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1077401

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	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	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to prepare contingency plans for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
	uin	909509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. Our no deal preparations will ensure the country is prepared for every eventuality. Extensive preparations have been underway for over two years and these are continuing.</p><p>We have passed critical legislation, signed international agreements, recruited additional staff and guaranteed certain EU funding in a no deal scenario. Border Force is recruiting c.600 additional Border Force officers and HMRC have already hired over 2,300 extra staff for Brexit, including additional operational staff, like customs inspectors.</p><p>In September 2018, and again in December and February, HMRC sent letters to the 145,000 VAT registered businesses who currently trade with the EU advising them what action they need to take on customs in the event of no deal.</p><p>We have also published and updated 106 specific technical notices to help businesses, citizens and consumers prepare for a no-deal scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 28/02/2019 13:58:33 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1077542

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he discussed the abuse of disabled people online during his recent meeting with Mark Zuckerburg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Facebook.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	226050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>We discussed a range of issues with a number of companies in the week beginning 18th February. As with all meetings held in my capacity as Secretary of State, full details, including minutes, are kept confidential, to allow full and frank discussions between parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 225431 225432 question first answered 28/02/2019 15:55:58 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1077123

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many blue badge holders there were in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	225507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is responsible only for policy on the Blue Badge Scheme in England. The devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are responsible for the scheme in their own territory.</p><p> </p><p>The number of valid Blue Badges held in England at 31 March in each of the last five years is given in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/02/2019 16:57:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name VALID BLUE BADGES - ENGLAND 2014-2018.docx title Valid Blue Badges - England - 2014 - 2018
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1077135

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Helicopters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many private contracts are in operation between oil and gas companies and helicopter companies for the transportation of offshore workers in the North Sea; and if he will list the parties in each case.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	225491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information. This is a commercial matter between the oil and gas companies and the helicopter operators.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/02/2019 14:38:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1077137

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many alleged violations of international humanitarian law by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen his Department is investigating.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	225603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>As at 26 February 2019, the number of alleged instances of breaches or violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Yemen listed on the &quot;Tracker&quot; database maintained by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is 410. Of these, 15 are duplicate entries, which means that some incidents will have been recorded on more than one occasion likely because of the incomplete nature of Non-Governmental Organisation and media reporting upon which the MOD relies to update the &quot;Tracker&quot;.</p><p>The MOD does not assess allegations of IHL violations. The Saudi-led Coalition is best placed to do this and does so through its Joint Incident Assessment Team.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/02/2019 15:28:39 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1077138

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Mortality Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish data on the under 75 directly age-standardised breast cancer mortality rates in women per 100,000 (European Standard Population) by Clinical Commissioning Group in (a) 2012-14, (b) 2013-15, (c) 2014-16 and (d) 2015-17.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	225534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. The information will be placed in the Library once provided by the UKSA.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/02/2019 10:33:08 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name Combined PQ225534, 225535 (1).pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1077139

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women aged under 75 years died from breast cancer, by CCG, in (a) 2012-14, (b) 2013-15, (c) 2014-16 and (d) 2015-17.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	225535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. The information will be placed in the Library once provided by the UKSA.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/02/2019 10:33:25 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name Combined PQ225534, 225535 (1).pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1077140

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Epilepsy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people who previously received disability living allowance and who have a primary condition of epilepsy have (a) failed their initial assessment for personal independence payments (PIP)and (b) have experienced a reduction in their payment as result of changing to PIP in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK in each year since 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	225547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The tables attached show the comparison of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) award before and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award after the DLA to PIP reassessment number of people with epilepsy as their main disabling condition in both Scotland and Great Britain. The data is also split by calendar year from 2013 when PIP was introduced to October 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 28/02/2019 15:20:47 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton attachment 1 file name pq225547 DLA to PIP reassessment outcomes.pdf title DLA to PIP Reassessment outcomes
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1077141

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	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	UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether discussions have taken place with EU officials on the adoption of a customs union since the vote on the Withdrawal Agreement on 15 January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	225575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s position on customs is as set out in the Political Declaration and we seek to further agree these proposals in the next phase of the negotiations.</p><p>The UK and the EU will put in place ambitious customs arrangements, using all facilitative arrangements and technologies, which meet the objectives and principles set out in the Political Declaration, including recognising the development of an independent trade policy by the UK beyond the economic partnership with the EU.</p><p>The Government has been clear in it's customs proposals that we want an independent trade policy, which is not possible inside a customs union.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 28/02/2019 16:08:00 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1077143

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	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	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress is being made to develop a sustainable funding model that gives survivors of domestic abuse the specialist services they need.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	225429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting all victims of domestic abuse. In January, Government published its landmark Domestic Abuse Bill in draft form and its consultation response setting out a package of other non-legislative measures to tackle this issue. These include commitments to fund a range of specialist domestic abuse services. More information can be found on Gov.uk: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-consultation-response-and-draft-bill" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-consultation-response-and-draft-bill</a>.</p><p>We have also carried out a review of how domestic abuse services are locally commissioned and funded across England. We have worked closely with sector partners, drawing on their data, expertise and knowledge and taken account of the findings of an independent audit of provision of domestic abuse services across England, led by Ipsos MORI.</p><p>Following the review, we intend to consult on potential measures for sustainable delivery of support for victims and their children in accommodation-based services for domestic abuse across England shortly.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 28/02/2019 12:52:33 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly