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1063727

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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	Agriculture: Children
	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 recent steps he has taken to promote jobs in (a) agriculture and (b) horticulture to children.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	222776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>It is a key priority of this government to enable an innovative, productive and competitive agricultural and horticultural sector.</p><p>Attracting young talent into agricultural and horticultural careers and having a skilled workforce in place is vital for the future of UK food and farming.</p><p>The Government is working with industry bodies, such as the Food and Drink Sector Council, to raise awareness of agriculture as an exciting and attractive career path and to improve access to the talent and skills required by the industry.</p><p>The Government is reforming post-16 technical education to provide clear routes to skilled employment in agriculture and other sectors. A key part of this is the introduction of new T levels programmes, which alongside apprenticeships, will sit within 15 routes, including an Agriculture, Environmental and Animal Care route.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/02/2019 14:47:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063717

	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	Ambulance Services: East Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average response time of ambulances in the East Midlands by (a) constituency and (b) county, in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	222815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested. National and individual ambulance National Health Service trust level performance is available and published monthly by NHS England and can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ambulance-quality-indicators/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ambulance-quality-indicators/</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/02/2019 11:57:57 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063716

	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	Ambulance Services: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of ambulance response times in each year since 1997.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	222816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>National Health Service ambulance trusts transitioned to new standards in December 2017, following a rigorous and independent evaluation of the clinically-led Ambulance Response Programme (ARP). As a result, data is not comparable pre- and post the ARP. National and individual ambulance NHS trust level performance data is published monthly by NHS England, and can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ambulance-quality-indicators/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ambulance-quality-indicators/</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/02/2019 12:00:44 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063715

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department has taken to support small businesses in taking on apprentices.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	222813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Apprenticeships offer businesses of all sizes an opportunity to make a sustainable investment in the training they need to grow and prosper.</p><p>For businesses with fewer than 50 employees who take on apprentices aged 16-18 (or up to the age of 24 for care leavers), the government meets the full cost of training. All organisations who do not pay the apprenticeship levy benefit from very generous funding from government, which will rise to 95% of the cost of training and assessment in 2019.</p><p>The new apprenticeships marketing campaign, Fire it Up, aims to increase the number of apprenticeship vacancies offered by employers, and incorporates a website featuring case studies from small businesses and information on the funding support available. It will continue to support employers to create new vacancies and publicise these on the ‘Find an Apprenticeship’ website.</p><p>Small businesses are also able to benefit from transfers of apprenticeship levy funds, which enable levy-paying employers to use up to 10% of their annual levy funds (up to 25% from April 2019) to support apprenticeship starts in their supply chain or to meet local skills shortages.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 26/02/2019 13:36:13 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063711

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Crossrail Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to reduce the cost to the public purse of delays in the construction of Crossrail.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	222812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Crossrail Limited, the organisation responsible for delivering the project and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transport for London, are working to establish a robust delivery schedule and gain certainty regarding the final cost of the project.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in December, the Department is providing a loan of £1.3bn to the Greater London Authority and an additional loan facility of up to £750m to Transport for London to finance the remaining costs of the project. It is expected the project will be completed within the revised funding envelope of £17.6bn.</p><p> </p><p>With the financial package now in place, Crossrail Limited can focus on finishing construction and moving ahead with the testing ready for the introduction of passenger services as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 26/02/2019 16:55:28 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063714

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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	Dairy Farming
	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 steps he has taken to support dairy farmers to obtain a fair price from supermarkets for their produce.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	222814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>We want all farmers to get a fair price for their products and the Government is committed to tackling the unfairness that exists in the dairy supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of possible options for achieving this, including using new powers in our Agriculture Bill to introduce Statutory Codes of Practice, and using existing powers on Mandatory Written Contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The approach taken will need to take account of the outcome of EU negotiations, and a wide range of stakeholder views. We will launch a full consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/02/2019 10:54:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063713

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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	Equine Flu: Disease Control
	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 steps he has taken to minimise the spread of the equine flu.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	222810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been monitoring the situation and maintaining close contact with the Animal Health Trust (AHT) and British Horseracing Authority (BHA) as well as the Equine Disease Coalition.</p><p> </p><p>Equine flu is a contagious disease of horses, donkeys, mules and all equidae. Clinical signs include a raised temperature, cough and nasal discharge, lethargy and loss of appetite. In otherwise healthy horses cases typically resolve within 1-2 weeks. It is not a public health risk. Vaccination is the main control measure, alongside isolation of infected cases and minimising the mixing of horses during an outbreak. Equine flu is not a notifiable disease in the UK, which means that the industry takes responsibility for surveillance, testing and vaccination. The Horserace Betting Levy Board, which is a Government arm’s length body, provides funds to the AHT, which is an internationally approved reference laboratory for equine flu.</p><p> </p><p>Horse owners are urged to contact their private vet if they suspect respiratory illness and to practice good biosecurity and isolate suspected or confirmed cases.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/02/2019 15:45:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063718

	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: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much and what proportion of total NHS funding is spent in the Greater London area in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	222818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Spending in Greater London and as a percentage of the total NHS England Mandate is shown in the following table. The spending may include services for people not living in London.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Total spending for Greater London (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Greater London spend as a % of total NHS England Mandate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>18,600</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>17,800</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>17,300</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>16,700</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>16,200</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The spend includes all areas of direct commissioning and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), and also relevant administration and programme budgets.</li><li>Commissioning categories included: CCG direct commissioning; health and justice; NHS England central programme costs; NHS England running costs; other; primary care and secondary dental; public health; social care; and, specialised commissioning.</li><li>The spend figures for CCGs are presented on an International Financial Reporting Standards basis, compared against the total resource departmental expenditure limit mandate for NHS England.</li><li>The spend figures may exclude some transformation budgets that are deployed nationally.</li><li>The spend figures for specialised include all specialised spend with London providers, which will include spend on patients from outside of London.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 26/02/2019 16:21:23 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063726

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Commonwealth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will introduce priority passport checking gates for citizens entering the UK from (a) Australia, (b) New Zealand and (c) other Commonwealth realms.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	222775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has already announced that, from this summer, nationals of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Singapore as well as those from Japan, South Korea and USA will be permitted to use our ePassport gates when crossing the UK border.</p><p>The enabling legislation has recently completed its passage through Parliament and the change is on track to be implemented as planned.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/02/2019 16:36:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1063712

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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	India: Pakistan
	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 implications for his Department's policies of the recent escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	222811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>We condemn in the strongest terms last week's appalling terror attack in Pulwama. The thoughts of the British Government are with the victims and their families. We are engaging the Governments of both India and Pakistan to encourage them to find diplomatic solutions and refrain from actions that could jeopardise regional stability. We are also working with the international community and through the UN Security Council to ensure that the perpetrators of the Pulwama attack are brought to justice.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/02/2019 15:38:18 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes