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891534

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	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	Hereditary Diseases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	to ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what lessons have been learned from the 100,000 Genome Project which will help when deciding what genetic diseases should be screened for at birth.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	138095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The 100,000 Genomes Project is focussed on recruiting patients, including children, with rare diseases (and their family members) and those with common cancers. These are areas where whole genome sequencing may offer the best opportunity to diagnose disease. From the Project’s pilot phase we have found actionable findings in 20-25% of rare disease patients.</p><p> </p><p>The scope of the project does not include screening at birth. The Chief Medical Officer, in her annual report Generation Genome, recommended that that the National Screening Committee conducts a systematic evaluation of the opportunities offered by genomics for present and potential screening practices.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/04/2018 15:41:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

891455

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to improve cellular phone reception in the Palace of Westminster.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	137960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The House Service is currently developing proposals with suppliers for making improvements to the mobile phone signal across the whole estate. This partly relies on the support of the mobile networks, and so far discussions have been held with one of the four mobile networks and Airwave.</p><p>Surveys of the estate have already been completed and a network supplier has started to design a system to improve the cover. Work will start shortly.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 30/04/2018 12:49:30 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

889935

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Criminal Records: Disclosure of Information
	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 the case of R (QSA and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Secretary of State for Justice [2018] EWHC 407 (Admin), if she will assess the equity of the criminal record disclosure regime to ensure that it balances the public interest with the rights of an individual applicant for employment.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	136987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government believes that the disclosure and barring arrangements currently in place provide the right balance between protecting the public, giving employers the information they need to make safer recruitment decisions and allowing ex-offenders to gain employment. The High Court judgment in the case of R (QSA and others) was handed down on 2 March. The Government has been granted permission to appeal the judgment.</p><p> </p><p>Standard and enhanced criminal record certificates are available when an applicant seeks to work with children, vulnerable people or in other specified roles. Under the statutory arrangements, certain old and minor convictions and cautions are not disclosed. Multiple offences for which an individual has received a caution may be filtered. The filtering provisions are not, however, available to anyone who has:</p><ul><li>received more than one conviction;</li><li>been sentenced to custody; or</li><li>received a conviction or caution for a listed offence.</li></ul> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 136990 question first answered 30/04/2018 15:32:36 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

891432

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships
	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 the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, what the timetable is bring forward the regulations to amend the list of informants for the registration of a death to include the categories (a) partner of the deceased’ and (b) personal representative of the deceased.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	138022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The introduction of additional qualified informants will be progressed alongside wider Death Certification Reforms contained within the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/04/2018 14:25:31 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

890444

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum
	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 paragraphs 5.3 and 5.5 on page 5 of her Department's publication entitled The Home Office response to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report: An Inspection of the Home Office’s Asylum Intake & Casework. April – August 2017, whether her Department has published its review of policies and practices to ensure that it does not discriminate against any particular groups; whether her Department has completed and plans to publish its review of existing non-straightforward claims (NSF) guidance to ensure that appropriate quality assurance systems are in place; and whether her Department has completed and plans to publish its longer-term review on ensuring that NSF guidance is gender neutral and does not disadvantage particular groups.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	137675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>In its official response whilst the Home Office accepted the ICI recommendation it did also say that no evidence was provided to support claims of discriminatory practise. However we are reviewing our procedures and will complete our review of NSF guidance by the end of May.</p><p>As part of Operational plans all cases over 12 months were reviewed in 2017 to ensure any that could be progressed, were progressed, irrespective of the nature of the case.</p><p>There are no plans to publish guidance on NSF cases or its review as these are internal documents.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/04/2018 15:07:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

885068

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	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 her article in The Daily Telegraph of 7 April 2018, we are determined to tackle violent crime, and there are enough officers on the streets to do so, if she will publish the statistical data on which the levels of knife crime were cited.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	136056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes Open Data Tables on the number of selected offences involving a knife or a sharp instrument recorded by the police in England and Wales at the police force area level. The data are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p><p> </p><p>The police have the resources they need to do their important work. The police funding settlement for 2018/19 increases overall investment in policing by £460m, including over £280m from increased local funding through Council Tax. Decisions about the allocation of police resources and deployment of officers are for Chief Constables and democratically accountable PCCs. They are responsible for ensuring the needs of the local community are met. Many PCCs have set out their intention to use their additional funding to maintain or enhance front line policing.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 30/04/2018 14:10:44 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

889994

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which agency is leading Operation Aidant; and between which agencies have partnership agreements been established.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	137046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Project AIDANT is the series of multi-agency operational intensifications to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking led by the National Crime Agency. During 2017 all UK territorial police forces, including the British Transport Police, took part along with other law enforcement agencies including the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, Immigration Enforcement, Border Force, Europol, DWP, HMRC and Regional Organised Crime Units. Activities under Project AIDANT were also supported by NGOs, Local Authorities and Fire and Rescue Services in some areas.</p><p> </p><p>During 2017, over 560 potential victims were identified through Project AIDANT activity with 57 cases reported as having been referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and 77 to Duty to Notify (DtN). The number of potential victims includes victims encountered overseas during the operations who do not qualify for referral to the UK NRM and DTN.</p><p>Data on arrests for illegal working is not captured by the NCA.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 137047 137048 question first answered 30/04/2018 15:29:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

890505

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister in her Department is responsible for the Windrush helpline and taskforce.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	137393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>I, as Immigration Minister, am responsible for the Windrush helpline and taskforce.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/04/2018 15:01:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

890504

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Windrush helpline is staffed by people who are directly employed by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	137392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>Yes, the helpline is staffed by people directly employed by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/04/2018 15:03:51 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

890042

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Salvation Army: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether regular safeguarding inspections of sub-contractors are carried out by the Salvation Army in its capacity as the Government’s modern slavery victim care contract manager.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	137094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Salvation Army (TSA) are contracted by the Home Office to deliver the Victim Care Contract, which ensures that the needs of adult potential victims of modern slavery are met. This includes accommodation, medical care, counselling, translation services and a dedicated specialist support worker. TSA are required to adhere to the Home Office’s own requirements in respect of safeguarding.</p><p>TSA subcontracts to a network of 13 subcontractors in England and Wales to deliver this service. Within the contract, there are requirements for subcontractors to be inspected on a regular basis; these are inspections on both accommodation standards and safeguarding, which are carried out annually.</p><p>The Salvation Army undertakes routine safeguarding checks of all subcontracted provision – undertaken by their independent inspection team. The Key Performance Indicators show that these inspections consistently prove satisfactory across all subcontractors.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/04/2018 14:48:23 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris