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1133130

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many requests for a change of conditions of leave granted on the basis of family or private life were (a) received, (b) granted, (c) refused and (d) awaiting a decision from August 2017 to August 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	266694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Answering this question would require manual inspection of all family and private life leave to remain applications within the date range. This would incur disproportionate cost to the public purse. <br> <br>The available information relates to grants and refusals of in-country leave to remain, based on family life, or private life, which is published in the quarterly Immigration Statistics, Extensions table ex_01_q, latest edition at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables#extensions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables#extensions</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/06/2019 15:24:21 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1133132

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Streptococcus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2019 to Question 230615, and with reference to evidence demonstrating a reduction in rates of Group B Streptococcus infection in Northern Ireland since mandatory reporting of confirmed cases in babies was introduced there in March 2013, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making Group B Streptococcus a notifiable disease.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	266696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Statutory notification of infectious diseases provides a means to alert public health officials to the occurrence of suspected or confirmed case of a given disease to direct public health action to prevent infection in others. These regulations, standards and guidance can be viewed at the following links:</p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/659/contents/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/659/contents/made</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notifiable-diseases-and-causative-organisms-how-to-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notifiable-diseases-and-causative-organisms-how-to-report</a></p><p>The majority of infant Group B Streptococcus cases occur sporadically rather than through spread between individuals. As such, there are no specific public health actions recommended at present following the identification of a single case. If new evidence emerges to suggest actions should be initiated, the addition of Group B Streptococcus to the schedule of notifiable diseases will be reviewed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 27/06/2019 15:40:30 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1133135

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Dental Health
	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 his Department is taking to prevent tooth decay in (a) children and (b) adults.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	266699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>In England, local authorities have the lead responsibility for improving the oral health of children and adults in their local area. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3094/pdfs/uksi_20123094_en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/3094/pdfs/uksi_20123094_en.pdf</a></p><p>Improving the oral health of children is a priority for Public Health England (PHE). PHE has established a Child Oral Health Improvement Programme Board, which brings together key stakeholder organisations. The board has a shared ambition that every child grows up free of tooth decay as part of getting the best start in life.</p><p>PHE established an Adult Oral Health Oversight Group, which brings together a wide range of stakeholders that have policies or areas of interest to improve the oral health of adults.</p><p>The Department is testing a new prevention focussed National Health Service dental contract which includes preventive advice and treatment based on ‘Delivering better oral health’, an evidence-based toolkit for prevention. More information about the dental contract reform programme can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dental-contract-reform-prototypes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dental-contract-reform-prototypes</a></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 27/06/2019 12:44:49 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1133137

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where the assisted digital locations in Scotland will be; and what type of visa applicants will be able to use that service.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
	tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
	uin	266700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>Since September 2017, UK Visas &amp; Immigration has offered customers across the UK a free ‘Assisted Digital’ service. The service is designed to help people who need to use UK Visas &amp; Immigration online services but don’t have the appropriate access, skills or confidence to do so on their own. Support can be provided over the phone, at a local centre or in home with a trained tutor.</p><p>As of the 20th June, across the UK, there are over 300 centres across the UK supplemented by a network of over 60 tutors. In Scotland, there are 2 tutors offering in home support and 43 centres offering face to face support.</p><p>Customers should contact the Assisted Digital helpline on 03333 445 675 or by texting the word “VISA” to 07537 416 944 and they will be able to advise on the closest support centre. <br>The Assisted Digital service is available to all UKVI customers except for those applying through the following immigration routes, as support should be provided to them by their sponsoring employers or colleges</p><p>• Tier 1 (including entrepreneur and exceptional talent)<br>• Tier 2 (people working for a specific employer in the UK)<br>• Tier 4 (students in the UK)<br>In January 2019 the service was extended to support EU citizens and their family members applying for the EU Settlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/06/2019 14:46:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1133138

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on increasing the pay of civil servants in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	266701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Service Pay Guidance is issued by the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury centrally each year and all departments are required to adhere to the principles set out in the guidance. Departments are invited to submit a flexibility business case with the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury if they wish to make pay award over the limit.</p><p> </p><p>MoJ do not deviate from this process set out in the guidance and Ministers are typically not involved in the process.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 27/06/2019 12:13:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1133139

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Breast Cancer: Diagnosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information he holds on the timescale for licensing the pill to identify breast cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	266702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>In order for a human medicinal product to be granted a marketing authorisation, legislation requires robust data to be generated to demonstrate satisfactory quality, safety and efficacy of the proposed medicinal product and show that the benefit to risk balance is positive in the intended patient group.</p><p>Studies to evaluate the toxicity profile of a medicine using in vitro or animal models are generally performed, prior to initial safety studies (Phase I) in human volunteers. Further clinical trials (Phase II and III) are then typically performed to establish safety and efficacy in patients, prior to the submission of a marketing authorisation application.</p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for the regulation of medicines in the United Kingdom. At this time, the MHRA is not aware of any clinical trials having been planned or conducted on a product that is for oral administration to enable imaging or identification of breast cancer. Therefore, at present, it cannot provide a timeline for the licensing of such a medicine.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 27/06/2019 13:02:56 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1133142

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Passports: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many first-time passport applications his Department has received since 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	266705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The number of applications for a first British passport received between 23 June 2016 and 31 March 2019 was 3,267,038.</p><p><br>Passport intake data is reported within Home Office transparency data. The information is therefore provided up to the most recent date published (31 March 2019).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/06/2019 15:33:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1133150

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Cancer: Vitamin D
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has discussed the potential link between consumption of vitamin D supplements and reduced risk of developing cancer with (a) the Royal College of Nursing and (b) the General Medical Council.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	266710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 27/06/2019 12:46:58 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1133151

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Migraines: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the NHS has to introduce new drugs to tackle migraines in the next six months.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	266711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent body that provides guidance on the prevention and treatment of ill health and the promotion of good health and social care. Through its technology appraisal programme, NICE makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether selected drugs and other treatments represent an effective use of NHS resources. NHS commissioners are legally required to fund drugs and treatments recommended through NICE’s technology appraisal programme.</p><p> </p><p>NICE is currently developing technology appraisal guidance on two drugs for the prevention of migraines; erenumab and fremanuzumab. The expected date of NICE’s final guidance is currently to be confirmed. In the absence of positive guidance from NICE, it is for commissioners to make decisions on whether to fund this treatment based on an assessment of the available evidence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 27/06/2019 15:48:35 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1133153

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	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	Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Government's diplomatic representations to the Government of Saudi Arabia on trends in the number of planned executions in that country in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	266713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>We regularly raise our views on the use of the death penalty with the Saudi authorities. We make clear that the British Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and in every country, including Saudi Arabia, especially for crimes other than the most serious and for juveniles. This is in line with the minimum standards set out in the EU Guidelines on the Death Penalty of 2008 and the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Arab Charter on Human Rights.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 27/06/2019 15:58:06 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown