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1126351

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	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	Yemen: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with international agencies on the security situation in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	910882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The security situation in Yemen is of great concern. Working with partners and agencies, we are monitoring developments and doing all we can to end the conflict. The UK has played a leading role in diplomatic efforts and will continue to do so. My Right Honourable Friend the Foreign Secretary visited Yemen in March. He also hosted a ministerial Quad meeting last month to discuss implementation of the Hodeidah agreement and next steps in the political process. I welcome reports over the weekend that the Houthis have begun their withdrawal from Hodeidah. I look forward to receiving independent verification from the UN and hearing the assessment of the UN Special Envoy during his briefing to the Security Council.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 14/05/2019 14:22:06 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1126352

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	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	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What diplomatic steps he is taking to support a peace process in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	uin	910888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The security situation in Yemen is of great concern. Working with partners and agencies, we are monitoring developments and doing all we can to end the conflict. The UK has played a leading role in diplomatic efforts and will continue to do so. My Right Honourable Friend the Foreign Secretary visited Yemen in March. He also hosted a ministerial Quad meeting last month to discuss implementation of the Hodeidah agreement and next steps in the political process. I welcome reports over the weekend that the Houthis have begun their withdrawal from Hodeidah.I look forward to receiving independent verification from the UN and hearing the assessment of the UN Special Envoy during his briefing to the Security Council.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 14/05/2019 14:22:24 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately

1125582

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Bullying
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many instances of alleged bullying have been made in Northern Ireland (a) in Army Cadet Force units and (b) where the complainant at the time of the complaint held the rank of Lieutenant or above in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	252491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>Allegations of this type are recorded under the category of bullying and harassment. On average, 10 allegations of bullying and harassment have been made within each of the three previous financial years by members of the Army Cadet Force units in Northern Ireland, although this should not be taken to assume there were 10 in each year; the numbers vary. This will include cadets and all Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (officers, adult instructors and non-uniformed volunteers). To provide the number of allegations made by those holding the rank of Lieutenant and above would be disclosive given the very small number involved.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/05/2019 15:19:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1125587

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will call a summit with industry representatives, with the objective of ensuring the continued provision of free cash withdrawals at ATMs in deprived communities.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	252493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>Last year, the Government initiated a discussion on payment methods through a Call for Evidence on Cash and Digital Payments in the New Economy. This sought to gather evidence from industry and the public alike on how changing preferences for cash and digital payments impact on different sectors, regions and demographics.</p><p> </p><p>A formal Summary of Responses to this Call for Evidence was published in May 2019. This response set out the Government’s commitment to supporting digital payments, whilst safeguarding access to cash for those who need it. It also highlighted that the Treasury would set up and chair a Joint Authorities Cash Strategy Group, made up of regulators and the Bank of England, to facilitate further co-ordination between the authorities and provide comprehensive oversight of the overall cash infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>The Government-established Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is closely monitoring developments in ATM provision, including those that are free-to-use. The PSR regulates LINK, the scheme which runs the UK’s ATM network, and has used its powers to hold LINK to account over LINK’s commitments to preserve the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has put in place specific arrangements to protect free-to-use ATMs more than 1 kilometre away from the next nearest free-to-use ATM. LINK has also enhanced its Financial Inclusion Programme by tripling the funding available for free-to-use ATMs in the most deprived areas of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/05/2019 12:30:18 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1125593

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA: Diego Garcia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether her US counterparts have requested to deploy US B-52 bombers to Diego Garcia.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	252523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and another State.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 14/05/2019 15:18:17 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1125594

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what surveys his Department has commissioned in (a) the UK and (b) countries in receipt of Official Development Assistance on his Department's policy of providing support to abortion services overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	252524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>DFID’s long-standing policy on safe abortion takes an evidence-based public health approach that aims to reduce death and disability caused by unsafe abortion. The evidence base for this, from World Health Organisation and other sources, is cited in our published position.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/05/2019 16:35:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1125595

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Health Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he has taken to ensure the new Abortion and Abortion Care Fact Sheet for schools is balanced and objective in its use of language.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	252525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Abortion and Abortion Care Factsheet was produced by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare.</p><p>Schools are free to determine which resources they use, including materials to develop professional knowledge. Head teachers and subject specialists are best placed to make those decisions. The Department does not prescribe what must and must not be used.</p><p>Many schools work with specialist subject associations who help schools to access high quality materials, including resources that they have quality assured.</p><p>The Department is clear that in teaching about sensitive issues such as abortion, any teaching must be age-appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/05/2019 15:21:45 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1125597

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Death Certificates: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing a secure digital death certification service.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	252590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is working with the Department of Health and Social Care on taking forward the death certification reforms.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/05/2019 13:42:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1125601

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons had issued Dynamic Purchasing System contracts for education provision by (a) 1 April 2019, and (b) 1 May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	252593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>We want prisons to be places of hope and aspiration that propel offenders into employment, and ultimately help to reduce the number of victims of crime in the future. Our new education programme will improve the quality of prison education by ensuring that it meets the needs of prisoners, making it more likely to lead them to a positive employment outcome on release, and break the cycle of reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>We issued the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) contracts to the following prisons below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>(a) HM Prisons DPS Contracts by 1st April 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) HM Prisons DPS Contracts by 1st May 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>Gartree</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>Highpoint</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mount</p></td><td><p>The Mount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>Bedford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>Littlehey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>Ford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>Frankland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>Garth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WhattonLong Lartin</p></td><td><p>Whatton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>Hindley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>Risley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Northumberland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Rochester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Woodhill</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bristol</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Norwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wayland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total value of all DPS contracts for prison education issued from 1 January to 10 May 2019 is £3,731,294.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 252594 question first answered 14/05/2019 16:27:29 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125602

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value is of all Dynamic Purchasing System contracts for prison education issued in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	252594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>We want prisons to be places of hope and aspiration that propel offenders into employment, and ultimately help to reduce the number of victims of crime in the future. Our new education programme will improve the quality of prison education by ensuring that it meets the needs of prisoners, making it more likely to lead them to a positive employment outcome on release, and break the cycle of reoffending.</p><p> </p><p>We issued the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) contracts to the following prisons below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>(a) HM Prisons DPS Contracts by 1st April 2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) HM Prisons DPS Contracts by 1st May 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gartree</p></td><td><p>Gartree</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>Chelmsford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highpoint</p></td><td><p>Highpoint</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td><td><p>Hollesley Bay</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Mount</p></td><td><p>The Mount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>Warren Hill</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedford</p></td><td><p>Bedford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Littlehey</p></td><td><p>Littlehey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td><td><p>Eastwood Park</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ford</p></td><td><p>Ford</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frankland</p></td><td><p>Frankland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Garth</p></td><td><p>Garth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>Long Lartin</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WhattonLong Lartin</p></td><td><p>Whatton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool</p></td><td><p>Liverpool</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td><td><p>Buckley Hall</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hindley</p></td><td><p>Hindley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Risley</p></td><td><p>Risley</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td><td><p>Thorn Cross</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full Sutton</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Erlestoke</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Northumberland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Rochester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Woodhill</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>North Sea Camp</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bristol</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bure</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Norwich</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Wayland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Stoke Heath</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total value of all DPS contracts for prison education issued from 1 January to 10 May 2019 is £3,731,294.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 252593 question first answered 14/05/2019 16:27:29 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125603

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the educational courses on offer to offenders at each prison (a) before and (b) after 1 April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	252595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education publishes data on prison education participation and completion rates and details on the academic years 2010/11 to 2017/18 can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761349/201718_Nov_MAIN_OLASS_Particpation_FINALv1.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/05/2019 16:00:56 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125604

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many education staff have been placed at risk of redundancy at each prison since the introduction of new commissioning arrangements on 1 April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	252596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>It is for the new education providers to determine how many staff they need to deliver the requirements of the contracts let under the Prison Education Framework and the Dynamic Purchasing System.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/05/2019 16:03:49 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125605

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of new prison education commissioning arrangements on the effectiveness of Through The Gate services; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	252597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The new prison education commissioning arrangements are at a very early stage. It is not possible to provide an assessment of progress at this point.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/05/2019 15:58:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1125622

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Funerals: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues, (b) Welsh Government ministers and (c) Scottish Government ministers on the implementation of the children's funeral fund in England.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	252503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p><br>I have had discussions on implementation of the Children’s Funeral Fund with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance and the Minister of State for Immigration. I have not had discussions with Welsh or Scottish Government ministers. However, Ministry of Justice officials have had detailed discussions with officials in these Administrations.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/05/2019 16:52:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1125623

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	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 his Department is taking to (a) increase public consultation on the creation of interim guidance for medicinal cannabis and (b) ensure patient and health professional organisations are engaged in the Department’s working group on medicinal cannabis.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	252465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not have a standing working group on medicinal cannabis. It has, however, held a number of engagement events with representatives of patients and health professionals in relation to this policy.</p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has been commissioned to update and replace interim clinical guidelines on the prescribing of cannabis-based products for medicinal use by October 2019. NICE has consulted with a wide range of stakeholders on the draft scope of the guidelines, including a stakeholder workshop held on 6 November 2018, which was attended by patient and health professional organisations. NICE is expected to issue a public consultation on draft guidelines, which will commence in summer 2019. Anyone interested in this topic, who wants to be involved in the consultation process, can register as a stakeholder at www.nice.org.uk by searching “GID-NG10124”.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/05/2019 15:25:08 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1125625

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Immigration
	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 place in the Library, a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between her Department and HMRC in relation to the EU Settlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	252531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) regarding the EU Settlement Scheme have set out the information sharing arrangements between the Home Office and DWP, and separately, between the Home Office and HMRC. These are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-uk-tax-and-benefits-records-automated-check" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-uk-tax-and-benefits-records-automated-check</a>. Each department has direct arrangements with the Home Office, therefore there is no requirement for an MOU between DWP and HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/05/2019 09:43:32 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Lord Sharma
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1125628

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department undertook an Equality Impact Assessment assessment of the EU Settlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	252534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>In accordance with the public sector equality duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, the Government has had due regard to the impacts of the EU Settlement Scheme on those who share a protected characteristic.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/05/2019 13:44:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1125629

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme whose automated residency check result is (a) wholly or (b) partially unsuccessful will be informed of the reasons for that result.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	252535
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The automated checks of employment and benefits records of applications to the EU Settlement Scheme by those who choose to provide their National Insurance number have enabled most adults so far granted status under the scheme to be so without needing to provide any further evidence of their UK residence.</p><p>Where the automated checks do not provide sufficient evidence of UK residence for the applicant to be granted the status for which they think they qualify, they can upload a wide variety of documentary evidence.</p><p>Where this is necessary, the results of the checks will indicate to the applicant which period(s) of residence they need to evidence. We will not be able to tell applicants why the automated check is unable to cover all their UK residence because doing so may introduce the risk of identity theft and abuse. We recognise that some applicants may lack documentary evidence for various reasons, and we will work flexibly with applicants to help them evidence their UK residence by the best means available to them.</p><p><br>More information about the automated checks including why records may not be found in full or in part is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-uk-tax-and-benefits-records-automated-check.%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-uk-tax-and-benefits-records-automated-check. </a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/05/2019 13:29:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1125631

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Huawei: 5G
	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 8 May 2019 to Question 250002, how many and what proportion of UK 5G operators (a) use and (b) do not use the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre advice.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	252605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The annual report generated by the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC) Oversight Board which includes communication service provider representatives is publicly available. We do not track how many operators use Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre advice.</p><p>It remains the responsibility of operators to ensure the security and resilience of their networks, based on all the available advice from both Government and the private sector. Ofcom are the regulator for the telecoms industry and consider whether operators are meeting their responsibilities and investigate as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 14/05/2019 16:43:12 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1125633

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	General Practitioners
	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 trends in the number of GPs per 100,000 people in England since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	252606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of general practitioners (GPs) and clinical staff per 100,000 registered patients is available in the table attached for the years 2015-18 (headcount and full-time-equivalent (FTE)). Data is not included prior to 2015. GP locums are excluded as improvements have been made to GP locum recording methodology and figures are not comparable prior to December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The recently published NHS Long Term Plan made a clear commitment to the future of general practice, with primary and community care set to receive at least £4.5 billion more in real terms a year by 2023/24, meaning spending on these services will grow faster than the rising NHS budget. Since the launch of the Long Term Plan, NHS England and the British Medical Association’s General Practitioners Committee have agreed a five-year GP (General Medical Services) contract framework from 2019/20. The new contract framework will be essential to deliver the ambitions set out in the NHS Long Term Plan through strong general practice services.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 14/05/2019 15:19:18 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy attachment 1 file name PQ252606 Annex 1 GPs per 100000 patients table formatted.docx title Regular GP Table
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1125646

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the to the public purse in (a) gross and (b) net terms of the UK's extended membership of the EU to 31 October 2019; and what estimate he has made of the per diem cost of membership of the EU post 31 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	252543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The settlement agreed with the EU represents a comprehensive settlement covering all of the mutual commitments between the EU and the UK. The OBR’s latest estimate is laid as part of the wider OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlook publication. The most recent estimate, £37.8bn, was published in the March 2019 Economic and Fiscal Outlook. This analysis assumes an exit date of 29 March 2019</p><p> </p><p>The European Council has agreed an extension to Article 50 to the end of October. During the extension, the UK will continue to be a member of the European Union. While we remain in the EU we will uphold our commitments on the EU Budget, adjusted for the rebate. Similarly, the EU continues to have legal obligations to us as a member state, including in respect of receipts from the EU budget. We will provide an updated estimate of the value of the financial settlement once the UK has left the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK makes two contributions per month to the EU Budget which will vary from month to month. These payments are made on the first working day and the first working day after the 19th of each month. As such, it would not be possible to calculate a daily cost of an extension to Article 50 to the end of October.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/05/2019 13:24:45 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1125647

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Transport: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what options are available to finance strategic transport infrastructure schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	252544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government directly finances strategic transport infrastructure through various funds. This includes Control Period 6 (which will invest almost £48bn in the railway network over the period 2019-2024) and the second Road Investment Strategy (which will invest £25.3bn in the strategic road network over the period 2020 - 2025).</p><p>The Chancellor announced at Budget 2018 that PFI and PF2 would no longer be used for new government projects, and the Treasury will not be seeking a like-for-like replacement for these models. The Treasury remains open to private finance for government-funded projects, and is consulting on this as part of the Infrastructure Finance Review, as announced in the Spring Statement.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/05/2019 13:27:14 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1125648

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	PledgeMusic: Insolvency
	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 steps he has taken to protect musicians and consumers after the announcement that Pledge Music has been put into administration.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	252506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes the protection of consumers very seriously. It also supports the UK music industry and fair remuneration for artists. In the event that a company is unable to meet its contractual obligation when they fall into administration, consumers who paid for goods using their credit card are protected under section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA) and should contact their card issuing company. In some circumstances, debit card payments can be refunded through the Chargeback scheme and consumers should seek further information from their bank.</p><p>The Insolvency Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, acts as an impartial source of information for the public and HMG on insolvency and redundancy matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/05/2019 16:51:10 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1125651

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken in days from application submission to decision for compensation applications from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme was in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	252546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the average time taken in days from the date an application for compensation was submitted to the date a first decision was made in each year since 2010-11.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Average time taken in days from the date an application was submitted to the date a first decision was made</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>397</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>425</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>192</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/05/2019 16:53:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1125660

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	Housing: Construction
	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 steps he is taking to (a) improve the quality of newly built houses and (b) ensure that purchasers of newly built homes are able to have defects rectified swiftly; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	252466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>I want to ensure we can be proud of the next generation of homes we build. We know more needs to be done to protect consumers.</p><p>We have announced our intention for a New Homes Ombudsman to be established and I am considering options for a shadow ombudsman. We will be bringing forward legislation to require developers to belong to a New Homes Ombudsman, which will treat home buyers fairly. We’ll soon be consulting on the details of how this will work - to raise standards and ensure that problems encountered by consumers are resolved faster and more effectively.</p><p>We will also establish the condition that housing developers must belong to a New Homes Ombudsman to participate in the new Help to Buy Scheme in England, post 2021. In the meantime we expect industry to improve the quality of new build homes in the first place, treat customers fairly and resolve problems swiftly.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 14/05/2019 15:00:37 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne