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792662

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Olympic Games 2012
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much Olympic legacy funding has been disbursed in respect of the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	114589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Government’s strategy ‘Sporting Future: A New Strategy for An Active Nation’ and Sport England’s strategy ‘Towards an Active Nation’ highlight the importance of focusing on groups that are particularly unlikely to take part in sport and physical activity, such as women and girls and some Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups. It places a clear emphasis on putting the customer first and there are some innovative programmes to encourage female and BAME participation in sport, such as the This Girl Can Swim campaign.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">But as the Government’s sport strategy makes clear, participation is not just about playing sport, and the &quot;Sports Governance Code&quot;, launched in October 2016, seeks to ensure the very highest standards of governance across all sport bodies that receive public money, including in terms of diversity, and aims to help the sport sector to be more inclusive and welcoming to all. If sports bodies do not adhere to the code and cannot demonstrate full commitment to becoming compliant with its requirements they will not be eligible to receive public funding</del>.</p><p> </p><ins class="ministerial">Through its London 2012 legacy programme, Places People Play, Sport England invested a total of £2,225,541 in 13 grassroots sports projects in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell. This included an investment of £1.5m of National Lottery money in the Portway Lifestyle Centre in Sandwell which opened in 2013. Portway Lifestyle Centre is an excellent example of a community wellness hub, and one of the first in the UK to bring social care, health and leisure services together under one roof, combining an NHS family practice with a range of health, social care and sports facilities.</ins> <ins class="ministerial">Birmingham has bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2022 and, should the bid be successful, the Sandwell Aquatics Centre would be upgraded to include an iconic diving venue and community facility. This would provide a legacy for the local community, catering for everyone from beginner swimmers through to elite divers, with the provision of much needed facilities within the Black Country and West Midlands.</ins> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 28/11/2017 15:39:53 question first ministerially corrected 01/12/2017 15:29:15 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch previous answer version 25393 answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

757686

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Measles: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the immunisation rate is for measles; and what steps the Government is taking to improve measles immunisation coverage.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	8870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Protection against measles is provided in the combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR).</p><p>The latest <del class="ministerial">England</del> vaccine coverage figures <ins class="ministerial">for the United Kingdom</ins> (January to March 2017) show that uptake of one dose of MMR vaccine at two years was 91.7% and at five years was 95.4%, exceeding the World Health Organisation’s elimination target. Uptake of two MMR doses at five years was 88.1%.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2016, a measles and rubella elimination strategy group was established to oversee the development of a United Kingdom-wide Measles and Rubella elimination strategy. This strategy will focus on sustaining very high coverage of MMR in children below five years of age and on providing opportunities for MMR catch-up to older population groups at risk for measles and/or rubella. Public Health England (PHE) continues to work with others to supply information for health professionals and the public on the benefits and risks associated with MMR.</p><p> </p><p>PHE and NHS England work closely with providers at a local level to target specific communities where uptake of the MMR vaccine is known to be poor.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/09/2017 15:11:29 question first ministerially corrected 15/09/2017 14:52:33 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine previous answer version 11365 answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

789043

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	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	Primates: Pets
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to prohibit the sale and keeping of primates as pets; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	113003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is already against the law to keep primates in the same sort of environment you would keep a domesticated pet animal. In addition, the statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Privately Kept Non-human Primates provides keepers with advice on how to meet the welfare needs of their animals, as required under the 2006 Act.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is working closely with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group to apply minimum standards to online pet advertising on five of the main websites. The standards include a requirement to remove any adverts for primates.</p><p>In the meantime, if anyone has any concerns about the welfare of a particular primate they should report it to the relevant local authority who have powers to investigate such matters, or to the RSPCA who can also investigate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/11/2017 13:59:09 question first ministerially corrected 21/11/2017 14:54:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 23991 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

528928

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2016
	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	House of Commons: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Rt. hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will take steps to ensure that the House of Commons Commission's purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	41273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The House of Commons procurement policies operate within the parameters set out by the UK Public Contracts Regulations 2015.</p><p>The House has a Sustainable Purchasing Policy which, amongst other things, requires contracts that are particularly suitable for SMEs to be highlighted as so being, contracts to be divided into lots and processes to be as simple and proportionate as possible to encourage SMEs to participate in our competitions. Further, the policy requires contracts that are suitable for Social Enterprises to be identified at an early stage and that market engaged to ensure their participation.</p><p>More generally, the House supports British industry and agriculture by:</p><ul><li>Purchasing our goods and services in a way that maximises the ability of SMEs, Social Enterprises and organisations with less bargaining power to win our contracts;</li><li>Conducting open and competitive tender processes that are accessible to all British suppliers whether small, medium or large;</li><li>Advertising our contracts on the UK Government procurement website Contracts Finder and the House’s own electronic procurement portal to ensure that there is maximum visibility of our contractual opportunities;</li><li>Writing specifications of requirements that take into account domestic social, economic and environmental requirements.</li></ul> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 04/07/2016 15:58:42 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

711349

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2017
	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	Parliamentary Organisations: Recruitment
	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, how much has been paid since May 2015 to head hunters by (a) the House of Commons Commission, (b) the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, (c) the Inter-Parliamentary Union, (d) the British American Parliamentary Group and (e) any other body grant-funded by the House of Commons Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	68010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p>Since May 2015 the House of Commons Commission has made payments totalling £203,676 to Executive Search recruitment agencies (‘head hunters’). This includes fees for online and press advertising, where appropriate, for which the agencies pay and for which we reimburse them. I have asked the House authorities to send to the hon. Member contact details of the responsible officers of the grant-funded bodies so that he can seek that information from them. The Commission does not require them to report on any use of head hunters or the costs of any such use.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 22/03/2017 10:33:53 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

755949

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Big Ben: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 have been taken to ensure the use of British materials in the refurbishment of the Elizabeth Tower and its machinery.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	7409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The procurement process for the final contract for the refurbishment of the Elizabeth Tower is ongoing via an open competition in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and Parliament’s procurement policies. In order to comply with the Regulations, Parliament cannot specifically require the use of British materials or machinery when letting contracts, as the Regulations prohibit references to a specific country of origin or production.</p><p>The scaffolding contract was awarded via the same method in November 2016. The steel in the steelwork structures used in supporting the scaffolding on the Tower is primarily sourced from British suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 12/09/2017 12:46:32 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

746982

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Measles: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the current immunisation rate for measles is; and what steps he is taking to improve coverage of that immunisation.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	2153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Protection against measles is provided in the combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR), offered to children at the age of one year, and three years four months but always remains available as a catch up vaccination.</p><p>The latest quarterly Cover of Vaccination Evaluated Rapidly uptake data can be found on the Public Health England (PHE) website, at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cover-of-vaccination-evaluated-rapidly-cover-programme-2016-to-2017-quarterly-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cover-of-vaccination-evaluated-rapidly-cover-programme-2016-to-2017-quarterly-data</a></p><p> </p><p>England coverage of the first dose of MMR vaccine at five years continues to exceed the World Health Organization target of 95%.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2016 a measles and rubella elimination strategy group was established to oversee the development of a United Kingdom-wide Measles and Rubella elimination strategy.</p><p> </p><p>PHE and NHS England work closely with providers at a local level to target specific communities where uptake of the MMR vaccine is known to be poor, as well as widening access by commissioning a range of alternative providers to complement existing general practitioner activities and community health service delivered immunisations.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/07/2017 10:03:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

757680

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Joint Replacements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidelines his Department issues to hospitals and clinical commissioning groups on criteria for hip and knee replacements.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	8859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not issue guidance to hospitals or clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) on the criteria for access to particular clinical services. NHS England provides guidance to CCGs which are primarily responsible for commissioning services to meet the requirements of their population. In doing so, CCGs need to ensure that the services they provide are fit for purpose, reflect the needs of the local population, and are based on the available evidence. CCGs should take national guidelines into account as they take commissioning decisions.</p><p>It is the role of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and NHS England (alongside other arm’s length bodies) to issue guidance to CCGs, based on the latest evidence and expertise.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/09/2017 16:20:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

791004

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners: West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time for a GP appointment was in (a) Warley constituency and (b) Sandwell Borough in each year between May 2010 and November 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	113565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The average waiting time for a general practitioner (GP) appointment is not collected or held centrally. In the 2017 GP patient survey, 70.8% of respondents stated they “saw or spoke to someone at a time they wanted to or sooner”. The Government is committed to delivering routine weekend or evening appointments at either their own GP surgery or one nearby to all registered patients by March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>86 of the 88 practices in Sandwell and West Midlands Clinical Commissioning Group are participating in the Primary Care Commissioning Framework (PCCF) which is committed to the development of “primary care at scale”. In addition to all practices being open during normal opening hours, through the PCCF 100% of the clinical commissioning group population can also access GP appointments 6:30-8:30pm on weekdays and on Saturdays and Sundays at their own or a nearby practice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/11/2017 12:16:51 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

48374

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will open discussions with his French counterpart to ensure crews on ferries operating between the UK and France are paid under British or French minimum wage regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
	uin	196313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The issue was discussed at length at the recent maritime roundtable, at which industry including the maritime unions were present. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, working with this Department and HMRC, will review the application, guidance and enforcement of the national minimum wage towards seafarers, to ensure that employers are aware of their responsibilities and employees are aware of their rights. As part of this, we will consider a targeted enforcement programme for this sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar