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1109464

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	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	Universal Credit: Private Rented Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support is available to individuals on universal credit who are able to afford accommodation in private sector but are unable to find landlords who will rent to them.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	240482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>We know that there are people who have experienced difficulties when trying to rent a property whilst claiming benefit.</p><p> </p><p>That is why the Government recently announced its intention to work with the sector to ensure those in receipt of housing support are able to access properties. This work has already begun and we have seen meaningful change from key market players to ensure tenants in receipt of housing support can find the properties they need.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government has awarded nearly £20m to local authorities through the Private Rented Sector Access Fund to help vulnerable people access and sustain tenancies in the private rented sector.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/04/2019 10:50:07 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1109490

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of whether there are any links between the UK organisation Generation Identity and the Identitäre Bewegung Österreichs.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	240541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>We continuously develop our understanding of the threat from Right Wing extremism across the UK and internationally so that we can respond to it appropriately.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/04/2019 16:21:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1109788

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Ministers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-disclosure agreements have been entered into by his Department in respect of a personnel matter relating to a Minister in his Department in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	241048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>We have checked our records and confirm that we have no record of an NDA entered into by the Home Office in respect of a personnel matter relating to a Home Office Minister in the last 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/04/2019 12:25:51 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1108727

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans for the concept and development phase for the two new littoral strike vessels to be concluded.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	239197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>The Develop phase (previously known as Concept and Development) for the Littoral Strike Ship will be concluded later this year.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/04/2019 14:47:08 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1108735

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish a response to Early Day Motion 2113 entitled Use of animals for warfare experiments.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	239267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Animal experiments at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) at Porton Down are conducted under the terms of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (ASPA) 1986 and are licensed by the Home Office. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not conduct animal experiments for the development or testing of offensive weapons, and the Home Office does not grant licences for these purposes. Dstl fully complies with the ASPA.</p><p>Animals are used in experiments for the development of new vaccines, treatments or medical procedures - results of the research using animals at Dstl Porton Down will not only save the lives of UK service personnel but can also benefit civilians. It is MOD policy that all medical products for use by service personnel are licensed in the same way as any other pharmaceutical drug. Dstl's remit to provide safe and effective countermeasures requires some testing in animals in order to meet regulatory requirements.</p><p>Dstl Porton Down currently uses less than half of one per cent of the total number of animals used in experimentation in the UK, and works to the animal welfare standards set out in the Guidance on the Operation of the ASPA, and the Code of Practice for the housing and care of animals bred, supplied or used for scientific purposes. Dstl has an active programme to minimise the use of animals in experiments, in accordance with the principles of the 3Rs (reduction, refinement and replacement).</p><p>It is not normal practice for the Government to respond to Early Day Motions unless an MP has secured a debate on the motion.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/04/2019 16:56:30 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1109717

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	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	Bipolar Disorder: 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 recent discussions he has had with representatives of the NHS on the availability of drugs to treat bi-polar disorders in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	241072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union with a ‘deal’ remains the Government’s top priority and would give businesses stability and certainty to prepare for our new relationship with the EU after EU exit. The Department has published guidance to industry and the health and care system to allow them to make informed plans and preparations. This is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>On 26 March, we wrote to all other organisations in the health and care system to ask them to continue to prepare for leaving the EU without a ‘deal’.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care discusses ‘no deal’ contingency plans, including those for the availability of medicines, with a number of stakeholders, including the National Health Service and other Government Departments.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been working closely with trade bodies, product suppliers, the NHS in England, and the devolved administrations and the Crown Dependencies, 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. This includes the NHS, social care and the independent sector, and covers licensed medicines (prescription only, pharmacy and general sales list medicines) and unlicensed medicines (specials, investigational medicinal products and UK imports).</p><p> </p><p>We understand that medicines to treat conditions such as epilepsy, bi-polar disorder and neuropathic pain are vitally important to many people in this country. Our contingency plans include sensible mitigations for medicines that come to the UK from or via the EU/European Economic Area, such as precautionary stockpiling by suppliers, to ensure that the supply of essential medicines to patients is not disrupted.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 241073 241074 241075 question first answered 09/04/2019 16:00:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1109718

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	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	Epilepsy: 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 recent discussions he has had with representatives of the NHS on the availability of drugs to treat epilepsy in the event of that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	241073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union with a ‘deal’ remains the Government’s top priority and would give businesses stability and certainty to prepare for our new relationship with the EU after EU exit. The Department has published guidance to industry and the health and care system to allow them to make informed plans and preparations. This is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>On 26 March, we wrote to all other organisations in the health and care system to ask them to continue to prepare for leaving the EU without a ‘deal’.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care discusses ‘no deal’ contingency plans, including those for the availability of medicines, with a number of stakeholders, including the National Health Service and other Government Departments.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been working closely with trade bodies, product suppliers, the NHS in England, and the devolved administrations and the Crown Dependencies, 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. This includes the NHS, social care and the independent sector, and covers licensed medicines (prescription only, pharmacy and general sales list medicines) and unlicensed medicines (specials, investigational medicinal products and UK imports).</p><p> </p><p>We understand that medicines to treat conditions such as epilepsy, bi-polar disorder and neuropathic pain are vitally important to many people in this country. Our contingency plans include sensible mitigations for medicines that come to the UK from or via the EU/European Economic Area, such as precautionary stockpiling by suppliers, to ensure that the supply of essential medicines to patients is not disrupted.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 241072 241074 241075 question first answered 09/04/2019 16:00:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1109719

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	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	Nervous System: Pain
	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 representatives of the NHS on the availability of drugs to treat neuropathic pain in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	241074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union with a ‘deal’ remains the Government’s top priority and would give businesses stability and certainty to prepare for our new relationship with the EU after EU exit. The Department has published guidance to industry and the health and care system to allow them to make informed plans and preparations. This is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>On 26 March, we wrote to all other organisations in the health and care system to ask them to continue to prepare for leaving the EU without a ‘deal’.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care discusses ‘no deal’ contingency plans, including those for the availability of medicines, with a number of stakeholders, including the National Health Service and other Government Departments.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been working closely with trade bodies, product suppliers, the NHS in England, and the devolved administrations and the Crown Dependencies, 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. This includes the NHS, social care and the independent sector, and covers licensed medicines (prescription only, pharmacy and general sales list medicines) and unlicensed medicines (specials, investigational medicinal products and UK imports).</p><p> </p><p>We understand that medicines to treat conditions such as epilepsy, bi-polar disorder and neuropathic pain are vitally important to many people in this country. Our contingency plans include sensible mitigations for medicines that come to the UK from or via the EU/European Economic Area, such as precautionary stockpiling by suppliers, to ensure that the supply of essential medicines to patients is not disrupted.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 241072 241073 241075 question first answered 09/04/2019 16:00:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1109720

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	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, which drugs has his Department identified as at risk of shortage in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	241075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union with a ‘deal’ remains the Government’s top priority and would give businesses stability and certainty to prepare for our new relationship with the EU after EU exit. The Department has published guidance to industry and the health and care system to allow them to make informed plans and preparations. This is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>On 26 March, we wrote to all other organisations in the health and care system to ask them to continue to prepare for leaving the EU without a ‘deal’.</p><p> </p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care discusses ‘no deal’ contingency plans, including those for the availability of medicines, with a number of stakeholders, including the National Health Service and other Government Departments.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has been working closely with trade bodies, product suppliers, the NHS in England, and the devolved administrations and the Crown Dependencies, 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. This includes the NHS, social care and the independent sector, and covers licensed medicines (prescription only, pharmacy and general sales list medicines) and unlicensed medicines (specials, investigational medicinal products and UK imports).</p><p> </p><p>We understand that medicines to treat conditions such as epilepsy, bi-polar disorder and neuropathic pain are vitally important to many people in this country. Our contingency plans include sensible mitigations for medicines that come to the UK from or via the EU/European Economic Area, such as precautionary stockpiling by suppliers, to ensure that the supply of essential medicines to patients is not disrupted.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 241072 241073 241074 question first answered 09/04/2019 16:00:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1109774

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	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: Staff
	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 assessment his department has made of the adequacy of staffing levels in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	240946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2019 answer text <p>As at December 2018, the National Health Service employed near-record levels of staff, with an increase of almost 72,800 full time equivalent staff since 2010. There are currently over 52,000 nurses in undergraduate training, over 30,000 doctors in undergraduate training, and over 50,000 doctors currently in foundation and specialty postgraduate medical training.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is already increasing nurse training places by 25%, with 5,000 additional nurse training places available every year from September 2018. Additionally, in 2018, up to 5,000 nursing associates commenced training through the apprentice route and the Department has a commitment to train up to a further 7,500 in 2019. The Government also made a commitment to have 5,000 additional doctors in general practice. The Department has started to roll out an extra 1,500 medical school places for domestic students, with the first 630 places taken up in September 2018. By 2020, five new medical schools will have opened to help deliver the expansion.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the NHS Long Term Plan sets out a vital strategic framework to ensure that over the next 10 years the NHS will have the staff it needs, so that nurses and doctors can administer the expert compassionate care they are committed to providing. Baroness Dido Harding, Chair of NHS Improvement, working closely with Sir David Behan, Chair of Health Education England, will lead a number of programmes to develop a detailed workforce implementation plan. Baroness Harding and Sir David will present these initial recommendations to the Department this spring.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 09/04/2019 15:57:08 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham