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1063600

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Weddings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to allow (a) civil marriage, (b) civil partnership and (c) same-sex marriage ceremonies on Ministry of Defence sites.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	222595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>I want to make sure that all those who want a civil marriage, civil partnerships and same-sex marriage in the Armed Forces receive the same treatment as their counterparts who wish to marry in religious ceremonies. That is why I have asked the Department to look into all options on making this a reality and have written to the Ministry of Justice and the Minister for Women and Equalities pushing this issue. The relevant legislation should be changed so that all members of the Armed Forces whether they want religious ceremonies, civil partnerships or marriage, or same-sex marriage are treated equally.</p><p>The Department conducted a pilot project in 2016, under the Minister of the Armed Forces, to consider the feasibility of using the MOD estate to host the registration of civil marriages or partnerships. This pilot identified a change was required to the relevant legislation to deliver this ambition. The current legislation does not allow for the MOD sites to limit who is married, and who attends civil marriages, civil partnerships and same-sex marriages; this presents difficulties in protecting security of MOD sites. The Department is working on how we fix this anomaly and have written asking for legislative change.</p><p>Meanwhile, more widely in the Armed Forces I am determined that the MOD should continue to be a leader in supporting the LGBT community, and to build on the strong progress to date. We continue to strive to be an employer of choice and are working hard to improve the culture within defence to ensure that we attract and retain diverse talent, including those from the LGBT community. Indeed, I was delighted the MOD was recently recognised in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index 2019, in which all three services have been placed in the Top 100 LGBT inclusive employers listing.</p><p>In 2014, we made provision to allow the marriages of same sex couples in military chapels, for those with demonstrable link to the Armed Forces and provided that the chaplain and the chaplain's Sending Church agreed. At present only the United Reformed Church (URC) permits its chaplains to conduct such marriages, and the first religious marriage of a same sex couple on Defence site took place at St Barbara's Church, HMS Excellent, Whale Island, Portsmouth in 2017.</p> answering member constituency South Staffordshire answering member printed Gavin Williamson question first answered 26/02/2019 15:42:12 answering member 4108 label Biography information for Sir Gavin Williamson
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

1059663

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Regeneration: Cornwall
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to support the regeneration of the economy of Cornwall; and whether they will list the specific projects they will undertake for that purpose.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Waverley
	uin	HL13681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s ambitious, modern Industrial Strategy sets out a long-term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people throughout the UK.</p><p>We are working with areas across the UK who are developing Local Industrial Strategies, including Cornwall, and we hope to deliver these everywhere by 2020. These strategies will be developed locally through Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) and agreed with the Government.</p><p>Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has been allocated £78.23 million as part of their growth deal to support economic growth in the area.</p><p>There are also two Enterprise Zones in Cornwall. Aerohub+, a split site covering Newquay airport and Goonhilly Earth Station with a focus on Aerospace and Space, and Marine Hub which has a focus on marine technology. They are both progressing well and the site at Newquay airport has attracted several companies including CIS UK Ltd and Apple Aviation.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 26/02/2019 14:08:46 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	1744 label Biography information for Viscount Waverley

1054641

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Early Intervention Youth Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to assessment the effectiveness of the allocation of funds from the Early Intervention Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	216377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Our Early Intervention Youth Fund of £22 million is already supporting 29 projects in England and Wales. Over £17 million has already been allocated to projects delivering interventions to young people at risk of criminal involvement, gang exploitation and county lines.</p><p>We will shortly be appointing an independent evaluation partner who will support projects with their monitoring arrangements and will gather qualitative and quantitative data. This work will contribute to a programme wide evaluation, including an overview of what we have learnt about good practice. The projects will also be required to provide regular updates on their progress as part of their grant agreements.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/02/2019 15:26:38 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1064352

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Prime Minister: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of staff employed by in No. 10 Downing Street are apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	223826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office currently employs 90 apprentices who are actively completing an apprenticeship, this equates to 1.31% of our workforce.</p><p>As set out in the Civil Service apprenticeship strategy, the Civil Service has pledged to achieve 30,000 apprenticeship starts in England by 2020, annually delivering 2.3% of our workforce in England as apprenticeship starts.</p><p>Work is underway to produce detailed plans, at business unit level, to identify how they will meet their target in 2019/20</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 26/02/2019 11:36:56 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1063705

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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	Health Services: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with relevant health charities on ensuring they have advance warning of the publication of new advice on travel in the EU and EEA in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	222802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government is seeking agreements with Member States, so that no individual will face sudden changes to their healthcare cover.</p><p> </p><p>People requiring treatment for their pre-existing conditions when travelling should always seek advice from their doctor and specialist unit before booking travel. They should also contact the chosen specialist administrator at the destination of travel to ensure their treatment is covered after 29 March 2019 in a ‘no deal’ scenario. Any charges to the patient should be discussed and agreed before booking travel.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been in discussion with a number of stakeholders on reciprocal healthcare after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Any new travel advice will be updated on GOV.UK and the NHS website as the circumstances change, including for travellers who have pre-existing conditions.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 222804 222807 question first answered 26/02/2019 12:03:43 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1063706

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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	Health Services: British Nationals Abroad
	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 he has taken to ensure the safety of patients with pre-existing conditions, which are not covered by insurance, who travel in the EU and would no longer be covered by reciprocal healthcare agreements in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	222804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government is seeking agreements with Member States, so that no individual will face sudden changes to their healthcare cover.</p><p> </p><p>People requiring treatment for their pre-existing conditions when travelling should always seek advice from their doctor and specialist unit before booking travel. They should also contact the chosen specialist administrator at the destination of travel to ensure their treatment is covered after 29 March 2019 in a ‘no deal’ scenario. Any charges to the patient should be discussed and agreed before booking travel.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been in discussion with a number of stakeholders on reciprocal healthcare after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Any new travel advice will be updated on GOV.UK and the NHS website as the circumstances change, including for travellers who have pre-existing conditions.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 222802 222807 question first answered 26/02/2019 12:03:43 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1063707

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
	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 he is taking to ensure that reciprocal agreements with EU Member States and Members of the EEA for the provision of health care to UK citizens travelling temporarily to those countries will be in place after the UK leaves the EU; and what the timetable is for those arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	222807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government is seeking agreements with Member States, so that no individual will face sudden changes to their healthcare cover.</p><p> </p><p>People requiring treatment for their pre-existing conditions when travelling should always seek advice from their doctor and specialist unit before booking travel. They should also contact the chosen specialist administrator at the destination of travel to ensure their treatment is covered after 29 March 2019 in a ‘no deal’ scenario. Any charges to the patient should be discussed and agreed before booking travel.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been in discussion with a number of stakeholders on reciprocal healthcare after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Any new travel advice will be updated on GOV.UK and the NHS website as the circumstances change, including for travellers who have pre-existing conditions.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 222802 222804 question first answered 26/02/2019 12:03:43 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1064731

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2019
	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	NHS: 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 guidance his Department has issued to Clinical Commissioning Groups on the provision of medicines in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal; and what the responsibility is of Clinical Commissioning Groups ensure adequate supplies of medicines in that event.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	224290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department’s contingency plans aim to ensure that the supply of medicines to patients is not disrupted in all European Union exit scenarios, including in the event we exit the EU without a deal. We are confident that, if everyone does what they need to do, the supply of medicines will be uninterrupted in the event of exiting the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is working closely with trade bodies, product suppliers, the health and care system in England, the devolved administrations and Crown Dependencies, to make detailed plans to ensure the continuation of the supply of medicines to the whole of the United Kingdom in the event of a no deal EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 August 2018, the Department sent a letter to all healthcare providers to advise of our ‘no deal’ EU exit medicines supply contingency plans. That letter highlighted the need for maintaining existing practices and that hospitals, general practitioners and community pharmacies throughout the UK do not need to take any steps to stockpile additional medicines, beyond their business as usual buffer stocks.</p><p> </p><p>A letter from Dr Keith Ridge CBE, the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer at NHS England, outlining the steps taken thus far to protect the continuity of supply for medicines was then sent out NHS services, including clinical commissioning groups, on 17 January 2019.</p><p> </p><p>More recently, on 4 February 2019, a further letter was sent out by Professor Keith Willett, EU Exit Strategic Commander and Medical Director for Acute Care and Emergency Preparedness, to clinical commissioning groups and trust Chief Executives reiterating the Department’s messaging and outlining the operational response that NHS England and NHS Improvement are undertaking at a national and regional level in preparation for a ‘no deal’ EU exit. This latest letter also includes links to previous correspondence and operational guidance.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/02/2019 16:19:54 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1063621

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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	Non-ionizing Radiation
	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 made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment report on the health effects of UV radiation; and whether he plans to implement the recommendations in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	222608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>In 2009 the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) provided advice on the health effects from ultraviolet (UV) radiation in their 13th report. This related to the effects form sunbed use because of the evidence accumulating about the particular associations with artificial tanning devices. The committee has not produced any additional advice or recommendations on the general risks of UV exposure since their statement in 1992 about the general impacts of UV exposure. As a result, the Sunbeds Regulation Act 2010 was implemented to prohibit under-18s from using sunbeds. Local authorities are responsible for enforcing the regulations and carry out inspections. The Department and the Health and Safety Executive have published guidance to support the enforcement and safe use of sunbeds, and Public Health England (PHE) continues to monitor the evidence on the impacts of the use of sunbeds.</p><p> </p><p>PHE discourages the use of sunbeds for cosmetic tanning and provides information to increase awareness of the health risks of excessive exposure to UV radiation and advice for people to protect themselves. Further information can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ultraviolet-radiation-and-sunscreen" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ultraviolet-radiation-and-sunscreen</a></p><p> </p><p>An awareness campaign on the signs of skin cancer has also been carried out by PHE and NHS England.</p><p> </p><p>PHE provides independent and expert advices on a range of topics, including UV radiation and staying safe in the sun. Further information can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/spring-sun-advice-from-public-health-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/spring-sun-advice-from-public-health-england</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/02/2019 15:44:40 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1063821

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Secondhand Goods: Certification Quality Marks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) charity shops and (b) other second hand retailers of plans to replace Conformité Européene markings with a UK mark in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	222756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>In the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, the Government is taking the decision to adopt a continuity approach in some areas, such as CE marked products, and continue to recognise CE marking as now. This means that charity retailers and other second-hand retailers can continue to place second hand goods with CE marking on the UK market, as before, for a time-limited period. There will be no need to reassess or re-mark goods, thereby minimising costs to business and consumers.</p><p>As products that meet EU requirements can continue to be placed on the UK market without any need for reassessment or re-marking, CE marked products will therefore not be required to be re-marked with a UK Marking. This includes second hand products.</p><p>We will consult with business, including charity retailers, before taking any decision to end the period of recognition of the CE marking.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 26/02/2019 14:58:35 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins