy: Alcoholic Drinks
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 his Department is taking to inform the public of the Chief Medical Officers’ advice that it is safest not to drink alcohol during pregnancy.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	204577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Midwives and other health professionals have a professional duty to keep up to date with evidence based advice on lifestyle issues to support the patients in their care. Every maternity service in the National Health Service is also actively implementing elements of the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle. This programme covers a range of initiatives that seek to raise awareness of the known risk factors among pregnant women and health professionals, including the importance of not drinking alcohol.</p><p> </p><p>Current Nursing and Midwifery Council standards highlight the importance of communicating with women to help them make informed choices about their health and health care. This includes ensuring midwives and healthcare professionals are aware of the UK Chief Medical Officers’ Low Risk Drinking Guidelines. No dedicated funding has been allocated by the Department for this purpose.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England’s Start4Life social marketing programme informs pregnant women of the risks associated with consuming alcohol during pregnancy through its website, social media channels and direct emails. The Start4Life website is available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/start4life/pregnancy/alcohol/</a></p><p> </p><p>In March 2017, the Government issued guidance setting out how the low risk drinking guidelines can best be communicated on the labels of alcoholic drinks. This guidance sets out the core elements of the guidelines that the Government would wish to see communicated to the public and is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/communicating-the-uk-chief-medical-officers-alcohol-guidelines</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 204573 204574 204575 204576 question first answered 14/01/2019 16:13:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1029395

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
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	Drugs: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has held discussions with representatives of (a) drug support charities and (b) other organisations on the level of drug-related deaths in relation to the abstinence and recovery agenda set out the Drug Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	204555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England regularly holds discussions with representatives of drug charities and other organisations on drug-related deaths. This includes convening a national intelligence network on the health harms associated with drug use. Member organisations include providers of drug treatment services, and national professional and membership bodies. The network exchanges intelligence on drug-related deaths, and explores how to use this intelligence to inform commissioning and practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/01/2019 16:18:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1029469

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that survivors of trafficking and modern slavery are not held in immigration detention.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	204473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Victims of human trafficking or modern slavery are regarded as vulnerable in the terms of the Home Office’s adults at risk in immigration detention policy. This means that such individuals will be detained for the purpose of removal from the UK, or their detention continued, only when the evidence of their vulnerability is outweighed by the immigration considerations likely date of removal, compliance with immigration law and public protection in their particular case.</p><p>Additionally, in cases in which it has been found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an individual may be a victim of trafficking or modern slavery, the appropriateness of their being detained, or of their detention continuing, is governed by the Home Office’s modern slavery policy. This means that such individuals will not be detained, unless there are public order considerations that justify their detention.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/01/2019 16:13:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1029470

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
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 the reasons for the increase of the number of women from China held in immigration detention from 28 at the end of Q3 2017 to 52 at the end of Q3 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	204474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Levels of nationalities within immigration removal centres are dependent on migration flows, migrant activities and enforcement operations. Levels fluctuate throughout the year across all nationalities.</p><p>The Home Office work collaboratively with High Commissions and Embassies to obtain travel documents for the return of those who have no lawful basis to remain in the United Kingdom. This can involve identity and nationality interview schemes and these can occur in immigration removal centres.</p><p>The number of Chinese nationals detained increases when detained interview schemes are scheduled.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/01/2019 16:26:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1029472

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Blaenau Gwent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2018 to Question 195064, what the maximum length of time was between the date when a First Tier Tribunal personal independence payment appeal was lodged and heard for cases involving claimants in Blaenau Gwent during 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	204470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS statistics are not calculated from receipt of the appeal to the hearing, but from receipt of the appeal to the disposal of the case. An appeal is not necessarily disposed of at its first hearing. The final disposal decision on the appeal may be reached after an earlier hearing had been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after an earlier hearing date had been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been decided at an earlier date by the First-tier Tribunal, only for the case to have gone on to the Upper Tribunal, to be returned once again to the First-tier, for its final disposal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/01/2019 17:02:54 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith