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1127719

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation: Air Pollution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment the Government has made of the economic effect on vulnerable people of air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	911016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We are determined to tackle air pollution and reduce its impact on public health and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed £3.5bn to improve air quality for the entire population.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions of toxic Nitrogen Oxides have fallen by almost 29% since 2010 and are at their lowest level since records began, but there remains more to do.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:48:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1127720

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of public funding for renewable energy since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	911018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to investing in renewable energy and our support has enabled the UK to become a world leader in clean growth with the fastest emissions reduction on a per person basis than any other G7 nation.</p><p> </p><p>We will spend £4.5 billion between 2016 and 2021 to support the development of renewable and low carbon heating through the Renewable Heat Incentive.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also encouraging private sector innovation and £92 billion of private funding has been invested in clean energy in the UK since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:43:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1127721

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the pay settlement for staff of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	911019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel are part of the civil service. Therefore, responsibility for setting their pay and terms and conditions lies with the Cabinet Office and Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/05/2019 13:17:05 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1127722

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Productivity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What fiscal steps his Department is taking to increase regional productivity.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	911025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is investing in every region to drive jobs and growth, with 3.5 million more people in work since 2010. <br></p><p>Investments include the £2.5bn Transforming Cities Fund and the Local Growth Fund which has invested over £12bn since 2015, including £141m in the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.</p><p> </p><p>Over 60% of jobs have been created since 2010 have been in regions outside London and the South East.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:46:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1127306

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to make sure that adequate interim payments to third parties are made promptly by insurance companies after those companies have accepted liability.
	tabling member constituency	Orpington
	tabling member printed	Joseph Johnson
	uin	255668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The FCA is an independent body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. It sets the conduct standards required of insurance firms in relation to their business.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules require insurers to handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim, and appropriate information on its progress; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed. It is important that insurers treat customers fairly and the Government supports the FCA in carrying out its responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 255669 255670 question first answered 21/05/2019 14:42:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1127307

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to stop insurance companies delaying interim payments to third parties to take advantage of potential changes to the Ogden discount rate.
	tabling member constituency	Orpington
	tabling member printed	Joseph Johnson
	uin	255669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The FCA is an independent body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. It sets the conduct standards required of insurance firms in relation to their business.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules require insurers to handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim, and appropriate information on its progress; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed. It is important that insurers treat customers fairly and the Government supports the FCA in carrying out its responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 255668 255670 question first answered 21/05/2019 14:42:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1127308

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Insurance Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce a legally binding code of conduct for insurance companies to protect (a) defendants and (b) claimants from the start of a third party claim to the final settlement.
	tabling member constituency	Orpington
	tabling member printed	Joseph Johnson
	uin	255670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The FCA is an independent body responsible for regulating and supervising the financial services industry. It sets the conduct standards required of insurance firms in relation to their business.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s rules require insurers to handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim, and appropriate information on its progress; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed. It is important that insurers treat customers fairly and the Government supports the FCA in carrying out its responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 255668 255669 question first answered 21/05/2019 14:42:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone

1127077

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Consumers: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2019 to Question 245672 on Consumers: Internet, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 are fully enforced.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	255292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Part 8 of the Enterprise Act 2008 provides for a number of enforcers, such as Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets Authority, to enforce consumer protection legislation, including the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. Alleged breaches of legislation should be reported in the first instance through the Citizens Advice consumer service on 03454 04 05 06 (<a href="http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.citizensadvice.org.uk/</a>). The helpline will refer on alleged breaches of legislation to the relevant authority for appropriate enforcement action.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 21/05/2019 14:54:53 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1127080

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Aviation: Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of introducing fuel duty or VAT on aviation fuel.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	255293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Members of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), including the United Kingdom, are prevented from taxing international aviation fuel, or any proxies for fuel, under the Chicago Convention. However, Air Passenger Duty – which raised £3.4 billion in 2017-18 – ensures that the air travel sector contributes to the cost of public services.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/05/2019 13:38:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1127081

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority : Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the performance of the Driver Vehicle Licensing Authority since its operation was centralised in Swansea following the transfer of DVA services from Northern Ireland in July 2014.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	255286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made of the performance of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) following the transfer of vehicle registration and licensing services from the Driver Vehicle Agency to the DVLA.</p><p>The objective of centralisation was to ensure customers in Northern Ireland had access to the same services that were already available in GB. This includes providing customers in Northern Ireland with the facility to license their vehicles online or by telephone, as well as other online vehicle registration services.</p><p>This has now been achieved. Motorists in Northern Ireland also now have access to a wider range of vehicle registration and licensing services at more than 175 Post Office branches.</p><p>The centralisation also allowed other new services to be introduced, such as the opportunity for NI customers to purchase and retain personalised registration numbers and the facility for fleet operators in NI to use the DVLA’s fleet scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/05/2019 10:49:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1127087

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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, what vetting and reliability testing the (a) National Cyber Security Centre and (b) Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre has conducted on telecoms equipment destined for UK 5G infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	255389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre is focused on the security of equipment deployed in current UK networks, none of which are currently making operational use of 5G equipment. Similarly, the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre conducts security assessments of Huawei products deployed in current UK telecoms networks.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/05/2019 16:02:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1127094

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Tier 4 visa applications are treated equitably in respect of (a) country of application and (b) intended place of study.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	255294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Tier 4 visa applications are assessed in accordance with the Immigration Rules. Applicants are treated equitably and must meet the same requirements to qualify for leave under a given Tier 4 route and type of sponsor. Nationals of countries listed in Appendix H are subject to reduced documentary requirements although they must meet the same substantive requirements as other nationals. This list is kept under review and we may add or remove countries and competent authorities based on objective criteria. Applicants intending to study at Tier 4 Visa Pilot Scheme institutions are also subject to reduced documentary requirements.</p><p>We will keep the visa application process for international students under review, with the aim of improving the customer journey both for students and their sponsoring institutions. This will include reviewing processes for conducting interviews to ensure that these are appropriately focussed and to minimise any inconvenience for applicants.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 21/05/2019 13:03:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1127095

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Retinoblastoma: Children
	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 ensure that GPs are trained to identify retinoblastoma in young children.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	255295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Each individual medical school sets its own undergraduate medical curriculum. These have to meet the standards set by the General Medical Council (GMC), who then monitor and check to make sure that these standards are maintained.</p><p>The curricula for postgraduate specialty training is set by individual royal colleges and faculties, and the GMC approves curricula and assessment systems for each training programme. Training curricula for doctors emphasise the skills and approaches that a doctor must develop in order to ensure accurate and timely diagnoses and treatment plans for their patients. The Royal College of General Practitioners sets the curriculum for general practitioners (GPs). In order to demonstrate the core competences in the care of children and young people, the curriculum sets out that GPs should be aware of the early presenting symptoms of childhood cancers and possible differentials, such as retinoblastoma.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 255296 question first answered 21/05/2019 16:18:23 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1127100

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Retinoblastoma: Children
	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 ensure that optometrists are trained to identify retinoblastoma at an early stage in young children.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	255296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Each individual medical school sets its own undergraduate medical curriculum. These have to meet the standards set by the General Medical Council (GMC), who then monitor and check to make sure that these standards are maintained.</p><p>The curricula for postgraduate specialty training is set by individual royal colleges and faculties, and the GMC approves curricula and assessment systems for each training programme. Training curricula for doctors emphasise the skills and approaches that a doctor must develop in order to ensure accurate and timely diagnoses and treatment plans for their patients. The Royal College of General Practitioners sets the curriculum for general practitioners (GPs). In order to demonstrate the core competences in the care of children and young people, the curriculum sets out that GPs should be aware of the early presenting symptoms of childhood cancers and possible differentials, such as retinoblastoma.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 255295 question first answered 21/05/2019 16:18:23 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1127102

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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: Referendums
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of recent polls in respect of whether to hold a second referendum on EU membership.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	255330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that it does not support a second referendum. The priority of the Government is to deliver on the result of the first referendum by trying to find a compromise deal that could command majority support in Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/05/2019 12:31:37 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1127103

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Dementia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations of the Alzheimer’s Society’s report entitled, Dementia Fund, published in May 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	255383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has committed to publishing a Green Paper on adult social care at the earliest opportunity, setting out proposals for reform and will bring forward ideas for including an element of risk pooling in the system, which will help to protect people from the highest costs. We are committed to ensuring everyone has access to the care and support they need, based on a principle of shared responsibility.</p><p>One of the important elements of the dementia fund proposal was greater use of Personal Health Budgets (PHBs). PHBs are one way to give people with long-term health conditions and disabilities more choice and control over the money spent on meeting their health and wellbeing needs. We have committed to exploring possible new rights to have PHBs to a further five areas across 2019-20 including dementia.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/05/2019 11:08:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1127105

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Extortion: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful prosecutions have been brought for the offence of blackmail against people that demanded money to leave sites which they are occupying illegally in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	255320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Information regarding prosecutions and convictions for blackmail offences from 2010 to 2018 can be found at the following link –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Filter the ‘Offence’ field to ’35 Blackmail’ to obtain these figures. The total number of defendants proceeded against as well as those convicted of blackmail for the 2008-2018 decade will appear in the pivot table.</p><p> </p><p>However, specific information regarding blackmail offences, such as the offence of blackmail against people that demanded money to leave sites which they were occupying illegally, may be held on court record. But to be able to identify these cases, as they are not held centrally, we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/05/2019 10:40:49 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1127106

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government plans to make it its policy not to leave the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	255332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>It remains Government policy to leave the EU with a deal as soon as possible. We do not want to leave the EU without a deal and it is also clear that there is no Parliamentary majority for pursuing this outcome. However ‘no deal’ remains the legal default on 31 October and we continue to prepare for such a scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/05/2019 12:33:28 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1127107

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Chemical Weapons: Salisbury
	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 commission a review of the public health response to the Salisbury and Amesbury Novichok incidents in 2018 to inform future policy on the protection of public health.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	255256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England, NHS England and the Department have carried out post-incident reviews into their response to the Salisbury and Amesbury Novichok incidents. These were subsequently discussed within the Department in September of last year.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 21/05/2019 16:24:19 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1127108

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Licences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the application for a driving licence by Anne Duggan, Ref: 36333622, when the DVLA plans to reach a decision on this application; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	255257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate to discuss in public the details of an individual’s driving licence application. I have asked the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to look into Ms Duggan’s case urgently.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/05/2019 11:34:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1127110

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Chemical Weapons: Wiltshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will place in the Library the findings of the inquiry by the Wiltshire Local Resilience Forum into exposure to nerve agents following the incidents in Salisbury and Amesbury in 2018; and if he will make statement.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	255258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Wiltshire &amp; Swindon Local Resilience Forum debrief report into the Salisbury and Amesbury nerve agent incidents in 2018 cannot be placed into the Library of the House of Commons because it contains sensitive information which cannot be released into the public domain.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 21/05/2019 15:02:40 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1127111

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Bournemouth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the repairs at the Driving Test Centre in Gillam Road, Bournemouth are planned to be completed; and on what date that centre plans to reopen.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	255259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is awaiting a surveyor’s report to establish what repairs need to be carried out to Bournemouth driving test centre (Gillam Road). It will make an assessment once the scope of the work required is clear.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/05/2019 10:31:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1127112

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, when she plans reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Christchurch, dated 18 February 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	255260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>A reply will be sent shortly.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 21/05/2019 16:18:02 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1127116

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the effect of the 5-week wait for the first payment of universal credit on (a) a claimant’s level of (i) debt and (ii) rent arrears and (b) the finances of disabled claimants.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	255340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>No one has to wait 5 weeks for their first payment of Universal Credit. Advances are available from the first day of a valid claim, if required, to support claimants.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/05/2019 15:59:56 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1127119

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of universal credit payments have been subject to a deduction as a result of a claimant’s historic debt to (a) her Department and (b) HM Treasury in the latest month for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
	uin	255341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Internal Management information shows that in April 2019, 280,000 payments of Universal Credit (UC) had a deduction applied to repay a non UC debt owed to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and 340,000 payments of UC had a deduction applied to repay a Tax Credit debt (these figures have been rounded to the nearest 10,000). Some payments of UC may have had a deduction for both a non UC debt and a Tax Credit debt. These claimants would appear in both totals, therefore the figures cannot be summed.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the deductions policy in UC, for both types of debt, the deductions would not usually exceed the maximum amounts, which are set out legislation. Only in cases where last resort deductions are applied can these rates be exceeded. DWP ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect claimants who have deductions from their benefit to repay overpayments. If a claimant is struggling they can contact DWP’s Debt Management to discuss lowering their repayment rate.</p><p> </p><p>It is also worth noting that it is not possible to provide this as a proportion at April 2019, as the latest UC caseload data is only available as of 14 February 19. However, for context, as of 14 February 19, 1.4m households received payments of UC.</p><p> </p><p>N.B. This data on deductions has been sourced from internal management information. It should therefore not be compared to any other similar data subsequently released by the DWP.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/05/2019 15:53:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1127120

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many paramedic call-outs relating to alcohol there have been in each year since 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	255333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>The Government has taken action at the national level to tackle alcohol misuse including preventing below cost selling, tightening the rules on irresponsible promotions and introducing new powers to deal with anti-social behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/05/2019 13:12:20 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1127122

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	NHS Trusts: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Trusts have appointed Freedom to Speak Up Guardians; and how many of those are (a) board members and (b) members of human resources staff.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	255384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Freedom to Speak Up Guardians have been appointed in all National Health Service trusts in England.</p><p>Appointments to the role are made locally. There is no nationally published data on the number of Freedom to Speak Up Guardians in trusts that are board members or members of human resources staff.</p><p>However, further information on the grade and job role of Freedom to Speak Up Guardians can be found in the National Guardian’s 2018 survey of guardians at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20181101_ngo_survey2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20181101_ngo_survey2018.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/05/2019 13:05:00 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1127126

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Oxford-Cambridge Arc
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many civil servants are working on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc plans; and in which government departments those civil servants are based.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	255385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The full time equivalent number of civil servants developing policy on the Oxford to Cambridge Arc is 35. This number including non-departmental public bodies comprises: 20 at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; 9 at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; 3 at Department for Transport; 1 at Cabinet Office; 1 at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and 1 at HM Treasury.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 21/05/2019 15:00:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1127127

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish the Apprenticeship Pay Survey 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	255276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The timetable for this year's Apprenticeship Pay Survey has been adjusted to allow the survey to be merged with the department's Apprenticeship Evaluation Survey. Apprenticeship Pay Survey fieldwork has been completed, and reporting is underway. The government will publish results in due course.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/05/2019 15:42:47 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1127128

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to publish the consultation for reforms to the legislative framework on private tenancies in England under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	255351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We expect to consult on our reforms over the summer. We want to collaborate with landlords and tenants to ensure these reforms are introduced effectively.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 21/05/2019 10:55:39 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1127129

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Doctors: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the annual tapered allowance on the retention of doctors in NHS hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	255267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to public service pensions which are fair to workers and fair to other taxpayers. The tapered annual allowance is focussed on the highest earning pension savers, to ensure that the tax relief they receive is not disproportionate to that of other savers. The Government is aware of specific concerns raised by some high-earning NHS doctors impacted by annual allowance tax charges. As the Chancellor said at the Treasury Select Committee, we are currently in discussions with the Department of Health and Social Care about providing additional pension flexibility for NHS doctors affected by annual allowance tax charges.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/05/2019 11:47:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1127133

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Pathology: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to consult on any future changes to pathology services in South East London.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	255373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The South East London pathology network is being created as part of a national strategy to network all National Health Service pathology services in England, following identification of significant opportunity in the 2016 Carter review.</p><p>Due to the significant benefits to quality and cost of service, all NHS trusts are expected to network as per the direction set out by NHS Improvement in September 2017.</p><p>There are different ways to approach networking and the delivery of pathology services and the trust may wish to lead public consultation on any chosen delivery model, however the decision to consult would be for the South East London hospitals involved to decide. Neither the Department or NHS England have plans to consult on this specific network.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 255250 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:02:55 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1127134

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Government has spent on promoting and advertising universal credit since it was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	255342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department provides services to around 22 million people and, as with other government departments, it has a responsibility to communicate policy and essential information to customers and other key audiences.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Opening Up Work’ campaign aims to increase understanding of how Universal Credit removes barriers to work and career progression, and to ensure people can access information to help people make a claim. The Department has dedicated funds to this campaign to make sure claimants know how to access the support that they need.</p><p> </p><p>Advertising spend to date from 2016-17 onwards on the Universal Credit Opening Up Work campaign is around £6.3 million.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/05/2019 12:33:41 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1127136

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of short-term contracts for academics on the health and wellbeing of those staff.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	255344
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>As independent and autonomous institutions, higher education (HE) providers are responsible for decisions regarding the contracts they offer to academics. Like all employers, HE providers have a duty of care to their staff. The department expects them to take this very seriously.</p><p>I gave a speech on 7 May that focused on early career researcher contracts. I am keen that early career academics do not get lost from policy debates – particularly around key issues like mental health and wellbeing. I am looking forward to the upcoming publication of the revised Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, and I am serious about taking this forward. The full text of this speech can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/reaching-24-securing-the-research-talent-of-tomorrow" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/reaching-24-securing-the-research-talent-of-tomorrow</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 21/05/2019 15:50:59 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1127137

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police Custody
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many custody suites there were in England and Wales in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	255345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information. Decisions about the provision of police station custody suites are an operational matter for Chief Constables working with democratically accountable Police and Crime Commissioners.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 21/05/2019 13:05:34 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1127142

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Relationships and Sex Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to promote sex education in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	255268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Sex and relationships education both in and/or outside of school is important to ensuring not only sexual and reproductive health but wider gender equality issues. DFID’s 2018 Education Policy commits us, working with national governments, to promote appropriate sex and relationships education in schools to enable informed choices. Through our support to UNESCO, UNFPA and the Global Financing Facility, we support governments to address sexuality education in schools and through community-based training and outreach.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 21/05/2019 09:19:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1127144

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	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	Great Ormond Street Hospital: Doctors Laboratory
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on patient care at Great Ormond Street Hospital of the planned two-day strike by couriers from the Doctors Laboratory.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	255269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Trust does not consider the strike a material risk and will manage the potential impact through use of existing alternative courier arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/05/2019 13:14:26 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1127145

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Challenger Tanks: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when her Department plans to make a decision on how many of the Army’s Challenger 2 tanks will be refitted.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	255360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Following outcomes of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the British Army currently has 227 Challenger 2 tanks. For current and historical information on the British Army's vehicle fleet size, statistics may be found online either on the gov.uk website through the 'UK armed forces equipment and formations' publication, or on the National Archives website within copies of the 'UK Defence Statistics Compendium.'</p><p>With regards to the future size of the Army's tank fleet, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 April 2019, to Question 246488 to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 255361 255362 255363 255364 question first answered 21/05/2019 15:04:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 246488 - Challenger Tanks - Repairs and Maintenance.docx title Challenger Tanks - Repair and Maintenance
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127146

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Challenger Tanks: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what budget has been allocated for the refit of the Army’s Challenger 2 tanks.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	255361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Following outcomes of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the British Army currently has 227 Challenger 2 tanks. For current and historical information on the British Army's vehicle fleet size, statistics may be found online either on the gov.uk website through the 'UK armed forces equipment and formations' publication, or on the National Archives website within copies of the 'UK Defence Statistics Compendium.'</p><p>With regards to the future size of the Army's tank fleet, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 April 2019, to Question 246488 to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 255360 255362 255363 255364 question first answered 21/05/2019 15:04:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 246488 - Challenger Tanks - Repairs and Maintenance.docx title Challenger Tanks - Repair and Maintenance
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127148

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Tanks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans her Department has to change the number of tanks available to the Army.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	255362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Following outcomes of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the British Army currently has 227 Challenger 2 tanks. For current and historical information on the British Army's vehicle fleet size, statistics may be found online either on the gov.uk website through the 'UK armed forces equipment and formations' publication, or on the National Archives website within copies of the 'UK Defence Statistics Compendium.'</p><p>With regards to the future size of the Army's tank fleet, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 April 2019, to Question 246488 to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 255360 255361 255363 255364 question first answered 21/05/2019 15:04:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 246488 - Challenger Tanks - Repairs and Maintenance.docx title Challenger Tanks - Repair and Maintenance
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127149

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Tanks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many tanks the Army has had in service in each of the last 20 years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	255363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Following outcomes of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the British Army currently has 227 Challenger 2 tanks. For current and historical information on the British Army's vehicle fleet size, statistics may be found online either on the gov.uk website through the 'UK armed forces equipment and formations' publication, or on the National Archives website within copies of the 'UK Defence Statistics Compendium.'</p><p>With regards to the future size of the Army's tank fleet, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 April 2019, to Question 246488 to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 255360 255361 255362 255364 question first answered 21/05/2019 15:04:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 246488 - Challenger Tanks - Repairs and Maintenance.docx title Challenger Tanks - Repair and Maintenance
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127150

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Tanks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment her Department has made of the number of tanks the Army requires to fulfil its operational requirements.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	255364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Following outcomes of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the British Army currently has 227 Challenger 2 tanks. For current and historical information on the British Army's vehicle fleet size, statistics may be found online either on the gov.uk website through the 'UK armed forces equipment and formations' publication, or on the National Archives website within copies of the 'UK Defence Statistics Compendium.'</p><p>With regards to the future size of the Army's tank fleet, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 29 April 2019, to Question 246488 to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 255360 255361 255362 255363 question first answered 21/05/2019 15:04:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name 246488 - Challenger Tanks - Repairs and Maintenance.docx title Challenger Tanks - Repair and Maintenance
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127151

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Per Capita Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much her Department has spent per capita in each region of the UK in each of the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	255365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Statistics on Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure per person, broken down by region is published in Tables 4 and 5 of the MOD regional expenditure with UK industry and supported employment 2017/18 bulletin, which can be found at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201718</p><p>Data for 2018/19 will be published in January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/05/2019 15:02:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127152

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was in days for decisions to be made on Indefinite Leave to Remain applications in the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	255366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We do not publish this specific data for all applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), however the vast majority of such cases are dealt with within the service standard of six months (which applies to straightforward applications, where the customer has met all their obligations). Where an application is defined as non-straightforward, due to complexity, the customer will be written to within the normal processing time to explain why it will not be decided within the normal standard, and to explain what will happen next.</p><p><br>The published statistics on leave to remain applications that have been processed within service standard can be found in the migration transparency data release</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2019%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2019 </a></p><p>at: InC_02: Percentage of In-Country visa applications, for each Route, processed within Service Standards</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 255367 255368 255369 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:09:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127153

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Further Education: GCSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students in further education colleges have been required to take (a) English and (b) mathematics GCSEs because of the requirement that all 16 to 18 year old students who have not yet achieved a grade 4 while at secondary school resit these exams in each of the last six years; and how many of those students achieved a pass at grade 4 or the equivalent required standard.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	255399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>From August 2014, students who left key stage 4 without a GCSE grade 4/C or above (or equivalent) in English and/or maths were required to continue studying these subjects as part of their 16-19 study programme. From the following year, students starting a new study programme with a GCSE grade 3/D (or equivalent) in English and/or maths had to enrol on GCSE courses only. From August 2019, students starting a new or continuing an existing study programme with a GCSE grade 2 (or equivalent) or below can study towards a pass in Functional Skills Level 2 or they can still study towards a GCSE grade 4 to 9. Those with a grade 3 (or equivalent) must still study GCSE only. Providers have the freedom to decide if and when students are ready to re-enter for an examination.</p><p> </p><p>For years up until 2014/15 the Department published statistics on the achievement in English and maths by students who had not achieved GCSE A*-C 2 years previously (i.e. the 2014/15 estimates were based on those at end of key stage 4 in 2012/13). From 2015/16, figures are based on students at the end of their 16-18 study (up to 3 years of study)<a href="https://educationgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/cd/c/WorkplaceDocuments/Written%20PQ%20Team/Written%20PQ%20-%202017-19%20drafts/255399%20QC%20200519.docx#_ftn1" target="_blank"><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup></a>. This means that figures for 2014/15 and earlier are not directly comparable to those for later years.</p><p> </p><p>The tables attached show the number of students in further education colleges, in England, from 2012/13 to 2017/18 who did not achieve a grade 4/C or equivalent in English or maths at key stage 4 and how many of them went on to achieve a grade 4/C or better (or equivalent).</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://educationgovuk.sharepoint.com/sites/cd/c/WorkplaceDocuments/Written%20PQ%20Team/Written%20PQ%20-%202017-19%20drafts/255399%20QC%20200519.docx#_ftnref1" target="_blank">[1]</a> Available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-attainment-at-19-years" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-attainment-at-19-years</a>. For 2012/13 to 2014/15, scroll down to the ‘level 1 and 2 attainment’ section and open the link for each year. In the national tables, you require tables 2 and 4. For 2015/16 to 2017/18, open the revised publication at the top of the page for 2016, 2017 or 2018 and then open the ‘English and maths tables’. Institution type breakdowns are available in table 14a and 14b.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/05/2019 16:55:22 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name 255399_table.doc title 255399_table
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1127154

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Barnsley
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was in days for decisions to be made on Indefinite Leave to Remain applications in Barnsley in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	255367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We do not publish this specific data for all applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), however the vast majority of such cases are dealt with within the service standard of six months (which applies to straightforward applications, where the customer has met all their obligations). Where an application is defined as non-straightforward, due to complexity, the customer will be written to within the normal processing time to explain why it will not be decided within the normal standard, and to explain what will happen next.</p><p><br>The published statistics on leave to remain applications that have been processed within service standard can be found in the migration transparency data release</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2019%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2019 </a></p><p>at: InC_02: Percentage of In-Country visa applications, for each Route, processed within Service Standards</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 255366 255368 255369 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:09:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127155

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: South Yorkshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average time taken was in days for decisions to be made on Indefinite Leave to Remain applications in South Yorkshire in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	255368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We do not publish this specific data for all applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), however the vast majority of such cases are dealt with within the service standard of six months (which applies to straightforward applications, where the customer has met all their obligations). Where an application is defined as non-straightforward, due to complexity, the customer will be written to within the normal processing time to explain why it will not be decided within the normal standard, and to explain what will happen next.</p><p><br>The published statistics on leave to remain applications that have been processed within service standard can be found in the migration transparency data release</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2019%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2019 </a></p><p>at: InC_02: Percentage of In-Country visa applications, for each Route, processed within Service Standards</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 255366 255367 255369 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:09:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127157

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Indefinite Leave to Remain applications made in each of the last five years in the UK took longer than (a) six months, (b) one year, and (c) two years for a decision to be made.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	255369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We do not publish this specific data for all applications for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), however the vast majority of such cases are dealt with within the service standard of six months (which applies to straightforward applications, where the customer has met all their obligations). Where an application is defined as non-straightforward, due to complexity, the customer will be written to within the normal processing time to explain why it will not be decided within the normal standard, and to explain what will happen next.</p><p><br>The published statistics on leave to remain applications that have been processed within service standard can be found in the migration transparency data release</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2019%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-february-2019 </a></p><p>at: InC_02: Percentage of In-Country visa applications, for each Route, processed within Service Standards</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 255366 255367 255368 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:09:56 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127158

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons his Department determined that hiring a principal cyber security risk consultant was necessary.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	255272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p><strong>The Government Digital Service (GDS) Information Assurance (IA) Team focuses on risks to the digital services that GDS builds and uses, as well as the data those services handle. GDS and Cabinet Office require specialist security support in the building and running of our own digital products and internal operations. This role will provide subject matter expertise for cyber and information security risk assessment. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/05/2019 16:10:04 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1127159

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the incoming Principal Cyber Security Risk Consultant will report to within the Cabinet Office.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	255273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p><strong>The post holder will report to the Head of Information Services, Government Digital Service. </strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/05/2019 16:06:52 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett