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1052357

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism: Crime and Terrorism
	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 has taken to estimate the number of far-right linked terrorist actions and crimes in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	215217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes relevant statistics on a quarterly basis, including information on arrests and convictions for terrorism offenses, titled Operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000. The ideology of individuals is recorded only once they are in prison, not at the time of their arrest. You will be able to access a copy of this report online:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000-quarterly-update-to-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000-quarterly-update-to-september-2018</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/02/2019 16:12:10 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1050382

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Action Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many investigations resulting from information being passed to the police by Action Fraud have taken place in each year since 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
	uin	213951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Action Fraud reports are passed on to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), who are responsible for reviewing and allocating offences to forces for investigation.</p><p><br>The Home Office collects information on the number of fraud cases disseminated by the NFIB to police forces and also the number of fraud outcomes recorded by the police. These data are published annually as part of the Home Office’s ‘Crime Outcomes in England and Wales’ publication. The latest data can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/740625/prc-fraud-open-data-march2018-tables.ods." target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/740625/prc-fraud-open-data-march2018-tables.ods.</a></p><p>In order to improve our understanding of how forces are responding to fraud, we, last year, asked HMIC to inspect forces. We will study the report when it is published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/02/2019 16:21:58 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1002140

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Action Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of reports to Action Fraud are referred to a (a) local police force and (b) Regional Organised Crime Unit.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	188204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>In the period up to March 2018 Action Fraud recorded 277,561 crimes (Source: ONS – April 17 to March 18). The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), which analyses crimes recorded by Action Fraud, cannot directly task Regional Organised Crime Units.</p><p>In light of which crimes are allocated to forces as per the rules set out in the Home Office Counting Rules. In the same period (April 17 to March 18) the NFIB disseminated 53,574 crimes to Police forces (a), a further 120 crimes were sent direct to Regional Organised Crime Units as a result of the NFIB being aware of an ongoing investigation which was being undertaken by them.</p><p>A considerable number of the crimes will have been perpetrated by the same criminal group.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 05/02/2019 16:25:36 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1052310

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps are being taken to avoid a hard border in Ireland in the event that the Prime Minister's withdrawal agreement is rejected by Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Blackburn
	tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
	uin	215202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The best way to guarantee no hard border remains delivering a deal with the EU. Both the UK and Ireland have said they will do everything in our power to avoid a hard border in any scenario. But, given that we haven’t yet agreed a deal, the Government’s continued duty is to prepare for every eventuality, including a no deal scenario.</p><p>The UK Government is clear that, in the event of no deal, we will do everything in our power to prevent a return to a hard border. In such a scenario, we must continue to respect our unique relationship with Ireland, with whom we share a land border and who are co-signatories of the Belfast Agreement. The UK Government is also firmly committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area (CTA) and to protecting the rights enjoyed by UK and Irish nationals when in each other’s state, regardless of the terms of our withdrawal from the EU.</p><p>The Government has published a technical notice on travelling within the CTA, which can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/travelling-in-the-common-travel-area-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/travelling-within-the-common-travel-area-and-the-associated-rights-of-british-and-irish-citizens-if-there-is-no-brexit-deal" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 05/02/2019 12:21:37 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1052197

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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	Elton John AIDS Foundation: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, from which budget the £1.5 million in Government funding to the Elton John AIDS Foundation is coming from.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	215235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The £1.5 million funding for the Elton John AIDS foundation will be allocated from the Department’s core budget.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/02/2019 15:35:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1052329

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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	Pneumococcal Diseases: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to implement the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on reducing the dosage of pneumococcal vaccine from three to two.
	tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
	tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
	uin	215204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation advice on infant pneumococcal vaccination is being given full consideration and will take into account all the relevant information, including the potential public health implications such as impact on cases of pneumococcal disease, before a decision is made on whether to implement it.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/02/2019 15:30:32 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1052341

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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	Health: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page seven of the National Audit Office's 30 January 2019 report on the management of health screening, whether his Department is taking steps to improve the performance of the National Health Application and Infrastructure Services.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	215169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>NHS England has asked Sir Mike Richards to lead a review to improve the delivery of the screening programmes, and will consider how current IT systems support the ambitions of the cancer screening programmes.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, Capita, NHS Digital and NHS England are working to remove the reliance on National Health Application and Infrastructure Services by introducing new systems using spine data. These are expected to be delivered by spring 2020.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/02/2019 15:10:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1052345

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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	Health: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 7 of the National Audit Report's investigation into the management of health screening, published on 30 January 2019, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all adult screening programmes meet their standard coverage target set by his Department in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	215170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department holds NHS England to account for the delivery of all adult screening programmes through regular Section 7a accountability meetings where the three organisations review all the key performance indicators for the functions of the S7a agreement including screening coverage data, with a focus on review to any service improvement initiatives and mitigating actions NHS England has put in place where there is underperformance.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England agrees contracts with providers of adult screening programmes to deliver the targets set by the Department, and NHS England manage these contracts to deliver the required performance. National and local levels of performance are measured to reduce variation in local levels of performance.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England also works closely with Public Health England and the Department and charities on campaigns to boost the proportion of the eligible population that attend for screening. These campaigns aim to increase awareness of the importance of screening.</p><p> </p><p>The Long Term Plan published in January sets an agenda to improve uptake of screening and ensure that all screening and vaccination programmes are designed to support a narrowing of health inequalities.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, NHS England announced in November 2018 that Professor Sir Mike Richards will lead a review of the national cancer screening programmes. The review, expected to report by summer 2019 will include recommendations about how best to maximise uptake of screening, and iron out variation in uptake rates between different geographical areas and different population groups.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/02/2019 15:33:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1052347

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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	Health: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 7 of the National Audit Report's investigation into the management of health screening, published on 30 January 2019, what steps his Department is taking to improve the coverage of adult health screening programmes provided by clinical commissioning groups, in particular for (a) abdominal aortic aneurysm and (b) bowel screening.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	215171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>As part of the NHS Long Term Plan published on 7 January 2019, the Government is investing £487 million in healthcare technology to improve patient care and reduce staff workload. The plan is underpinned by a five-year funding offer, which will see the National Health Service budget grow by over £20 billion a year in real terms by 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan expects the NHS to ensure all screening programmes are designed to support a narrowing of health inequalities and NHS England is taking major steps to make sure the delivery, performance and oversight of screening services meet the high standard NHS patients rightly expect.</p><p> </p><p>- National abdominal aortic aneurysm screening coverage in 2017/18 was 5.5 percentage points (80.5%) above the acceptable standard, however commissioners continue to work with providers where performance dips below standard to improve coverage.</p><p> </p><p>- The bowel screening programme coverage in 2017/18 was 59.6% against a standard target of 60%. NHS England is working closely with key partners including Public Health England to shortly implement the change in the current test used within the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme from the gFOB test to Faecal Immunochemical Test. Evidence shows that this new test is more accurate and will result in improved uptake rates.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is working with clinical commissioning groups and screening units to maximise coverage of eligible men and women in their target population who are not registered with a general practitioner and subsequently not called for screening.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/02/2019 15:32:37 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1052360

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 7 of the National Audit Report's investigation into the management of health screening, published on 30 January 2019, how his Department plans to ensure that the standard for repeat breast screenings which guarantees an appointment within 36 months of a previous appointment is met with 100 per cent success.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	215172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Breast Screening Programme minimum standard is that 90% of women should be re-invited within 36 months of their previous screen.</p><p> </p><p>The Department delegates NHS England to commission breast screening providers to work to the agreed national service specifications and provides supporting guidance produced by Public Health England (PHE) to ensure standards are met.</p><p> </p><p>Improvements to the current repeat breast screening interval (round length) to meet national standards require providers to balance ever changing parameters, such as the eligible population, availability of breast screening workforce, estates and the logistics of the mobile units, used for mammography.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is addressing the current workforce issue through supporting key stakeholders including Health Education England, the Royal College of Radiologists, and the Society and College of Radiographers to assist in workforce recruitment and retention of Radiographers and Radiologists. NHS England, at local level, is using the framework of the National Health Service contract to work with providers and PHE to also improve this standard.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/02/2019 15:16:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger