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1020667

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	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	Zuhair Ibrahim Jasim Abdullah
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has filed the case of Bahraini death-row inmate and victim of torture Zuhair Ebrahim under his Department's torture and mistreatment reporting guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	199917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of the case of Zuhair Ebrahim, and we are seeking further information. <br> <br>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office registers details of alleged torture whenever this comes to the attention of a UK official in the course of their duties, in line with the UK Torture and Mistreatment Reporting Guidance.</p><p>We encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to report these to the relevant human rights oversight bodies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2018 12:48:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1020668

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	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	Zuhair Ibrahim Jasim Abdullah
	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 he has made to the Bahraini Government on the case of Zuhair Ebrahim who was sentenced to death on 29 November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	199918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office monitors events in Bahrain closely. We are aware of the case of Zuhair Ebrahim and are seeking further information. It is the UK's longstanding position to oppose capital sentences in all circumstances and countries. We continue to make this clear to the Government of Bahrain.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/12/2018 12:47:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1017445

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2018
	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	Zoledronic Acid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that there is equality geographically in the availability of Zoledronic acid for breast cancer treatment.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	197655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Decisions on the routine availability of medicines, such as Zoledronic acid, are made locally by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). CCGs make funding decisions based on the needs of their population. Commissioning is about getting the best possible health outcomes for the local population and this involves assessing local needs to inform priorities and strategies.</p><p> </p><p>Under their terms of service, clinicians are allowed to prescribe any product which they consider to be a medicine necessary for the treatment of their patients under the National Health Service, subject to two provisos: firstly, that the product is not included in Schedules 1 or 2 to the NHS (General Medical Services Contracts)(Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004 and secondly, that the clinician is prepared to justify any challenges to their prescribing by their local CCG.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on whether to routinely fund medicines should be taken in the context of the CCGs available resources to ensure that care is fairly allocated to all patients and, where appropriate, measured against the CCGs other service development priorities.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/12/2018 16:47:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1015384

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	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	Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the political and security situation in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	196089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>We agree with the international electoral mission's reports, that there remain significant shortcomings in the electoral system which must be addressed to build much-needed confidence in Zimbabwe's democratic process. We welcomed the establishment of the independent Commission of Inquiry to investigate the violence against civilians in the post-election period. The Commission must report its findings in a transparent and timely manner.</p><p>Following early August violence, which left at least 6 people dead, the security situation in Zimbabwe has remained calm.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 03/12/2018 16:40:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1015137

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	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	Zholia Alemi
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what forms of redress are available to (a) patients and (b) family members of patients who were treated or assessed by Zholia Alemi who was employed as an NHS psychiatrist despite without qualifications for the role; and what steps his Department plans to take to contact those patients to provide guidance on those forms of redress.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	195560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Redress for actions of National Health Service bodies may be obtained by making a complaint to the provider or the commissioner of the NHS service. A clinical negligence claim against the NHS may also be made.</p><p> </p><p>Patients or family members who have a concern about contact with Zholia Alemi or the care received by her have been advised to contact the local NHS service where they were treated.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 29/11/2018 14:06:33 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

1015153

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	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	Zholia Alemi
	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 inform (a) patients and (b) family members of patients who were treated or assessed by Zholia Alemi that she was employed as an NHS psychiatrist without qualifications for the role.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	195569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>NHS England has advised that it has established an Incident Management Group (IMG) to identify and assess any clinical concerns relating to the practise of Zholia Alemi. The IMG aims to confirm Zholia Alemi’s employment history, to assess clinical decisions made by her and to consider whether individuals need to be contacted in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Patients or family members who have a concern about Zholia Alemi or the care received by her have been advised to contact the local NHS service where they were treated.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 29/11/2018 14:08:16 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

1017453

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2018
	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	Zholia Alemi
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, further to WPQ 195560, by what method of communication patients or family members who have a concern about contact with Zholia Alemi or the care received by her have been advised to contact the local NHS service where they were treated.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	John Woodcock
	uin	197656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The General Medical Council (GMC) has provided on its website information for patients who are concerned about contact with Zholia Alemi. Patients and family members are advised to speak to the general practitioner surgery, hospital or clinic where they were treated. The GMC’s contact centre is available to people seeking further information.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 05/12/2018 16:35:05 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

1022839

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of suicides in (a) young offenders institutes and (b) juvenile wings of prisons in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	200673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>All establishments holding young offenders (either “young adults”, who are aged 18-21, or “young people”, who are aged 15 to 17) are designated as young offender institutions. In 2017 there were three self-inflicted deaths of young adults, and no self-inflicted deaths of young people.</p><p> </p><p>There are no ‘juvenile wings of prisons’, as any site with a population that includes both adults and young people is designated as both a prison and a young offender institution. The only such establishment in the estate at this time is HMP/YOI Parc, where there were no self-inflicted deaths of young people (or of adults) in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and welfare of every young person in custody is our priority. That is why we are already investing in more front-line staff and building on our reforms to youth custody. We are expanding front-line staff capacity in public-sector YOIs by 20%, equating to over 120 new recruits. Since the creation of our youth justice reform programme last year, inspection reports have highlighted improvements in all the under-18 sites they have inspected, and we continue to drive forward these vital reforms so that we have safer, more rehabilitative young offender institutions.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/12/2018 16:07:28 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1020415

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions: Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of suicides in Young Offenders Institutes.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	199437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly statistics on deaths in prison custody and a more detailed annual breakdown, and both are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/safety-in-custody-quarterly-update-to-june-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of self-inflicted deaths in each establishment, including each young offender institution, can be seen in table 1.16 in Deaths in Prison Custody 1978 to 2017. However, as many establishments are designated as both prisons and young offender institutions, this does not reveal how many of the deaths were of young offenders.</p><p> </p><p>The number of self-inflicted deaths by age can be seen in table 1.6 of the same spreadsheet.</p><p>There were three self-inflicted deaths of young offenders aged 18 to 21 in 2017, the lowest number since 2012, and there have been no self-inflicted deaths of young offenders aged 15 to 17 since 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes very seriously its responsibility to keep prisoners safe, and we are committed to reducing the incidence of self-inflicted deaths and self-harm across the estate. This is why we have established a prison safety programme through which we are taking forward a comprehensive set of actions to improve safety in custody.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/12/2018 15:46:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1019535

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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	Yemen: UN Resolutions
	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 he is taking to table a new resolution on Yemen to the Security Council of the UN.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	198183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>A UN Security Council resolution is one of the means we are pursuing in order to achieve a lasting political and humanitarian solution. Discussions on the resolution are ongoing and we will put it to a vote at the point that best delivers for the people of Yemen. We welcome the beginning of proceedings in Stockholm for meaningful talks hosted by the UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths. We encourage both sides to engage constructively and in good faith to overcome obstacles and find a political solution to end the conflict. We are determined to use the window of opportunity before us to make progress towards ending the conflict in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/12/2018 16:01:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz