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1131986

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date	13/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to assess socio-economic weighting in future rolling stock procurement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	264353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the investment in the UK through the awarding of rolling stock contracts by franchised train operators to UK based manufacturers. Through the Rail Sector Deal government is working with industry to promote procurement practices that support an innovative, highly-skilled, and productive British rail supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The William’s Rail Review will, however, consider rail franchising as part of the root and branch review of the railway to ensure that rail delivers benefits for passengers and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 21/06/2019 10:20:53 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1131991

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recommendations by the Service Complaints Ombudsman were included in its annual report in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	264368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 12 June 2019 to Question 261162.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 264369 question first answered 19/06/2019 15:17:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts 12 June 2019 UIN 261162.docx title Armed Forces: Complaints
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1131992

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recommendations by the Service Complaints Ombudsman are under current consideration by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	264369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 12 June 2019 to Question 261162.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 264368 question first answered 19/06/2019 15:17:45 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood attachment 1 file name Hansard Extracts 12 June 2019 UIN 261162.docx title Armed Forces: Complaints
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1131998

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
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	Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the UN to prioritise the protection of (a) people with disabilities and (b) older people in conflict zones.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	264424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The British Government has been a leader in developing policies and practical action to promote the Protection of Civilians within the UN system. The Government is updating its Protection of Civilians Strategy to ensure that it is fit for purpose in the context of modern conflict, and comprehensive in addressing the situation of children and other particularly vulnerable people such as people with disabilities and older people in conflict zones. As part of that commitment the Government is working with the Polish Government to introduce a new UN Security Council Resolution specifically addressing the needs of the disabled in armed conflict within the broader protection of civilians resolutions that have already been agreed. The Government expects that Resolution to be passed before the end of June 2019.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 20/06/2019 15:35:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1132004

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
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	Local Government Finance: Lewisham
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 estimate he has made of the per capita funding allocated to Lewisham Council.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	264442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not publish per capita funding allocated to local authorities.</p><p>Lewisham Council’s Core Spending Power for 2019-20, including on a per dwelling basis, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/final-local-government-finance-settlement-england-2019-to-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 20/06/2019 15:03:04 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1132036

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
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	Primary Care Networks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department plans to use to assess Primary Care Networks’ engagement with local communities.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	264407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>For Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to be successful they will need to work in partnership with local people and the communities they serve. NHS England does have a statutory duty to undertake an annual assessment of clinical commissioning groups’ (CCGs) performance, as part of the CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework (IAF). One of the indicators assessed is patient and community engagement. All NHS service providers, including general practitioner practices, have legal duties to engage with local authority health scrutiny about changes which may be considered substantial. These duties which currently apply to NHS service providers and commissioners around engagement and consultation will continue to be valid.</p><p>Further information on the IAF is available on the NHS England website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/regulation/ccg-assess/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/regulation/ccg-assess/</a></p><p>Results from the assessments are published on ‘MyNHS’ at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/performance-indicators/organisations/ccg-year-end-2015-assurance-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/performance-indicators/organisations/ccg-year-end-2015-assurance-assessment</a></p><p>The assessments made are in line with the document ‘Patient and public participation in commissioning health and care: statutory guidance for CCGs and NHS England’, which is at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/patient-and-public-participation-in-commissioning-health-and-care-statutory-guidance-for-ccgs-and-nhs-england/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/patient-and-public-participation-in-commissioning-health-and-care-statutory-guidance-for-ccgs-and-nhs-england/</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 20/06/2019 15:40:56 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1132040

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what instructions he has issued to the Financial Conduct Authority to obtain confidential information on investors and their financial positions.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	264343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is operationally independent from government and their remit is set by parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has an objective set out in legislation to ensure the relevant markets work well. It expects firms to understand their customers both for anti-money laundering (AML) purposes and to ensure the provision of the appropriate services.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 264344 question first answered 20/06/2019 14:31:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1132041

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Financial Conduct Authority's requirement for investment management firms to obtain confidential financial information on their clients on compliance with (a) privacy (b) human rights regulations.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	264344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is operationally independent from government and their remit is set by parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has an objective set out in legislation to ensure the relevant markets work well. It expects firms to understand their customers both for anti-money laundering (AML) purposes and to ensure the provision of the appropriate services.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 264343 question first answered 20/06/2019 14:31:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1132043

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
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	Birds: Conservation
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 protect offshore foraging areas for cliff nesting seabirds.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	264370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to implementing the Food and Agriculture Organisation Plan of Action on Seabird Bycatch, and is working closely with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and a wide group of stakeholders including environmental groups and the fishing industry to progress the UK’s own national Plan of Action. This will protect offshore foraging areas for cliff-nesting seabirds, by mitigating bycatch in places where they are most at risk. In addition, we have designated 47 Special Protection Areas in English waters for seabirds covering 13,000km<sup>2</sup> in our inshore waters that protect nesting sites and nearby foraging areas.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/06/2019 10:57:31 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1132045

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the forthcoming strategy for ESOL will ensure that all refugees can access a minimum of eight hours a week of formal, accredited English language teaching for their first two years in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	264326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The government recognises that learning English is essential in enabling refugees to rebuild their lives. We are working across government to develop a new strategy for English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) in 2019, which will include addressing the needs of refugees.</p><p>The department funds ESOL through the Adult Education Budget, which is allocated to providers on an annual basis. Colleges and adult learning providers have the freedom and flexibility to determine how they use their Adult Education Budget allocation to meet the needs of their communities and this includes planning, with local partners, the ESOL courses that they will deliver locally.</p><p>The Home Office and Department for Education have provided £10 million to enable refugees resettled through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to access additional classes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 20/06/2019 18:00:56 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead