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631134

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Turkey: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Turkey (a) generally and (b) for the predominantly Kurdish and Alevi areas of the country.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	52117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>​We monitor the situation in Turkey closely. We continue to encourage Turkey to work towards the full protection of fundamental rights, especially in the areas of minority rights, freedom of religion and freedom of expression.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/11/2016 17:51:57 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

631171

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	NHS: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of skills shortages within the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	52157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>Working with local National Health Service organisations, Health Education England produces an annual National Workforce Plan for England, which sets out future training requirements for the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>At a local level, it is the responsibility of NHS organisations to ensure that their staff, through Continuing Professional Development, have the ongoing skills required to deliver safe and effective care to patients.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 17/11/2016 11:59:28 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

631132

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Turkey: Arrests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the arrest and detention of elected representatives from the Peoples' Democratic Party in Turkey.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	52107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>We continue to follow developments in Turkey closely and underline the importance of the rule of law and the protection of freedom of expression. I raised these issues most recently with Turkey's Minister for Europe, Omer Celik, in a phone call on 7 November.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/11/2016 17:53:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

631137

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Turkey: Arrests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he (a) has made or (b) intends to make to his Turkish counterpart on the arrest and detention of Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, and other elected representatives, from the Peoples' Democratic Party in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	52155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>We continue to follow developments in Turkey closely and underline the importance of the rule of law and the protection of freedom of expression. I raised these issues most recently with Turkey's Minister for Europe, Omer Celik, in a phone call on 7 November.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/11/2016 17:51:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

631138

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Turkey: Arrests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to discuss the matter of the arrest and detention of elected representatives from the People's Democratic Party in Turkey with counterparts and officials in the (a) EU, (b) Council of Europe and (c) UN.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	52156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>We continue to follow developments in Turkey closely and underline the importance of the rule of law and the protection of freedom of expression. HMG regularly discusses such issues in international fora. The EU issued a statement on 8 November concerning recent events in Turkey, including the detention of MPs. The Council Of Europe also raised its concerns in a statement on 5 November.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/11/2016 17:50:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

631017

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on charges levied for the use of public charging points for electric cars, and how they intend to ensure that prices are set a level low enough to incentivise their use.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL3036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting electric vehicles and do not want to see prohibitive pricing become a barrier to continued uptake. The Government’s view is that pricing and pricing models are ultimately commercial matters for chargepoint network operators or host sites, however we will continue to monitor developments closely.</p><p> </p><p>Public chargepoints play an important role in ensuring drivers can top-up their charge where that is necessary mid-journey. We anticipate that the vast majority of electric vehicle motorists will continue to charge their vehicles at home overnight, so the utilisation of the public network of chargepoints is different to conventional petrol or diesel vehicles’ use of petrol stations. Public chargepoints will play an important role in ensuring drivers can top-up their charge where that is necessary mid-journey.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently consulting on a proposal to take powers to enable the introduction of a minimum standard of pricing information for electric vehicle recharging and refuelling. This could make public charging easier for electric vehicle drivers and encourage a more competitive market. The measure is proposed for inclusion in the Modern Transport Bill.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/11/2016 12:29:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

628998

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the effect that new funding rates to be implemented from May 2017 will have on the number of young people from low-income backgrounds undertaking an apprenticeship; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	51942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that apprenticeships are as accessible as possible to all people from all backgrounds. We are making available over £60million to support the undertaking of apprenticeships by individuals from disadvantaged areas. This funding is at least equivalent to that currently in the system and is expected to maintain levels of starts in these areas.</p><p>To support employers to offer more apprenticeships, under the apprenticeship funding policy published in October, we announced that Government will pay providers an additional payment for training an apprentice who lives in areas amongst the 27% most deprived: £600 for the 1-10% most deprived, £300 for the next 11-20%, and £200 for the next 21-27%. These payments will be in place for one year whilst we review the system for supporting people from disadvantaged backgrounds.</p><p>Under the new funding policy, there will be extra payments for 16-18 year olds and 19-24 year olds formerly in care or with an Education, Health and Care Plan. Employers and providers will receive a payment of £1,000 to support additional costs associated with these apprentices.</p><p>We are increasing numbers of traineeships to further support young people, including those from areas of disadvantage, into apprenticeships and further work. In addition, on 25 October we published an equality analysis on the funding changes, which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/562409/Equality_analysis_apprenticeship_funding_from_May_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/562409/Equality_analysis_apprenticeship_funding_from_May_2017.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 17/11/2016 15:09:38 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

631093

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Care Homes: Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that care at elderly care homes (a) is of high quality and (b) ensures that families and friends are able to maintain strong relationships with the recipient of care through visitations.
	tabling member constituency	Redditch
	tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
	uin	52186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, all providers of regulated activities must register with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and meet a set of Fundamental Standards of safety and quality, below which care provision should never fall.</p><p> </p><p>The Fundamental Standards were introduced on 1 April 2015. They set out the basic requirements that providers should always meet and outline the outcomes that services users should always expect. The CQC monitors, inspects and regulates services against the Standards and publishes its findings.</p><p> </p><p>Following inspection, the CQC rates providers on a four point scale - outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate. The ratings give patients and the public a fair, balanced and easy to understand assessment of performance and quality. Services rated inadequate receive help to improve, but any that are unable or unwilling to do so face closure.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2014, the CQC has employed a tougher inspection regime, which makes use of a higher-skilled inspection resource in order to get to the heart of peoples’ experiences of care. Inspections are structured around five key questions that matter most – are services safe, caring, effective, well-led and responsive to peoples’ needs?</p><p> </p><p>As at 3 October 2016, the CQC had rated 18,156, out of more than 25,000 adult social care services, of which 199 were judged to be outstanding, 13,182 good, 4,401 requires improvement and 374 inadequate. The CQC expects to have rated all services by the end of March 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The Fundamental Standards include requirements that “People’s relationships with their visitors, carer, friends, family or relevant other persons should be respected and privacy maintained as far as reasonably practicable during visits” and that “Any complaint received must be investigated and necessary and proportionate action must be taken in response to any failure identified by the complaint or investigation”.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who is not satisfied with the response to a complaint about an adult social care service is entitled to ask the Local Government Ombudsman to investigate.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 17/11/2016 11:57:45 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

630995

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 16 September (HL1729), whether the Department for International Development is planning to fund any programmes that directly promote freedom of religion or belief in Pakistan.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL3014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>Through our AAWAZ voice and accountability programme (aawaz means “voice” in Urdu), DFID works to foster tolerance and social cohesion between different religious groups in 4,500 villages across 45 districts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It reaches directly over 3 million poor men, women and minority groups including religious minorities (Christian, Sikh, Hindu and others) to address issues of inequality and discrimination, and to prevent violence. Communities identify potential sectarian and inter-faith based conflicts, mapping out where and when they might take place and identifying who is best at a local level to pre-empt or resolve conflict. This has enabled communities to work across sects and faiths to prevent 193 interfaith/sectarian conflicts and resolve 1,097 community conflicts (water/land and other disputes) through negotiation and compromise, benefitting 4,314,685 people. A successor programme to Aawaz is planned for 2018 onwards, building on successes and learning lessons from this programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/11/2016 14:58:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

631270

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	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	Paraffin: Prices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of reasons for the disparity between the trade price of kerosene and that offered to individual consumers; what role his Department plays in regulating and monitoring this disparity; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
	uin	51995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>There is an open market for the supply of petroleum products, including jet kerosene and heating oil, in the UK which provides the best long term guarantee of competitive prices. The Government does not control prices but we do monitor the UK national average cost of jet kerosene and heating oil.</p><p> </p><p>The average cost for wholesale kerosene in September 2016 was 26 pence per litre, 1p more expensive than the corresponding month in 2015, and down 22p since its 2014 peak (Jan 2014).</p><p> </p><p>The average cost for retail kerosene in September 2016 was 37 pence per litre, 1p more expensive than the corresponding month in 2015, and down 22p since its 2014 peak (Jan 2014).</p><p> </p><p>The value of the pound sterling has been decreasing against the dollar which means crude oil, which is traded in dollars, becomes more expensive for UK refiners to import. Analysis suggests that on average, at a national level, crude price changes are fully passed through into kerosene prices within a month.</p><p><br> In addition, the price of kerosene is influenced by a range of factors, including refinery capacity, stock levels, distribution costs, retail margins and seasonal factors The supply of kerosene in more remote areas is influenced by increased logistical costs.</p><p> </p><p>I encourage households that use kerosene to heat their homes to join an oil buying group and to shop around for the best deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/11/2016 16:20:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 20392 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless