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1109120

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the impact assessments on the UK leaving the EU that he instructed NHS trusts to carry out in October 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	240030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The self-assessment exercise referred to related only to non-clinical goods and services received by National Health Service trusts from external suppliers. The Department does not intend to publish the details of this impact assessment, as it contains supplier specific information that is considered to be commercially confidential.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 10/04/2019 10:33:43 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1109221

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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: Consultants
	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 his Department has made of the effect of the pensions annual allowance tax on the availability of NHS consultants.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	239952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department recognises that the annual allowance may contribute to decisions from National Health Service consultants to retire early or limit their NHS commitments. We are also listening carefully to concerns raised by senior doctors and NHS employers about the impact of the tapered annual allowance.</p><p> </p><p>In listening to concerns, the Department has sought to make available to NHS Pension Scheme members all possible flexibility under Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs legislation and the current fiscal framework for public sector pension schemes. The scope of the voluntary ‘Scheme Pays’ facility, implemented by the NHS Pension Scheme to allow scheme members to pay annual allowance charges from the value of their pension benefits rather than upfront, has been extended to cover the payment of tax charges from breaches of the tapered annual allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps the impact of public sector pay and pensions policies under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 10/04/2019 10:36:39 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1109269

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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 steps are being taken to help NHS staff experiencing (a) stress and (b) depression.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	239989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Supporting the mental health of National Health Service staff is the responsibility of NHS employers. NHS trusts are being supported to do this through the NHS staff health and wellbeing framework and NHS Improvement’s NHS staff health and wellbeing collaborative. Both incorporate the mental health standards in ‘Thriving at Work – a review of mental health and employers’ produced by Mind.</p><p> </p><p>Recommendations from the ‘NHS Staff and Learner Mental Wellbeing Programme’ report are being prioritised. The report contained recommendations to support improved mental wellbeing and address gaps or deficiencies in the system, including:</p><p>- the introduction of the Well Being Guardian in every NHS trust and for primary care at a local level to be determined;</p><p> </p><p>- the development of personal wellbeing supervisors for learners that are distinct from those assessing the learner and check-ins with those tutors within two weeks of placement;</p><p> </p><p>- a national NHS protocol implemented in every NHS organisation to independently examine the death by suicide of any member of NHS staff or a learner working in the NHS; and</p><p> </p><p>- the creation of/facilitating access to ‘safe spaces’ which are accessible to all to be used for reflection, learning and during breaks.</p><p> </p><p>The Workforce Implementation Plan (WIP) announced in the NHS Long Term Plan is prioritising recommendations from Health Education England’s ‘Mental Health Commission on NHS staff and learners’ which should give staff access to board level Well Being Guardians and personal wellbeing supervisors, complementing work with the Care Quality Commission and NHS Improvement to ensure staff have high quality supportive supervision and are not asked to work excessive hours. Staff now report any pressure to work excessive hours to the Guardian of Safe Working.</p><p> </p><p>The WIP is also expected to include proposals for making the NHS the best place to work with further commitments to improve staff health and wellbeing, tackling violence, abuse and bullying of staff and provide better opportunities for flexible working.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 10/04/2019 10:35:45 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1109168

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies relating to potential development in the Victoria Tower Gardens of his duties under section 8 (1) of the London County Council (Improvements) Act 1900.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	239877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government decided to locate the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens so that the view of Parliament from the Memorial will serve as a permanent reminder that political decisions have far-reaching consequences. The development of plans will take proper account of relevant legislation and regulations.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/04/2019 10:32:46 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1109169

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make it his policy to consult the public before allowing part of Victoria Tower Gardens to be used for the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
	tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
	uin	239878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government decided to locate the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in Victoria Tower Gardens so that the view of Parliament from the Memorial will serve as a permanent reminder that political decisions have far-reaching consequences. A public consultation is currently being undertaken by Westminster City Council on the planning proposals put forward to build the Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/04/2019 10:34:41 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

1109084

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Ombudsman
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 27 March 2019 to Question 234661 on the draft Public Services Ombudsman Bill, what criteria the Government plans to use to determine whether the Housing Ombudsman Service will be brought within the scope of the Public Service Ombudsman.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	239851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not yet established the criteria that would be used to make such a<br>determination. Any decision to introduce the necessary secondary legislation would need to take into<br>account feedback received during pre-legislative scrutiny and the passage of the Bill. In addition the<br>Government published its response to Strengthening Consumer Redress in the Housing Market<br>consultation on 24 January 2019 which set out proposals to establish a new Housing Complaints<br>Resolution Service to provide a single point of access to redress across all housing tenures.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 10/04/2019 10:01:23 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

1109779

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 2 April 2019 to Question 238278, what the figures are for Government spending in the last six months on (a) newspaper and magazine and (b) radio adverts on the potential effects of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	240966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>To date the Cabinet Office have used a range of paid-for and no-cost channels to direct citizens and businesses to a dedicated area on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> at Gov.uk/euexit.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office has undertaken to publish information relating to ongoing expenditure on the public information campaign as part of the department’s regular data transparency releases.</p><p> </p><p>In conjunction, Cabinet Office will disclose full costs regarding future advertising as part of these data sets in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 10/04/2019 09:59:53 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1109199

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing universal credit claims to be backdated to the starting point of each claim being made rather than the point at which a submit button is pressed on the claim.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	239889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Claimants make a claim at the point of need, not before or after. Therefore, the date of claim for an online application to Universal Credit is the date the claimant submits the claim. As such, there is limited provision for backdating claims within Universal Credit. The newly launched Help to Claim offers tailored, practical support to help people make a Universal Credit claim and receive their first full payment on time.</p><p> </p><p>Claims may be backdated, by up to one calendar month, in limited circumstances for vulnerable claimants who may be delayed in claiming Universal Credit through no fault of their own. Claims may also be backdated in specific circumstances when a couple separates to ensure that there is no gap in entitlement between the couple claim and the new claim made by a single claimant.</p><p> </p><p>In cases where the Department have had direct contact with a claimant and have assisted them in making their applications, either by telephone, face to face contact or a home visit, the date of claim will be the date of first contact.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/04/2019 09:50:55 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1109937

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Queen's Park Station
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Statement entitled, Access for All: 73 stations set to benefit from additional funding HCWS1484, when upgrades at Queen's Park Station are planned to commence; and what those upgrades will be.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	241470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>Network Rail will work with stakeholders at individual stations to establish how an accessible route into the station and between each platform can be delivered, before ascertaining when work can commence. All projects are due to be completed by 2024.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 10/04/2019 08:29:10 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1109964

	registered interest
	date	05/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Bristow Group: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2019 to Question 222024, what recent assessment his Department has made of Bristow Group’s financial position.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	241422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The current difficulties are contained within Bristow Group and do not affect the Department for Transport’s contract with Bristow Helicopters Limited.</p><p>The Department will assess Bristow Group’s financial position following the release of its quarterly results to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC). The publication of these results has been delayed and are not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 10/04/2019 08:36:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham