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847830

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Sign Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to provide correspondence in British Sign Language (BSL) to people whose principal language is BSL.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	129506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The Department fulfils its responsibilities under the Equality Act to support staff with protected characteristics, via frameworks which provide communication support, as well as arrangements for alternative support.</p><p>Whilst we do not provide correspondence in BSL as standard, all our publications are available in alternative formats including British Sign Language (BSL) upon request.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/06/2018 15:01:12 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

906369

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to respond to the Named Day Question 129506, tabled on 23 February 2018, tabled by the hon. Member for Sefton Central.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	145322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>This question was answered on the 5th June 2018.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/06/2018 09:47:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

790106

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many bids his Department received in connection with the operation of general practice at the Hightown and Freshfield surgeries.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	113346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The provision of primary medical services is the responsibility of NHS England. Where a contract for services by a general practitioner practice is ended, NHS England will look at the provision of services in that area and decide whether to enter into a contract with another provider or to allocate patients to other practices in the area.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England Cheshire and Mersey are unable to release any information while the procurement process is underway.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2017 16:57:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

911221

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
	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 number of children born each year in the UK suffering from Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	147888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England collect and report information on individuals with foetal alcohol syndrome, however only those identified at birth are notified so it is recognised that this is a significant underestimation of the overall prevalence.</p><p> </p><p>The figures available relate to births in 2012-2016 and cover five regions in England only: the South West, East Midlands and South Yorkshire, Wessex, Thames Valley and the North, including North East and Cumbria, prevalence tables by region and year can be found <a href="http://www.eurocat-network.eu/prevdata/resultsPdf.aspx?title=A5&amp;allanom=false&amp;allregf=true&amp;allrega=true&amp;anomalies=83&amp;winx=1256&amp;winy=677" target="_blank">at</a> the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.eurocat-network.eu/prevdata/resultsPdf.aspx?title=A5&amp;allanom=false&amp;allregf=true&amp;allrega=true&amp;anomalies=83&amp;winx=1256&amp;winy=677" target="_blank">http://www.eurocat-network.eu/prevdata/resultsPdf.aspx?title=A5&amp;allanom=false&amp;allregf=true&amp;allrega=true&amp;anomalies=83&amp;winx=1256&amp;winy=677</a></p><p> </p><p>Rates vary from 0.00 per 10,000 - 0.16 per 10,000 births compared to a European prevalence of 0.54 per 10,000 births.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/06/2018 13:46:58 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

911223

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
	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 effectiveness of NHS services for sufferers of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	147889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can have a significant impact on the early years development of children and their life chances. Early intervention services can help reduce some of the effects of FASD and prevent some of the secondary disabilities that result. Responsibility for commissioning these services lies with clinical commissioning groups.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to tackling all alcohol-related harms and is developing a new alcohol strategy. Government officials are currently exploring what should be included in the strategy and aim to publish this early next year following discussions with stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/06/2018 13:57:30 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

993448

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	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	Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the proportion of children born in the UK with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	907231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Foetal alcohol syndrome disorders can have a significant impact on the early years development of children, their behaviours and their life chances.</p><p>Public Health England collects some data on fetal alcohol sydrome, but we recognise that this data does not reflect the range of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), as these are very difficult to diagnose. That is why we are engaging experts and those affected by FASD to explore what more could be done to improve our understanding.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/10/2018 16:44:55 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

789977

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Business: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2017 to Question 111703, what representations he has received from business organisations on extending the regulatory perimeter for business lending.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	113373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 15 November 2017 to Question 112353.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 21/11/2017 14:13:39 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

802701

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports that the minutes of the Financial Conduct Authority state that it could face legal action if it published the full section 166 report into RBS' treatment of SMEs.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	118250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The handling of the section 166 Report into Royal Bank of Scotland’s treatment of SME customers transferred to GRG is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority. The FCA has stated that conducting section 166 reports on the basis that they will not be published supports their effective use as an important supervisory tool.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has published a detailed summary of the main findings from the skilled persons report. The FCA announced it is investigating the matters arising from the report and focussing on whether there is any basis for it to take further action. It would not be appropriate for the government to comment further whilst this process is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 12/12/2017 14:37:33 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

808796

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the proposal by the LINK network of AGM providers to reduce interchange fees on (a) consumers, (b) small business and (c) high streets and (d) access to cash for customers; whether his Department has made an assessment of the combined effect of that proposal with a reduction in the availability of banks on (i) consumers and (ii) businesses; and what progress has been made on the commitment he gave in his evidence to the House of Lords Exclusion Committee on engaging with the LINK network and its members to ensure that widespread free access to cash is maintained.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	119905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK, and will continue to work with industry to ensure that this access continues. Since 1998, the number of free to use ATMs has more than doubled, from 24,600 to over 53,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made any formal assessment of the potential effect of LINK’s proposals to reduce interchange fees in isolation, or in combination with bank branch closures. However, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which Government set up in 2015 with the statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and is conducting ongoing internal work on the impact that changes may have on ATM provision. Government is confident that the PSR will use its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is engaging regularly with LINK and its members, and they have assured us that industry is committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. LINK intend to bolster their Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in areas of deprivation, where demand would not otherwise make one viable, and have recently also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM. The Government expects this additional commitment to be of particular benefit to rural areas.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 119978 120174 question first answered 21/12/2017 11:53:32 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

972375

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Companies: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the CPS plans to establish a central database of regulatory and enforcement actions taken against companies.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	174042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service is a not a regulator but the main independent prosecuting body in England and Wales. Accordingly it does not have access to this information and would therefore not create a central database of regulatory and enforcement actions taken against companies. Company information is held at Companies House which is the responsibility of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 09/10/2018 10:36:20 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson