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1086654

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/03/2019
	date	11/03/2019
	date tabled	11/03/2019
	ddp created	11/03/2019 23:17:50
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	13/03/2019 13:55:08 15/03/2019 12:34:10
	hansard heading	ACAS: Languages
	house id	1
	identifier	230889
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/03/2019 12:02:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to make (a) the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service and (b) other services more accessible for non-English speaking workers.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 230889
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	230889
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Acas has a contractual relationship with ‘The Big Word’ to provide translation services. This commenced in July 2017 following the end of a contract with a previous provider. Acas are contacted by customers who require a translation service approximately 536 times per month, and the majority of these contacts are customers phoning their employment law Helpline for advice. Acas are supplied by ‘The Big Word’ with translators which cover many languages with Polish being the most popular, though they have used translators who are able to speak less common languages such as Turkmen.</p><p>The Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, based in BEIS, provides support direct to agency workers and also offers translation facilities through ‘the Big Word’.</p>
	creator	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1087101

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/03/2019
	date	12/03/2019
	date tabled	12/03/2019
	ddp created	12/03/2019 21:26:59
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	12/03/2019 21:37:11 15/03/2019 11:34:02
	hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
	house id	1
	identifier	231535
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/03/2019 11:02:45
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, whether he has made a risk assessment of the award of the AWACS contract to Boeing for the provision of the E-7 wedgetail.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
	tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 231535
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	231535
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The E-7 is based on the proven and widely used 737 NG aircraft generation of which nearly 7,000 have been produced since it was first introduced in 1996. The two recent tragic incidents involved the different 737 MAX aircraft generation. It would not be appropriate to speculate on these accidents until the competent regulatory bodies have issued their formal reports.</p>
	creator	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1082360

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/03/2019
	date	05/03/2019
	date tabled	05/03/2019
	ddp created	05/03/2019 21:21:17
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	05/03/2019 21:33:22 11/03/2019 16:50:02
	hansard heading	Abduction: Children
	house id	1
	identifier	228591
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/03/2019 16:18:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on the ability of UK police to deal with child abduction cases.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 228591
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	228591
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring the safety and security of UK and EU citizens. Our intention remains to establish a comprehensive and legally binding agreement on internal security which would enable continuing cooperation based on EU measures.</p><p>However, we are preparing for all eventualities. In a no-deal scenario, UK law enforcement agencies will use well-established alternative mechanisms to co-operate with partners on a police-to-police basis. This will include use of the INTERPOL secure network and pre-existing bi-lateral channels to facilitate police cooperation on child abduction cases.</p>
	creator	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1082344

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/03/2019
	date	05/03/2019
	date tabled	05/03/2019
	ddp created	05/03/2019 21:20:34
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	05/03/2019 21:32:44 11/03/2019 17:31:02
	hansard heading	Abdullah Öcalan
	house id	1
	identifier	228650
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/03/2019 17:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Turkish counterpart on the detention of Abdullah Ocalan.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 228650
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	228650
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>British Embassy officials discussed the imprisonment of the PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan with Turkish officials in mid-January. They also covered the hunger strikes in support of Abdullah Öcalan by Kurdish prisoners, including Leyla Guven MP. We are pleased to note that she was recently released from prison. We expect the Turkish authorities to ensure that prisoners' human rights are observed, including access to medical treatment.</p>
	creator	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1086690

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/03/2019
	date	11/03/2019
	date tabled	11/03/2019
	ddp created	11/03/2019 23:19:27
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	ddp modified	11/03/2019 23:32:49 14/03/2019 12:55:03
	hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	identifier	230813
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	14/03/2019 12:23:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to her oral contribution of 6 March 2019, Official Report column 949, that polls that they want to see change to the abortion laws in Northern Ireland—about 64%—are very clear that they want those changes to be made in Stormont, what the source is of that data.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 230813
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	230813
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The data comes from a ComRes survey conducted in Northern Ireland between 8 and 15 October 2018.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1084395

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/03/2019
	date	08/03/2019
	date tabled	08/03/2019
	ddp created	08/03/2019 15:10:02
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	ddp modified	11/03/2019 16:15:15 13/03/2019 17:50:07
	hansard heading	Accelerated Access Collaborative
	house id	1
	identifier	230053
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/03/2019 17:18:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made on increasing NHS uptake of innovations prioritised by the Accelerated Access Collaborative; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
	tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 230053
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	230053
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>In October 2018, the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) announced it had selected the first set of 12 products to receive rapid uptake support. Selected across seven technology areas, these innovations have the potential to benefit 500,000 patients and to achieve National Health Service savings of up to £30 million.</p><p> </p><p>Over the last few months, the AAC has made good progress on developing plans to tackle the barriers to the uptake of these products in the National Health Service. The AAC has worked with clinicians, innovators, the Royal Colleges and health system delivery partners to develop bespoke support packages for each product.</p><p> </p><p>Increased uptake will be supported by up to £2 million through the Pathway Transformation Fund, which will be directed at the barriers to use in the NHS. The Academic Health Science Networks will be a key national delivery partner, helping us to maximise appropriate use of the AAC products.</p><p> </p><p>The AAC will meet next week to discuss progress with the support packages and delivery plans.</p>
	creator	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1087149

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/03/2019
	date	12/03/2019
	date tabled	12/03/2019
	ddp created	12/03/2019 21:29:07
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	12/03/2019 21:39:15 15/03/2019 15:10:03
	hansard heading	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	identifier	231374
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/03/2019 14:38:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to improve information for (a) job seekers and (b) employees on the support available through Access to Work.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 231374
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	231374
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Access to Work continues to undertake targeted marketing and awareness raising activities. For example, the scheme is promoted to benefit claimants through Jobcentre Plus and to a range of business leaders through the Disability Confident scheme. We have also worked with a variety of stakeholder organisations to market Access to Work to their clients, including sharing information about how individuals can apply for support.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently testing a number of communication activities to raise awareness of Access to Work among Jobcentre Plus staff in Greater Manchester, in order to equip work coaches with the knowledge to have conversations with customers who may require in work support. We will evaluate the most successful methods before a national roll-out.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work is also reviewing the content and formats of its existing information channels, including considering how to achieve more effective use of alternative formats such as British Sign Language videos.</p>
	creator	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1082667

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	11/03/2019
	date	06/03/2019
	date tabled	06/03/2019
	ddp created	06/03/2019 19:45:02
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	06/03/2019 19:58:31 11/03/2019 17:04:02
	hansard heading	Adult Education: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	229181
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	11/03/2019 16:32:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has been of the potential effect of the devolution of the adult education budget on the diversity of adult education provision.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 229181
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	229181
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Orders enabling devolution of the Adult Education Budget (AEB) to Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs), from 2019/20 academic year onwards are now in force and were subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions. By fulfilling the conditions, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State, received assurance that MCAs are likely to improve the exercise of the functions in their area.</p><p>In devolving the budget, the statutory duty to fund provision for learners aged 19 to 23 undertaking a first full level 2 qualification and/or first full level 3 qualification English and maths courses, for eligible adults aged 19 and over up to GCSE level, were also transferred. This also includes the upcoming digital skills entitlement.</p><p>Devolution ensures that, in line with their Strategic Skills Plans and Local Industrial Strategies, MCAs will be in position to shape adult education and skills provision in a way that best fits the needs of their residents and local economy.</p>
	creator	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1088744

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/03/2019
	date	14/03/2019
	date tabled	14/03/2019
	ddp created	14/03/2019 19:12:12
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	14/03/2019 19:27:28 19/03/2019 16:03:15
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	identifier	232521
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/03/2019 15:30:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the total grant investment for affordable housing was by Homes England and its predecessor organisations in each financial year for which data is available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 232521
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	232521
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Details of funding on affordable housing is published in the Homes England or Homes and Communities Agency annual report. <br> <br> These can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=annual+report&amp;publication_filter_option=all&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=homes-and-communities-agency&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=&amp;commit=Refresh+results" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?keywords=annual+report&amp;publication_filter_option=all&amp;topics%5B%5D=all&amp;departments%5B%5D=homes-and-communities-agency&amp;official_document_status=all&amp;world_locations%5B%5D=all&amp;from_date=&amp;to_date=&amp;commit=Refresh+results</a></p>
	creator	400 label Biography information for John Healey
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1088743

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/03/2019
	date	14/03/2019
	date tabled	14/03/2019
	ddp created	14/03/2019 19:12:10
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	14/03/2019 19:27:23 19/03/2019 16:01:01
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing: Construction
	house id	1
	identifier	232520
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	19/03/2019 15:30:01
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the time period is for his target to build 250,000 affordable homes through the Affordable Homes Programme.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 232520
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	232520
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The time period for the current Affordable Homes Programme to deliver 250,000 homes is by March 2022.</p>
	creator	400 label Biography information for John Healey
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey