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1132823

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/06/2019
	date	18/06/2019
	date tabled	18/06/2019
	ddp created	18/06/2019 18:26:04
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	18/06/2019 18:36:13 24/06/2019 17:26:02
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	house id	1
	identifier	266154
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/06/2019 16:54:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish a response to Early Day Motion 2390, Pensions for women born in the 1950s.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 266154
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	266154
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The approach of Labour, Conservative and the Coalition governments for the last 24 years since the 1995 pensions Act is the same. This Government’s position on the changes to State Pension age (SPa) remains clear and consistent.</p><p /><p>We have considered the alternative options offered by stakeholders and found there are substantial practical, financial and legal problems to all alternative options offered by stakeholders so far to mitigate the impact on those affected. During the passage of the 2011 Act, the Government listened to the concerns of those affected and subsequently introduced a concession worth £1.1 billion in order to limit the impact on those women who would be most affected by the changes.</p><p> </p><p>In the years after the 1995 legislation, equalisation was frequently reported in the media and debated at length in Parliament. The changes were communicated in a variety of ways, for example with leaflets, extensive advertising campaigns were carried out and later individual letters were posted out. Throughout this period, the Department has also provided individuals with their most up-to-date State Pension age when they have requested a Pension statement. Between April 2000 and the end of April 2019, the Department provided more than 28 million personalised State Pension statements to people who requested them (either online or by telephone or post). We continue to encourage people to request a personalised State Pension Statement as part of our on-going communications.</p><p> </p><p>This matter has been comprehensively debated on many occasions in Parliament, and any amendment to the current legislation which creates a new inequality between men and women would be highly dubious as a matter of law. The Government has no plans to publish a response to EDM 2390.</p>
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1132223

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/06/2019
	date	14/06/2019
	date tabled	14/06/2019
	ddp created	14/06/2019 14:09:34
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	14/06/2019 14:15:19 19/06/2019 15:02:02
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance
	house id	1
	identifier	264779
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/06/2019 14:30:55
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answers of 8 and 29 April 2019 to Questions 239928 and 245887, what progress she has made on revision of form ESA65B and whether that revision will make clear to doctors that they should continue to provide fit notes for claimants if they are appealing a decision or their condition worsens.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 264779
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	264779
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The revised version of the ESA65B letter went live from 3<sup>rd</sup> June 2019. The revised letter states clearly the circumstances in which fit notes are required including to support Employment and Support Allowance appeals, where a claimant’s condition has worsened or if the claimant has developed a new health condition or disability.</p>
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1131069

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/06/2019
	date	10/06/2019
	date tabled	10/06/2019
	ddp created	10/06/2019 22:02:34
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	10/06/2019 22:11:55 13/06/2019 14:42:02
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory
	house id	1
	identifier	262406
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/06/2019 14:10:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the merits of the statement by the Prime Minister of Mauritius at the UN general Assembly on 22 May 2019 that the eviction of the population of the Chagos Islands by the UK Government was akin to a crime against humanity.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 262406
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	262406
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK does not accept this characterisation of events. Mauritius has not previously described matters in this way. Nor has this description been used by either the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in its Advisory Opinion, or the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Tribunal members in the Award in respect of the circumstances of the removal of Chagossians.</p><p>The UK has expressed sincere regret about the manner in which Chagossians were removed from British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) in the 1960s and 1970s.</p><p>The Government has committed £40 million for Chagossians who are now living elsewhere – to provide employment support, English language training and projects to help preserve their heritage.</p>
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1130710

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2019
	date	07/06/2019
	date tabled	07/06/2019
	ddp created	07/06/2019 14:11:11
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	07/06/2019 14:16:53 12/06/2019 11:35:02
	hansard heading	Driving: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	identifier	261517
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/06/2019 11:03:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many D4 medical examination reports have been completed during (a) each of the five years prior to December 2014 and (b) each year since December 2014.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 261517
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	261517
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>As not all applications need to be supported by a D4 medical examination report, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of applications processed from applicants for entitlement to drive lorries and buses. However, examples of group 2 licence applications that do not include a D4 medical examination report, include but are not limited to, the renewal of a driving licence before the age of 45 and when adding an additional driving entitlement within 12 months of submitting a D4 (e.g. adding a bus provisional when holding HGV entitlement).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Group 2 licence applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>245,486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>230,129</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>244,482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>259,966</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>256,248</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>263,535</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>282,751</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>288,654</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>289,202</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>389,741</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (until the end of May)</p></td><td><p>175,221</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p>
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1130711

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2019
	date	07/06/2019
	date tabled	07/06/2019
	ddp created	07/06/2019 14:11:14
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	07/06/2019 14:16:55 12/06/2019 11:38:01
	hansard heading	Driving: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	identifier	261518
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/06/2019 11:06:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many D4 medical examination applications have been refused during (a) each of the five years prior to December 2014 and (b) each year since December 2014.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 261518
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	261518
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The table below shows the number of lorry or bus driving licence applications that have been refused or revoked for medical reasons over the last 10 years. However, not all these applications will have been supported by a D4 medical examination report.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Group 2 licence applications </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>Not held</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5,539</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6,122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7,464</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>7,494</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>8,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>10,665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>11,213</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>12,242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 (until the end of May)</p></td><td><p>4,639</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p>
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1130712

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2019
	date	07/06/2019
	date tabled	07/06/2019
	ddp created	07/06/2019 14:11:16
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	07/06/2019 14:16:57 12/06/2019 11:50:02
	hansard heading	Driving: Medical Examinations
	house id	1
	identifier	261519
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/06/2019 11:18:37
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many DVLA centres are licensed to complete D4 medical examination reports.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 261519
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	261519
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) does not license centres or doctors to complete D4 medical examination reports. The D4 medical examination and report must be conducted by a qualified medical practitioner who is registered with the General Medical Council and licensed to practice in the UK, or registered within the EU (if the form is completed outside the UK). The examining practitioner must carry out the examination in accordance with requirements outlined in DVLA guidance.</p><p> </p>
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1128922

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/06/2019
	date	03/06/2019
	date tabled	03/06/2019
	ddp created	03/06/2019 16:28:49
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	03/06/2019 16:56:10 06/06/2019 16:06:01
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
	house id	1
	identifier	259287
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	06/06/2019 15:34:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish a response to EDM 2425 entitled UN Condemnation of UK occupation of the Chagos Islands.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259287
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259287
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>As set out in Written Ministerial Statement - HCWS1528 of 30 April and in the statement by the UK Permanent Representative at UNGA on 23 May, we were disappointed that this matter was referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and UN General Assembly. An Advisory Opinion of the ICJ is advice provided to the United Nations General Assembly at its request; it is not a legally binding judgment. The Government has considered the content of the Opinion carefully, but we do not share the Court's approach. The basic principle that the ICJ should not consider bilateral sovereignty disputes without the consent of both states concerned has been circumvented and this could have wide-reaching implications for all UN member states.</p><p>With regard to Chagossians we are continuing our work to design a support package worth approximately £40m, to improve Chagossian livelihoods in the communities in Mauritius, the Seychelles and the UK where they now live.</p>
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1129162

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/06/2019
	date	03/06/2019
	date tabled	03/06/2019
	ddp created	03/06/2019 16:39:17
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	03/06/2019 17:05:38 06/06/2019 16:10:02
	hansard heading	Kenya: Refugees
	house id	1
	identifier	259288
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	06/06/2019 15:38:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Kenyan counterpart on the recent decision of a court in that country to repatriate 22 women refugees to Eritrea.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259288
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259288
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>​Neither the Foreign Secretary nor I have discussed with the Kenyan government reports that a Kenyan court has ruled to repatriate 22 women refugees to Eritrea. Our High Commission in Nairobi will work to establish the full facts in the coming days.</p>
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1127787

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 17:41:07
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 17:56:07 04/06/2019 17:04:45
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Water
	house id	1
	identifier	257066
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 16:33:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the publication entitled, Tackling antimicrobial resistance 2019–2024: The UK’s five-year national action plan, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the implementation of the Government’s commitment to support greater access to water and sanitation; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257066
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257066
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK’s national action plan on tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) sets out challenging five-year ambitions that begin to fulfil the UK’s vision for a world in which AMR is contained and controlled by 2040. DFID and the Department for Health and Social Care are working closely together on tackling AMR and senior officials have met on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>As part of tackling AMR, DFID continues to support health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes which emphasise the importance of improving infection control, and WASH in health facilities, which is key for the prevention of infections and antimicrobial resistance. The UK is committed to supporting countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 6 target of universal access to water and sanitation by 2030.</p>
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1127788

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 17:41:09
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 17:56:09 04/06/2019 13:54:03
	hansard heading	Malawi: Health Services
	house id	1
	identifier	257067
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 13:22:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the adequacy of access to (a) water, (b) sanitation and (c) hygiene facilities in Health Care Facilities in Malawi.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257067
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257067
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Approximately 40% of health facilities in Malawi do not have adequate water, sanitation and hygiene facilities.</p><p>DFID’s £110m Malawi Health Service Support Programme funds regular supply of piped water to health facilities in 28 districts and the construction of new health facilities that meet water, sanitation and hygiene standards. An estimated 400,000 Malawians will benefit from these facilities.</p><p>DFID Malawi has funded UNICEF to improve hygiene facilities in 13 Cholera-prone districts. The NGO WaterAid has received £2m from DFID through UK Aid Match to improve water, sanitation and hygiene services in marginalised districts of Malawi.</p>
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