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1061105

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding of the criminal justice system in the forthcoming Government spending review.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	221556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>As we move towards the forthcoming Spending Review, the Secretary of State is considering closely the most important areas to focus on over the next 5 years to provide an effective and fair justice system, safe and decent prisons, and stable, effective probation services that protect the public and reduce reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>My officials and the Ministerial team are continuing to work closely with HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office and partners in other government departments to ensure we have an appropriate and sustainable funding strategy for the MoJ that enables us to deliver our desired outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to delivering an efficient and effective criminal justice system while playing our part in contributing to the government’s wider fiscal objectives. We will continue to work with my colleagues, including the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to deliver this.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 25/02/2019 17:44:32 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 103971 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1064410

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Inheritance Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claims qualified for Inheritance Tax exemption on agricultural property in 2018; what the location was of claim; and what the average income was of the recipients.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	223935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Claims qualified for Inheritance Tax exemption on agricultural property relief (APR) and business property relief (BPR) in 2018/19 are currently unavailable.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 223941 question first answered 25/02/2019 17:40:15 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1064030

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	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	Animal Welfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has for the legal protection of the welfare of animals after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	223228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been very clear that leaving the EU will not lead to a lowering of our high animal welfare standards. Our regulatory system will offer the same level of assurance of animal welfare following our departure from the EU as it does now. The EU Withdrawal Act will ensure that existing EU standards are maintained once we leave the EU. For instance, existing bans on chlorinated chicken and hormone beef have been transferred into UK law and will remain in place after we leave.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/02/2019 17:42:30 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

1063950

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the quality of construction apprenticeships.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	223122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>New, employer-designed apprenticeship standards are at the centre of our reforms to drive up quality and develop the skills businesses need for the future, in every part of the economy. Standards describe full occupational competence, as agreed by employers, and must include a rigorous and independent end-point assessment.</p><p>In the construction sector, 66 standards have already been approved for delivery and a further 33 are in development by trailblazer groups comprising employers of all sizes.</p><p>The move to standards, together with the minimum 20% off-the-job training rule, has already contributed to a 25% rise in expected apprenticeship training hours. The government has committed to all apprenticeship starts being on standards by the end of the 2019-20 academic year. Frameworks will be withdrawn on 31 July 2020.</p><p>We have also introduced quality assurance in apprenticeship training and assessment at all levels from a range of independent specialist bodies, and strengthened the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers to give employers confidence that apprentices will receive high-quality training.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 17:30:20 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063951

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Construction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect on productivity levels of (a) bricklaying, (b) plastering and (c) other core construction apprenticeships after (i) two years and (ii) three years of such apprenticeship training.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	223123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Research published in 2015 established that successful achievement of an apprenticeship in construction and building services is associated with an increase in earnings of 11% and 32% at Levels 2 and 3 respectively. This is measured 3 to 5 years after the apprenticeship, and is used as a measure of the increase in productivity.</p><p>The full research paper is available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/480627/BIS-15-652-FE-analysis-further-disaggregation-employment-and-earnings-returns-by-sector-group.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/480627/BIS-15-652-FE-analysis-further-disaggregation-employment-and-earnings-returns-by-sector-group.pdf</a>.</p><p>Information regarding further breakdown of the effect of productivity levels by occupational route is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 17:29:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063952

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to increase the proportion of Apprenticeship Levy vouchers that are able to be passed down the supply chain to smaller non-Levy paying companies.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	223124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Employers that pay the Apprenticeship Levy can transfer up to 10% of their annual apprenticeship service funds to other employers, including non-levy paying employers. From April 2019, the amount that employers can transfer will increase to 25%.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 25/02/2019 17:28:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1064079

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	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: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reasons the Central and East London Breast Screening Service was transferred from Barts Health NHS Trust to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust on 1 April 2018; and what benefits were anticipated from that transfer.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	223479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and the NHS (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013, NHS commissioners are duty bound to ensure all contracts for National Health Service healthcare services are able to demonstrate value for money and to deliver the best possible service to all patients that access the services, in line with the requirements of the commissioner.</p><p> </p><p>The contract for Central and East London Service was put out to tender in November 2016 and a procurement process, in line with the Public Contract regulations, was conducted. The procurement was open to any suitably capable provider. Following the successful conclusion of the procurement, the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust was identified as the provider that demonstrated value for money, offered the most suitable service provision, and ability to deliver the service as commissioners had designed it, against the required criteria. Hence the service delivery passed from Barts Health NHS Trust to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.</p><p> </p><p>As standards were not being met at the time of the transfer of the service, the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust was commissioned to deliver against an agreed recovery plan which runs until September 2019. The service is currently achieving monthly trajectories for improvement and meeting key performance indicators. It is subject to monitoring on a monthly basis by both NHS England and the London Breast Screening Quality Assurance Service.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/02/2019 17:43:47 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1064116

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the second cancer workforce plan; and whether the Government plans to allocate funding to support the implementation of that plan.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	223527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Health Education England (HEE) published its first ever Cancer Workforce Plan in December 2017 and is making significant additional investment in the cancer workforce, £8.6 million in 2018/19. HEE intended to publish a second phase, longer-term strategy that looked at the cancer workforce needs beyond 2021. This work was started and stakeholders from within the National Health Service and the charitable sector contributed to the early discussions. This work has since been superseded by publication of the NHS Long Term Plan in January 2019.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has subsequently commissioned Baroness Dido Harding, working closely with Sir David Behan, to lead a number of programmes to engage with key NHS interests to develop a detailed workforce implementation plan. These programmes will consider detailed proposals to grow the workforce rapidly, including staff working on cancer, consider additional staff and skills required, build a supportive working culture in the NHS and ensure first rate leadership for NHS staff.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/02/2019 17:44:29 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1064065

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timescale is for Ministerial approval to be granted for the new contract specification for community rehabilitation companies in England and Wales; and when that specification will be made public.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	223263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice continues to refine our plans for more effective integration of public, private and voluntary sector probation providers. We will set out more detailed plans later this year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/02/2019 17:34:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1064007

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Deportation: Zimbabwe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the risk to Zimbabwean nationals facing deportation to Zimbabwe.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	223205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>All asylum and human rights applications from Zimbabwean nationals are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations. Each individual assessment is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw.</p><p>The Country Policy and Information Note Zimbabwe: Opposition to the government published in April 2018 (available on Gov.uk) outlines our position. We are aware of the situation in Zimbabwe and are keeping it under review, however caselaw has established that a state of civil war and/or civil unrest is not enough, in itself, to provide for a grant of asylum. A person needs to show a risk above and beyond those general inherent risks.</p><p>The April 2018 Country Policy and Information Note is in the process of being updated, incorporating recommendations from a review commissioned by the Independent Advisory Group on Country Information. This will be published in due course.</p><p>Where a decision has been made that a person does not require international protection, removal is only enforced when we and the courts conclude that it is safe to do so, with a safe route of return.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 25/02/2019 17:28:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis