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1086588

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date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been allocated to (a) Mansfield and (b) Nottinghamshire from the Pothole Action Fund in each year since that fund's inception.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	230879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Nottinghamshire County Council, as local highway authority, is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the local road network, including for the Mansfield constituency.</p><p> </p><p>The funding allocated to Nottinghamshire County Council by the Department for Transport from the Pothole Action Fund, since its inception, is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Pothole Action Fund £m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>0.839</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1.989</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>0.839</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>3.667</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/03/2019 14:14:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1084388

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2019 to Question 221547, on Voting Rights; EU Nationals,which EU member states have yet to confirm reciprocal voting rights for UK citizens residing in their respective state in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	230023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK pushed for reciprocal rights to stand and vote in local elections in negotiations on citizens’ rights but they will not form part of the Withdrawal Agreement. Instead we are pursuing bilateral agreements with individual Member States where possible, to apply in a deal or no deal scenario. We are pleased to have secured the first such bilateral agreement on local voting rights with Spain in January and we are continuing our discussions with other Member States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/03/2019 11:16:42 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1084391

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Life Expectancy: West Midlands
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 assessment he has made of trends in the level of life expectancy in (a) Coventry South, (b) Coventry and (c) the West Midlands since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	230029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics data show that life expectancy at birth for males in Coventry and the West Midlands was higher in 2015-17 than in 2010-12. In Coventry it increased by 0.4 years to 78.3 years, and in the West Midlands it increased by 0.2 years to 78.8 years. Life expectancy at birth for females in Coventry and the West Midlands was also higher in 2015-17 than in 2010-12. In Coventry it increased by 0.4 years to 82.4 years, and in the West Midlands it increased by 0.1 years to 82.7 years.</p><p> </p><p>For both areas, life expectancy was higher in 2015-17 than in 2010-12, but there was some fluctuation in the trend between these two time points. Only male life expectancy at birth in the West Midlands was statistically significantly higher in 2015-17, compared with 2010-12.</p><p> </p><p>The latest life expectancy data can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/datasets/lifeexpectancyatbirthandatage65bylocalareasuk" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandlifeexpectancies/datasets/lifeexpectancyatbirthandatage65bylocalareasuk</a></p><p> </p><p>Life expectancy figures for the parliamentary constituency of Coventry South are not available.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/03/2019 14:18:32 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1084393

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Universities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with (a) universities and (b) police forces on the safety of universities from terrorist activity.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	230031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Work to protect universities as potential targets of attack forms part of the Government’s crowded places strategy, of which universities form part of the higher education sector. As such, relevant high-quality protective security advice and guidance is made available to universities and other higher education institutions through the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) and via police Counter Terrorism Security Advisors, who operate in every region of the UK.</p><p>In addition, the Colleges and Higher Education Security Standard (CHESS) project, based at the University of Northampton, is working to identify and share effective practice from the further and higher education sectors to improve security, business continuity and resilience across the sector. This Home Office funded project, supported by the Department for Education and the Office for Students, is due to be completed shortly and will complement NaCTSO advice.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/03/2019 14:37:35 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1084394

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will report to Parliament annually on the operation of the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access; and whether such reporting will extend to the operation of the statutory pricing scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	230052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department has agreed that the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access will be subject to regular six-monthly reviews and a mid-scheme review with all parties to the agreement expected to attend.</p><p> </p><p>The Department already produces quarterly reports on the operation of the voluntary and statutory schemes and this is set to continue. The relevant statutory scheme regulations require an annual review of the scheme, which will be made available to Parliament on an annual basis.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/03/2019 14:17:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1084397

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
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 are in place with respect to section 3.54 of the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access on UK data infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	230055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Long Term Plan, the National Health Service in England is committed to improving the data infrastructure and data analytics in the NHS in both primary and secondary care over the next 10 years. This will support the improvement of the quality, safety and efficiency of NHS services, as well as providing a world class environment for clinical research. Higher quality data can also enable the NHS to improve the evidence for clinically and cost-effective medicines and support better value for medicines spend, as demonstrated by the Cancer Drugs Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Implementation of the ambitions set out in the Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access, and the NHS Long Term Plan, will build on the work of the Global Digital Exemplars and will be supported by Digital Innovation Hubs.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/03/2019 14:14:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1084398

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access
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 he is taking to ensure that payments under the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access are used to increase access to medicines that are recognised by NICE as (a) cost and (b) clinically effective.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	230056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Payments made by companies who are members of the 2019 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing and Access are made to the Department. The Department then allocates the payments across the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. It is for the NHS in England and the devolved administrations to make decisions in the best interest of their patients to ensure access to the medicines they need.</p><p> </p><p>NHS commissioners are legally required to make funding available for drugs and other treatments recommended in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) technology appraisal and highly specialised technologies guidance, normally within three months of the publication of final guidance. This is reflected in the NHS Constitution as a right to NICE approved treatments.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/03/2019 14:15:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1084401

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
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	Common Travel Area
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2018 to Question 153188 on Common Travel Area, what further areas of reciprocal rights will be included within the Common Travel area in addition to the six areas listed in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	230084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is firmly committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area (CTA), ensuring that UK and Irish nationals continue to have the same reciprocal rights when in each other’s state as they do now.</p><p>As noted in the answer to the question 153188 of 19 June 2018 on Common Travel Area, these reciprocal rights include:</p><p>● the right to enter and reside in each others’ state without being subject to a requirement to obtain permission; <br>● the right to work without being subject to a requirement to obtain permission; <br>● the right to study; <br>● access to social welfare entitlements and benefits, including pensions; <br>● access to health services; and <br>● the right to vote in local and parliamentary elections.</p><p>Further information can also be found on the CTA section of gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/03/2019 11:15:41 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1084403

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2018 to Question 153188 on Common Travel Area, for what reason the reciprocal voting rights for Irish citizens do not cover referendums; and what assessment she has made of the implications of that for Irish citizens in Northern Ireland in relation to any border poll conducted under schedule 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	230086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The voting rights which will continue to be enjoyed by British and Irish citizens are reciprocal. British citizens may vote in local and parliamentary elections in Ireland but not Presidential elections or referendums. This reciprocal right is reflected in the voting rights of Irish citizens living in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>I continue to believe that a majority in Northern Ireland favour Northern Ireland's place in the United Kingdom. The test for a border poll set out in the 1998 Northern Ireland Act has therefore not been met.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 13/03/2019 12:35:02 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1084404

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to his Department's White Paper on The UK’s future skills-based immigration system, Cm 9722, how the proposed future introduction of Electronic Travel Authorisation for EU nationals set out in that White Paper will operate within local journeys in the Common Travel Area and local journeys over the Irish land border.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	230087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government intends to introduce a requirement for visitors and transit passengers who do not need a visa to come to the UK to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). The requirement will not apply to Irish nationals,</p><p>The detail of our ETA scheme is currently under development and requires primary legislation before it can be introduced.</p><p>The UK does not operate routine immigration controls on local journeys from within the Common Travel Area and the ETA scheme will be developed to operate in a way which is consistent with those arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/03/2019 14:34:24 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn