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1092583

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date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Antisocial Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department plans on taking to reduce the number of disruptive passenger incidents (a) at airports and (b) onboard commercial airlines.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	235250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>There should be zero tolerance for disruptive passenger behaviour on flights, whether or not it is caused by excessive alcohol consumption.</p><p>The Government welcomes the industry’s approach to this issue through the UK Aviation Industry Code of Practice on Disruptive Passengers, with initiatives such as the ‘One Too Many’ campaign to raise awareness of the penalties of drunken behaviour, and the introduction of tamper-proof bags for duty free alcohol sales.</p><p>However, the Government also continues to work with the Civil Aviation Authority, airports and airlines to find other ways to tackle this problem, as part of its consultation on the new UK Aviation 2050 Strategy. The Home Office launched a Call for Evidence on 1 November 2018 to assess the impact which the Licensing Act 2003 could have on reducing alcohol-related passenger disruptions if applied to airside premises at international airports in England and Wales. The Call for Evidence closed on 1 February, and the responses are currently being analysed. Any recommendations will be considered as part of the development of the Aviation 2050 Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/03/2019 11:09:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

1092595

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driverless Cars: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the safety of self-driving cars.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	235352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has safety at the heart of its approach to automated vehicles, and the UK is leading work through the United Nations to create robust international standards for their safe introduction and use.</p><p>Last year the Department asked the Law Commission to conduct a regulatory review of the UK's legal framework in the context of automated vehicles. To support safe and responsible UK trials the Department has recently published an updated code of practice, and is developing processes to provide safety assurance for trials of increasingly advanced technology on public roads.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2019 15:26:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1092606

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans the Government has to lower business rates.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	235353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Since 2016, Government has announced a range of business rates reforms and measures. These include raising the threshold for Small Business Rate Relief, linking the multiplier to CPI rather than RPI inflation, a new retail discount worth an estimated £1 billion, and a range of other smaller reliefs. In total, these measures are estimated to be worth over £13 billion between 2019-20 and 2023-24.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 27/03/2019 10:54:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1092614

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Communication Skills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans Ofsted has to ensure that descriptors of high-quality education in new inspection handbooks for (a) early years, (b) schools and (c) further education emphasise the importance of pupils developing language and communication skills.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	235357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>This is a matter for Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/03/2019 10:05:24 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

1092615

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Education and Skills Funding Agency plans to revise its apprenticeship funding rules for training providers and employers to include training for communication skills development in the list of items that can be funded; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	235358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>The apprenticeship funding rules set out eligible costs that the government will pay to support the training and assessment required to deliver an apprenticeship.</p><p>The funding rules do not set out the different skills required for each apprenticeship as these are different for every standard or framework. The knowledge, skills and behaviours required for each apprenticeship are set out in the standard and its assessment plan or in the framework that the apprentice undertakes. Where these include communication as an essential element of the skills needed for an apprentice to be competent, the costs of this training can be covered.</p><p>If an individual requires additional learning support that includes developing communication skills in order to successfully complete an apprenticeship, we will also pay up to £150 per month to support this.</p><p>The apprenticeship funding rules are published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apprenticeship-funding-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apprenticeship-funding-rules</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 27/03/2019 10:08:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

1092641

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Poultry: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) maintain and (b) increase animal welfare standards in battery hen farms.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	235260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The use of conventional (“battery”) cages for laying hens has been banned in the UK since 2012. Laying hens are kept in either enriched colonies, free range, barn or organic systems. Enriched colonies provide more space for the birds to move around and are legally required to provide nest boxes, litter, perches, and claw shortening devices which allow the birds to carry out a greater range of natural behaviours.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The new statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Laying Hens and Pullets provides improved and up-to-date guidance for owners and keepers on how to comply with the legislation and help maintain high animal welfare standards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We intend to continue being a world leader in animal welfare after we leave the EU by maintaining and strengthening our already world-class welfare standards. As part of our move to higher regulatory standards we intend to develop publicly-funded schemes for farmers to deliver animal welfare enhancements beyond our high regulatory baseline that are valued by the public.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/03/2019 11:34:15 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1092651

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a child marker scheme to track the money that her Department spends on interventions targeted at children; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	235227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID provides significant support to children in both development and humanitarian contexts through programming across a range of sectors including child protection, social protection, education, nutrition, health and economic development.</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of new markers in the Official Development Assistance (ODA) system is agreed by consensus of all members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Currently the OECD DAC has paused the introduction of new markers to carry out a review of the marker system with a view to aligning ODA closer to the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. We will await the outcome of this review before further considering an appropriate method to track this issue.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/03/2019 12:17:04 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1092653

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Impact Assessment on Review of language support provided for driving tests, whether the policy change that withdrew the availability of language support from UK driving test candidates was reviewed in January 2019 as indicated on the impact assessment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	235303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2019 answer text <p>Ensuring all drivers have the knowledge, skills and understanding to use our roads safely and responsibly is essential to reducing casualties. Since the 2014 language support change, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has introduced a new practical driving test (in December 2017) and is currently working on the provision of the theory test from the early 2020s.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2019 16:52:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1092662

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of global routes to smaller airports in Belfast and Cardiff and other essential hubs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	235311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of all airports, including Belfast and Cardiff, in creating new international connections. The Government believes that air passengers are best served by a competitive commercial airline market. It is for airlines to determine which airports they operate, based on their own assessment of costs and passenger demand.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/03/2019 16:43:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1092707

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Chinese Government on human rights abuses in detention camps in Xinjiang.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	235276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We have serious concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the Chinese Government’s deepening crackdown; including credible reports that over 1 million Uyghur Muslims have been held in re-education camps, and reports of widespread surveillance and restrictions targeted at ethnic minorities. Visits to Xinjiang by diplomats from our Embassy in Beijing have corroborated much of this open source reporting.</p><p>Ministers and senior officials have been raising our concerns directly with the Chinese authorities for some time, and will continue to do so. At the 40<sup>th</sup> session of the UN Human Rights Council which ran from February to March 2019, the Minister for the Commonwealth and UN, Lord Ahmad raised our concerns about Xinjiang during his opening address (on 25 February). The UK also raised concerns about Xinjiang during our item 4 statement on 12 March, and we co-sponsored a side event on “Protecting the fundamental freedoms in Xinjiang” on 13 March.</p><p>I raised our concerns about Xinjiang with Vice Minister Guo Yezhou during my visit to China on 22 July 2018. The Foreign Secretary, also raised our concerns about the region with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to China on 30 July 2018.</p><p>During China’s Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on 6 November 2018, the UK made a statement which described our concerns about the treatment of ethnic minorities in China, including Uyghurs.</p><p>Following the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the Minister for the Commonwealth and UN issued a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/universal-periodic-review-31st-session-minister-for-human-rights-statement" target="_blank">statement</a> where he said: “I am very concerned about the human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the re-education camps and the widespread surveillance and restrictions targeted at ethnic minorities, particularly the Uyghurs. The UK and many of our international partners have made clear during China’s UPR that this is a priority issue. We recommended that China should implement Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination recommendations in Xinjiang and allow the UN to monitor implementation.”</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 25/03/2019 17:23:42 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman