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1089443

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Terrorism: New Zealand
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support his Department is providing to the security services of (a) New Zealand and (b) Australia in connection with the terror attack on two Christchurch mosques on 15 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	232995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>We have offered full support to New Zealand during this difficult time. UK Counter Terrorism Police Officers stand ready to support counterparts in New Zealand and Australia in responding to and investigating the attack, should their assistance be needed.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 20/03/2019 16:52:20 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1089444

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many websites or internet-based platforms (a) accessible from the UK and (b) published within the UK have been shut down as a result of intelligence services investigations into islamophobic extremist activities, including radicalisation operations in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	232996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text <p>The subject to which the Honourable Lady refers is an operational matter for the intelligence services.</p><p>As such I am afraid I can neither confirm nor deny what figures the Home Office holds on this issue. However, I can confirm that intelligence agencies and their police colleagues are taking vigorous action against extremism with the full range of legal powers available to them.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 29/03/2019 16:09:47 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1089455

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	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	Breast Cancer: Health Education
	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 take steps to promote awareness of Asda’s Tickled Pink campaign in order to encourage people to check their breasts.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	232984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the Asda ‘Tickled Pink’ campaign which they are running with two cancer charities. The Department encourages all women to be breast aware, and urges anyone with any concerns to also discuss these with their general practitioner.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England has run its ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaigns in partnership with Cancer Research UK since 2011 and are supported by a number of charities, for example Breast Cancer Now, Breast Cancer Care and Cancer Research UK, and other public and private sector partners.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 232985 question first answered 22/03/2019 10:30:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1089458

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	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	Breast Cancer: Health Education
	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 (a) promote Asda’s Tickled Pink campaign and (b) encourage women to be their breast friend to increase early diagnosis rates.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	232985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the Asda ‘Tickled Pink’ campaign which they are running with two cancer charities. The Department encourages all women to be breast aware, and urges anyone with any concerns to also discuss these with their general practitioner.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England has run its ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ campaigns in partnership with Cancer Research UK since 2011 and are supported by a number of charities, for example Breast Cancer Now, Breast Cancer Care and Cancer Research UK, and other public and private sector partners.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 232984 question first answered 22/03/2019 10:30:36 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1089472

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	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 111: Ambulance Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of calls to the (a) NHS 111 service and (b) NHS 111 BSL service resulted in the dispatch of an ambulance in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	232992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS England publishes monthly performance data for the NHS 111 service at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/nhs-111-minimum-data-set/statistical-work-areas-nhs-111-minimum-data-set-nhs-111-minimum-data-set-2018-19/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/nhs-111-minimum-data-set/statistical-work-areas-nhs-111-minimum-data-set-nhs-111-minimum-data-set-2018-19/</a></p><p> </p><p>The following table provides data for ambulance dispositions from NHS 111, including the NHS 111 British Sign Language (BSL) service.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total calls to NHS 111</p></td><td><p>Calls to the NHS 111 BSL Service (including in total calls)</p></td><td><p>Number of calls triaged<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Ambulance dispatches<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Ambulance dispatches (% of calls triaged)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18 total</p></td><td><p>15,964,080</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p>12,655,745</p></td><td><p>1,611,447</p></td><td><p>12.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19 to date</p></td><td><p>15,335,633</p></td><td><p>411</p></td><td><p>11,965,173</p></td><td><p>1,587,584</p></td><td><p>13.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 total</p></td><td><p>16,777,850</p></td><td><p>427</p></td><td><p>13,061,937</p></td><td><p>1,705,942</p></td><td><p>13.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 months to Feb 2019</p></td><td><p>16,899,869</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p>13,143,866</p></td><td><p>1,731,701</p></td><td><p>13.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: NHS England</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>A triaged call is one where the clinical assessment tool has been opened and used.</p><p><sup>2</sup>Final NHS Pathways disposition was a referral to the Ambulance Service. Further clinical assessment within the Integrated Urgent Care (NHS 111) or 999 service areas may have indicated that an ambulance response and/or conveyance was not required. The actual percentage resulting in an ambulance being dispatched may therefore be lower.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/03/2019 10:29:28 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1089478

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	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	Tomography
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average cost of a (a) CT scanner (b) MRI scanner and (c) LINAC scanner is, and what his Department's policy is on replacing out of date equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	233005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The guideline average price available through the NHS Supply Chain for each of the scanners specified is outlined below:</p><p>- The average cost of a Computed Tomography (CT) Scanner is £536,000;</p><p>- The average cost of a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner is £900,000; and</p><p>- The average cost of a Linear Accelerator (LINAC) Scanner is £1,500,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency provides guidance for healthcare organisations on managing medical devices and sets out a systematic approach to the acquisition, deployment, maintenance, repair, replacement and disposal of medical devices. This guidance is available via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-medical-devices" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/managing-medical-devices</a></p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of individual organisations to set up and develop systems that promote the safe and effective use of medical devices.</p><p> </p><p>The capital settlement for future years will be set in the Spending Review later this year, alongside reforms to the capital regime to ensure that the available capital budget is prioritised and allocated to maximum effect to support service transformation, productivity improvement and effective planning and control.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 20/03/2019 10:38:07 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1089441

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Mozambique: Storms
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of the Government of Mozambique on potential UK aid in the aftermath of cyclone Idai.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	232978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has been monitoring the situation in Mozambique since last week. The situation is extremely concerning. Beira – a city of half a million people in central Mozambique has been cut off since the weekend with no water or electricity. Other areas are under water.</p><p> </p><p>The Government of Mozambique’s Disaster Agency is leading the response and we have been coordinating closely with them. They are being supported by UN agencies, international and local NGOs. The Secretary of State approved an allocation of £4 million from the humanitarian reserve. A plane load of shelter materials landed in Maputo today in response to an initial request. We will continue to work closely with the Government and partners to identify further needs.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/03/2019 17:14:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1089468

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Barbecues: Charcoal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much charcoal for domestic barbecues the UK (a) produces and (b) burns in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	232994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The Forestry Commission collects data from the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire on timber removals and production and trade of wood and wood products. The most recent published statistics from this source are for 2017. The statistics for 2010 to 2017 include the following information on wood charcoal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>UK Production (tonnes)</p></td><td><p>Imports (tonnes)</p></td><td><p>Exports (tonnes)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>102,000</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>62,000</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>88,000</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>109,000</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>118,000</p></td><td><p>11,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>107,000</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>69,000</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>5,000</p></td><td><p>86,000</p></td><td><p>3,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of the end use for charcoal are not recorded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra proposals to phase out the sale of traditional house coal (and restrict the sale of wet wood for domestic burning) will not affect the sale of charcoal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 26/03/2019 11:47:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1089431

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	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 implications for his policies of the Action for Children press release entitled Children's funding slashed by a third per child leaving thousands at risk of falling into crisis, dated 26 February 2019.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	232981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor announced an extra £410 million to address pressures on social care services, along with £84 million over five years to support up to 20 local authorities to improve their social work practice and decision-making, enabling them to work more effectively with the most vulnerable children and their families.</p><p>This builds on the £200 billion government has already made available to councils up to 2020 to provide services in the best interests of local residents, including those for children and young people.</p><p>We are also working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the sector to ensure decisions around core funding made at Spending Review, and how it is shared between local authorities as part of the review of relative needs and resources, are informed by the best available evidence.</p><p>The government will continue to work closely with the sector to consider long-term children’s services funding as part of the upcoming Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 232983 question first answered 22/03/2019 15:00:31 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1089432

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Social Services
	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 economic merits of the level of funding for early intervention services provided by local authority children’s services.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	232982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The government has funded the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) since 2013, including providing almost £2 million of funding in 2018-20, to assess, evaluate and disseminate evidence of what works. The EIF has assessed the benefits of a wide range of specific early intervention programmes and suggested that, whilst producing robust estimates is challenging, there is a compelling argument that intervening early is likely to bring economic benefits to society. In particular, the EIF has highlighted that the long-term economic benefits are considerable where early intervention leads to labour market gains, such as improvements in employment and earnings. However, the EIF is clear that this is not a quick fix and is unlikely to reduce pressure on the social care system in the short term.</p><p>The value of early intervention is reflected in the statutory guidance “Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018)”, which is clear that providing early help is more effective in promoting children’s welfare than reacting later and that it plays an important part in supporting children and young people to achieve better outcomes. The guidance is clear that local areas should have a comprehensive range of effective, evidence-based services in place to address assessed needs early. It is right that local authorities are free to decide how to use their children’s social care budget to manage local priorities and deliver the best services for children.</p><p>The government has also committed £920 million to the Troubled Families Programme, an early intervention approach which aims to achieve significant and sustained improvement for families in difficult circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 25/03/2019 16:12:56 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper