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1081701

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date	04/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of Saudi Arabia's record on the maintenance of human rights in determining his policy on future trade with Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	227994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>This Government frequently discusses human rights and raises concerns with the Saudi Arabian Government. No aspect of our commercial relationship with Saudi Arabia prevents us from speaking frankly and openly about human rights and we use our engagement to encourage reform. We do not pursue trade to the exclusion of human rights.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 12/03/2019 11:08:28 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081702

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Diabetes
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 NICE guidance on timelines for hyperglycaemia before the provision of additional treatment in order to reduce clinical inertia among type 1 diabetes patients.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	227995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:26:30 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081705

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Diabetes
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 are being taken to (a) help people with diabetes recognise the symptoms of hypoglycaemia and (b) reduce the incidence of hypoglycaemia among those people.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	227998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS England issued advice in January 2018 to support specialist diabetes staff and primary care staff to effectively manage and support relevant type 1 diabetes patients to avoid and reduce the incidence of hypoglycaemia. The advice can be accessed at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/blood-glucose-monitoring-systems/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/blood-glucose-monitoring-systems/</a></p><p>From April 2019 flash glucose monitors will be available on prescription for every patient who qualifies for them, in line with National Health Service clinical guidelines. NHS England has put in place national arrangements for funding of flash glucose monitoring sensors for relevant diabetes patients which includes detailed eligibility criteria.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:27:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081711

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government is on course to meet its annual immunisation targets for at-risk groups in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Various at-risk groups are immunised with an influenza vaccine and/or a pneumococcal-polysaccharide-vaccine (PPV).</p><p> </p><p>Each year influenza vaccination takes place in the autumn before influenza starts to circulate. For the 2018/19 influenza season, the targets for those aged under 65 in a clinical risk group and pregnant women was at least 55%. Provisional data for the period 1 September 2018 to 31 January 2019 indicated uptake was 46.9% for those in clinical risk groups and 45% for pregnant women in the 2018/19 season. This can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-gp-patients-monthly-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-flu-vaccine-uptake-in-gp-patients-monthly-data-2018-to-2019</a></p><p> </p><p>There are no formal coverage targets for PPV. PPV coverage estimates are published annually. The next report will be published in May 2019 and will include data for the period April 2018 – March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:25:02 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1081712

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Vaccination
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 the Government is taking to improve vaccination coverage rates throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	228004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England, in partnership with NHS England and the Department, is undertaking many steps to improve vaccination coverage in England. These steps are reviewed and monitored regularly through a regular tripartite meeting mechanism.</p><p> </p><p>These steps include initiatives to improve access to the immunisation programme; communication with the public; data to better identify underserved individuals and populations; and training for healthcare professionals. An example of this is the ‘Help Us Help You’ flu vaccination campaign which can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/81-help-us-help-you/resources" target="_blank">https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/81-help-us-help-you/resources</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/03/2019 16:24:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1079548

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts and Probation: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the probation and courts IT systems failure that occurred in January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	227391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The financial impact(s) on operations following the IT outage are still being assessed, therefore at this stage the Ministry of Justice cannot provide an estimate of the cost to the public purse.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/03/2019 17:50:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1079551

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Civil Service People Survey 2018, published in December 2018, what steps his Department is taking to address staff concerns on the HMCTS reform programme.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	227394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>HMCTS leaders ensure a regular flow of information to staff to provide them with opportunities to help shape the reform programme, and support them through it.</p><p>Any concerns raised by HMCTS staff are highlighted and discussed through a variety of communication and engagement tools to ensure managers understand what reform means for staff.</p><p>This includes analysing results from the People Survey to help create local action plans addressing key issues that require action and intervention. These are reviewed throughout the year and help ensure any concerns and issues raised by HMCTS staff are addressed effectively.</p><p>A HMCTS ‘One Conversation’ cross-departmental engagement tool has also been created to enable staff to participate regularly in conversations regarding the reform programme.</p><p>One Conversation is led by local leadership teams and uses interactive techniques and exercises to enable staff to discuss the impact of reform. Content is identified from several sources including the People Survey results and feedback from previous One Conversation sessions, and is validated by a cross departmental review group, made up of HMCTS staff at all grades. This review group provides feedback and challenge to ensure the content and design of the sessions reflect concerns of colleagues across the organisation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/03/2019 17:46:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1079552

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of court closures on the time taken for hearings to be listed.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	227395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service closely monitors the operational performance of courts in England and Wales, including listing timeliness. Court statistics, including listing timeliness, are routinely published on GOV.UK;</p><p> </p><p>Criminal - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Family - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Civil - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly#2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly#2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Court performance is influenced by many factors which include, but are not limited to, available judicial resource, changes in the offence and case mix and the overall performance of other justice sector agencies.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to close a court has not been taken lightly. In the case of court closure, we undertook a public consultation exercise and considered the responses we received very carefully. The Lord Chancellor only agreed to close the court when satisfied that there was sufficient capacity in the remaining estate, and that effective access to justice would be maintained when the court closed.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/03/2019 18:43:46 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 106176 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1079557

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which courts have closed since 1 January 2009; on what dates those court buildings were sold; and what the value was of each of those sales.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	227400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The sale of surplus buildings provides important funding for the programme of reform which is transforming our courts and tribunals. We make sure that the sale of former court buildings maximises the amount we can reinvest in modernisation.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/03/2019 17:51:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1079558

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Staff
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 28 February 2019 to Question 223965 on Home Office: staff, how long each of the three contingent workers that have been employed in his Department for more than 24 months have worked to date to the nearest month.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	227369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>Of the three contingent workers who have worked in the Department for more than 24 months, all three have worked for 26 months, to the nearest month to date.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/03/2019 17:54:14 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett