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1042118

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Ownership
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what parts of the UK's railways, including tracks and trains, they own.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL12857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The national rail infrastructure is held and managed by Network Rail, a Non-Departmental Public Body reporting to the Department for Transport. A number of privately owned lines and sidings are connected to the national rail network. Almost all rolling stock in operation on the national rail network is privately owned. The franchised passenger train operating companies are contracted out by the Department for Transport or devolved administrations. The Intercity East Coast franchise is currently operated by a publicly owned operating company, LNER Ltd, pending the letting of a new franchise. All these train services operate on the national rail network alongside privately owned freight and passenger train operating companies.</p><p> </p><p>The High Speed 1 infrastructure between London St Pancras and the UK Channel Tunnel portal is owned by the Department for Transport and let as a thirty year concession. Some UK cities own and operate their own rail networks, notably London, Newcastle and Glasgow.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 18/01/2019 11:27:01 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

1041265

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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	Kurds: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department plans to provide to Kurdish groups in Syria after the withdrawal of US troops.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	208198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>​UK officials are in contact with several Syrian Kurdish groups and are aware of the concerns around the withdrawal of United States troops from Syria. As the US recognises, it is important that withdrawal is done in a way which allows the significant progress made in north-east Syria to be maintained. The UK remains committed to providing humanitarian assistance in north-east Syria. We will continue to work for a negotiated political settlement to the Syrian conflict protecting the rights of all Syrians.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/01/2019 11:47:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1041401

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of children aged five had at least one missing, decayed or filled tooth in each of the last eight years .
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	208231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>Data on five year old dental health is not collected annually. Data on the proportion of five year olds with at least one missing, decayed or filled tooth because of decay available for the last eight years is in the following table. These data are not comparable due to changes in methodology between the surveys.</p><p> </p><p>Data collection for the 2018/19 survey is currently underway and results will be published in spring 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Data from the surveys of five year old children can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nwph.net/dentalhealth/5year%20docs.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nwph.net/dentalhealth/5year%20docs.aspx</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Proportion of five year old children with one or more teeth affected by decay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>24.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>23.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>- Caution is advised when making comparisons of these data as they come from different data sets</p><p>- <sup>1</sup> Source: former NHS Dental Epidemiology Programme</p><p>- <sup>2 </sup>Source: Child Dental Health Survey, 2013</p><p>- <sup>3 </sup>Source: Public Health England Dental Public Health Intelligence Programme</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/01/2019 12:06:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine previous answer version 96129 answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1038953

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Egypt: Ethnic Groups
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 made a recent assessment of the effect on the human rights of (a) the Nubian people and (b) other political dissenters of the Egyptian Government's alleged persecution of those people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	207214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>​We continue to monitor issues and cases involving Nubians and other minorities within Egypt. Egypt is a human rights priority country for the UK and the UK wants to see more political progress and better protection of human rights for all Egyptians, as set out in Egypt's constitution. The UK regularly raise concerns about human rights with the Egyptian Government both in public and in private. I raised our human rights concerns with the Egyptian Foreign Minister during my visit to Cairo on 14 October 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/01/2019 11:44:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1038976

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Emigration: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what are the financial costs for a British citizen to become a citizen of each European Union member state.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	207282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>Rules surrounding the acquisition of citizenship in each European Union Member State, including cost, is a matter for that Member State’s authorities. Country-specific information on the cost of citizenship, where available, is given via the ‘Living in Guides’ which you can find at: <a href="https://bit.ly/2PJAHjx" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2PJAHjx</a>. For instance, currently the cost of citizenship in Germany is €255 per person or, for children who are naturalised together with their parents, it is €51 per child.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 18/01/2019 10:46:00 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1039040

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Bedrocan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have met with Bedrocan.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	207194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>Departmental officials have communicated with a range of manufacturers and importers regarding the establishment of supplies of cannabis-based products for medicinal use in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not met with Bedrocan, Tilray, GW Pharmaceuticals or Aphria, the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord O’Shaughnessy) did meet with GW Pharmaceuticals once.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2018, officials from the Department have met with Bedrocan once, Tilray three times and GW Pharmaceuticals seven times (including a meeting which involved the Department’s Chief Scientific Advisor). No meetings have taken place between Departmental officials and Aphria.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 207195 207196 207197 question first answered 18/01/2019 12:01:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1039041

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Tilray
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have met with Tilray.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	207195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>Departmental officials have communicated with a range of manufacturers and importers regarding the establishment of supplies of cannabis-based products for medicinal use in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not met with Bedrocan, Tilray, GW Pharmaceuticals or Aphria, the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord O’Shaughnessy) did meet with GW Pharmaceuticals once.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2018, officials from the Department have met with Bedrocan once, Tilray three times and GW Pharmaceuticals seven times (including a meeting which involved the Department’s Chief Scientific Advisor). No meetings have taken place between Departmental officials and Aphria.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 207194 207196 207197 question first answered 18/01/2019 12:01:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1039042

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	GW Pharmaceuticals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have met with GW Pharmaceuticals.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	207196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>Departmental officials have communicated with a range of manufacturers and importers regarding the establishment of supplies of cannabis-based products for medicinal use in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not met with Bedrocan, Tilray, GW Pharmaceuticals or Aphria, the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord O’Shaughnessy) did meet with GW Pharmaceuticals once.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2018, officials from the Department have met with Bedrocan once, Tilray three times and GW Pharmaceuticals seven times (including a meeting which involved the Department’s Chief Scientific Advisor). No meetings have taken place between Departmental officials and Aphria.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 207194 207195 207197 question first answered 18/01/2019 12:01:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1039043

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Aphria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have met with Aphria.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	207197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>Departmental officials have communicated with a range of manufacturers and importers regarding the establishment of supplies of cannabis-based products for medicinal use in the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has not met with Bedrocan, Tilray, GW Pharmaceuticals or Aphria, the former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lord O’Shaughnessy) did meet with GW Pharmaceuticals once.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2018, officials from the Department have met with Bedrocan once, Tilray three times and GW Pharmaceuticals seven times (including a meeting which involved the Department’s Chief Scientific Advisor). No meetings have taken place between Departmental officials and Aphria.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 207194 207195 207196 question first answered 18/01/2019 12:01:09 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1039048

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
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	Childbirth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many babies were born in (a) an obstetric unit, (b) a midwifery unit situated alongside an obstetric unit, (c) a standalone midwifery unit, (d) at home, (e) in another setting in the most recent period for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	207304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>The most recent relevant data available are from the ‘Maternity Services Monthly Statistics - September 2018 Experimental Statistics’, published on 3 January 2019. This is a report on National Health Service-funded maternity services in England for September 2018, using data submitted to the Maternity Services Data Set. The totals in the following table reflect data received from 127 NHS-funded maternity providers in England who submitted data and reflect responses to questions on the place of birth of babies born in September 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Place of birth</p></td><td><p>Total number of babies born (September 2018)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midwifery unit, co-located with consultant obstetric unit</p></td><td><p>3,342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midwifery unit, co-located with other non-obstetric consultant unit</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midwifery unit, stand alone</p></td><td><p>651</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midwifery unit, type not known</p></td><td><p>1,923</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>At a domestic address</p></td><td><p>822</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consultant ward</p></td><td><p>15,339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General medical practitioner (GMP) ward</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consultant/GMP/midwife ward</p></td><td><p>24,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other hospital or institution</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ward/unit without delivery facilities</p></td><td><p>138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>None of the above</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not known</p></td><td><p>299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Missing Value / Value outside reporting parameters</p></td><td><p>1,065</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Of the 132 NHS-funded maternity providers in England, 127 submitted data relating to births in September 2018. NHS Digital is continuing to work closely with providers who did not respond or did not provide complete data and expects coverage and data quality to increase over time. Further details can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/maternity-services-monthly-statistics/september-2018" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/maternity-services-monthly-statistics/september-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/01/2019 11:57:00 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell