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1000234

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	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	Manufacturing Industries
	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 estimate his Department has made of the number of manufacturing companies that have (a) shortened their supply chains and (b) relocated their production to the UK from abroad in each of the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	187311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>No such estimates are available from official sources. Our ambitious Industrial Strategy comprises policies to build an economy fit for the future, helping to foster a competitive environment where businesses can have the confidence to invest in UK manufacturing and thrive.</p><p> </p><p>Around 20% of the 2,072 new inward FDI projects in 2017/18 were in the areas of advanced manufacturing and life sciences. Across the Automotive, Aerospace, and the Advanced Engineering Supply Chain over the same period, DIT supported 320 inward investments into the UK, creating or securing 7,500 jobs in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 12/11/2018 17:28:04 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1002095

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Disability: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the White Paper, Improving Lives published in November 2017, when the funding for Jobcentre Plus Community Partners and additional Disability Employment Advisers is due to end; and whether the Department has plans to allocate additional funding for those initiatives.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	188029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Funding for Jobcentre Plus Community Partners and additional Disability Employment Advisers has been agreed up until 31st March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>There is a range of support available for claimants with a health condition or disability, including one-to-one support from Work Coaches, The Work and Health Programme and the Personal Support package. Our overall aim is for work coaches to continue to develop the skills and confidence to provide good coaching and effective support. Disability Employment Advisers and Community Partners are among a number of the enablers in place to support this priority.</p><p> </p><p>We are carrying out continuous evaluation, including a review of the Community Partner and Disability Employment Adviser role functions. Recommendations from this review will be considered by Ministers and DWP Senior Leaders as they decide how to ensure that we continue to provide a cohesive support offer beyond 31st March 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/11/2018 16:30:33 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1002096

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Disability: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has plans to undertake an assessment of the adequacy of the Jobcentre Plus Personalised Support Package for disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	188030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has commissioned an externally contracted evaluation of the Jobcentre Plus Personalised Support Package. This will explore the experiences of claimants, employers, providers and DWP staff, of the personalised support provided through the package.</p><p> </p><p>A synthesis report of the over-arching evaluation will be published in Autumn 2021.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/11/2018 16:26:59 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1002758

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many victims of modern slavery received a positive conclusive grounds decision but then did not receive discretionary leave to remain or a positive asylum claim in the most recent year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	188736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The most recent information on the issue was set out in a letter of 17 February 2017 and relates to the year 2015. This was sent to the Rt Honourable member in his capacity as Chair of Work and Pensions Select Committee.</p><p>As set out in that letter, 1,043 people were confirmed as victims of modern slavery in 2015. Of these individuals, 379 had applied for asylum at the time the information was collected and 216 had been granted asylum. A further 123 of the individuals had been granted some other form of leave to remain.</p><p>Some of the individuals may have been granted asylum or leave to remain for another reason since the data was collected but that data is not available.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/11/2018 17:14:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1005764

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	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	Cannabis: Medical Treatments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of NHS and medical professional body guidelines on the prescription of medicinal cannabis in ensuring the eligibility for prescription of patients for whom that treatment might be advantageous.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	190361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Medical Director of NHS England, Professor Steve Powis, and the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, have written to relevant clinicians to coincide with the coming into force of the rescheduling of cannabis-based medicinal products. The guidance in this letter, which signposts interim clinical advice commissioned from the British Paediatric Neurology Association and the Royal College of Physicians, is in line with normal clinical practice. The decision to prescribe cannabis-based products for medicinal use will be made on a case-by-case basis, based on clinical need and in-line with existing governance procedures for prescribing unlicensed medicines.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has commissioned the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to produce clinical guidance by October 2019, which will update and replace the interim advice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/11/2018 12:47:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1006111

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's White Paper, Improving lives: the future of work, health and disability, what progress she has made on meeting the target for the recruitment of Community Partners.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	190788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We committed to recruiting around 200 Community Partners, with disability expertise and local knowledge. We currently have 182 Community Partners in post nationally, and there are Community Partners in every Jobcentre Plus District.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/11/2018 16:55:29 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1006143

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit cases were deleted in error; and what the time taken was for those cases to be rebuilt in the most recent 12 months for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	190789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible for a claimant or for front-line operational staff to delete a Universal Credit case in error.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/11/2018 17:26:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1006949

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	WH Smith: Post Offices
	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 the potential effect on (a) employment patterns and (b) levels of customer service of the planned franchising of 74 Crown post offices to WHSmith.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. Staff employment patterns and customer service are both operational matters of commercial judgement for Post Office management team. I have therefore asked Paula Vennells, the Group Chief Executive of Post Office Limited, to write to the Rt hon Member on this matter. A copy of her reply will be placed in the libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/11/2018 15:35:57 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1006199

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	Palliative Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prioritise end-of-life care in the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	190790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Delivering improvements to end of life care is a key priority for this Government and end of life care is an important part of the proposals which are helping to shape the long-term plan for the National Health Service. NHS England is now considering the many responses and submissions it has received, including those from end of life care charities, as part of the listening exercise it held to help develop and refine policy proposals for inclusion in the plan. NHS England will continue working with key stakeholders before its publication later this year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 20/11/2018 11:12:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1007178

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Freehold Properties (Management Charges and Shared Facilities) Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his Department's policy to support the Freehold Properties (Management Charges and Shared Facilities) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to legislating to ensure that freeholders who pay charges for the maintenance of communal areas and facilities on a private or mixed tenure estate can access equivalent rights as leaseholders to challenge their reasonableness. We set out our approach to implementing this commitment in part 4 of the consultation ‘<em>implementing reforms to the leasehold system in England’</em> which was published on 15 October. We will consider our position on the Ten Minute Rule Bill once the detail has been published.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 20/11/2018 17:17:18 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1006200

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling: Road Traffic Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will consider the potential merits of widening the remit of the consultation on proposed new cycling offences to include other road traffic offences.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	190791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The consultation on new offences for causing death or serious injury by dangerous or careless cycling launched on 12 August and closed on 5 November. The Department is now considering submissions and will publish a response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/11/2018 17:32:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1006887

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take to protect the environment after the UK leaves the EU; and whether those steps will aim to maintain existing levels of protection as required under current EU legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining environmental standards after we leave the EU, and will continue to uphold international obligations through multilateral environmental agreements.</p><p> </p><p>The EU (Withdrawal) Act will ensure existing EU environmental law continues to have effect in UK law after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will establish a new, independent statutory body to hold Government to account on the environment, alongside a statutory statement of environmental principles to guide future Government policy making.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 21/11/2018 10:41:47 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1006890

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Rohingya: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the individuals responsible for attacks on Rohingya children are brought to justice.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>​The Government condemns the atrocities that have taken place in Rakhine including the violence committed against children. The Foreign Secretary made clear to Burma's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in their meeting of 20 September that holding to account those responsible for atrocities was of critical importance. The UK co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council Resolution of 27 September that established a mechanism to collect and preserve evidence of human rights violations in Burma for use in future prosecutions. The UK ensured the Head of the UN Fact Finding Mission was invited to brief the UN Security Council on 24 October. The UK will continue to look at accountability options and work with our international partners to support those assisting victims and building evidence.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 21/11/2018 12:11:56 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1006994

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	AAT Deficiency
	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 take steps to make available intravenous alpha-1 augmentation therapy through the NHS to treat alpha-1.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>NHS England is engaging with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the Highly Specialised Technologies evaluation of human alpha1-proteinase inhibitor for treating emphysema in adults with documented severe alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency. NICE has not yet published final guidance and recently consulted on its draft guidance.</p><p> </p><p>NICE’s evaluation committee is due to meet again to consider its recommendations in spring next year. This is to enable the company that makes the alpha1-proteinase inhibitor to prepare and submit additional information for consideration by the committee. Once NICE guidance is received, NHS England will then consider the commissioning implications in consultation with the Specialised Respiratory Clinical Reference Group.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/11/2018 14:37:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1006995

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	AAT Deficiency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans a NHS service for alpha-1 to improve patients' access to coordinated multi-disciplinary clinical expertise, which was approved by the Department's Prescribed Specialised Services Advisory Group in March 2016, to commence.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Specialised Respiratory Clinical Reference Group (CRG) is maintaining an oversight of the need to develop a service specification and selection of providers to offer specialised expertise and management advice for patients diagnosed with alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD).</p><p> </p><p>The CRG has recommended that NHS England wait until it is clear on the outcome of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Highly Specialised Technologies evaluation of human alpha1-proteinase inhibitor for treating emphysema in adults with documented severe AATD [ID856] until this development is taken forward.</p><p> </p><p>NICE has not yet published final guidance and recently consulted on its draft guidance. NICE’s evaluation committee is due to meet again to consider its recommendations in spring next year. This is to enable the company that makes the alpha1-proteinase inhibitor to prepare and submit additional information for consideration by the committee.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/11/2018 14:39:19 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1006964

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Ocrelizumab
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the affordability to the NHS of ocrelizumab for the treatment of progressive multiple sclerosis.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department has made no assessment. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is currently developing technology appraisal guidance on the use of ocrelizumab for treating primary progressive multiple sclerosis.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/11/2018 11:48:19 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1006968

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on reviewing his Department's policy on redistributing surplus ration packs to people who are homeless.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Defence People and Veterans (Mr Ellwood) on 11 October 2018 to Question 175981.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/11/2018 14:49:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 11 Ocotber 2018, 175981.docx title Armed Forces: Food
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1007006

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Ovarian Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191308
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has run a number of ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ (BCOC) campaigns to help improve early detection of cancer. In 2014 PHE ran a regional ovarian cancer campaign in the North West of England, and in 2017 a pilot which focussed on a range of abdominal symptoms, such as diarrhoea, bloating and discomfort that can be indicative of a number of cancers, including ovarian cancer was carried out in the East and West Midlands. PHE is currently undertaking new data analysis and research to determine the future direction of BCOC activity in 2019/20 and will take into consideration the outcomes of these previous campaigns. PHE will also consult with NHS England on the timings and location of any future campaigns.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/11/2018 11:44:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1007777

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	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	Breast Cancer
	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 introduce a secondary support package covering breast cancer care to include (a) access to a dedicated clinical nurse specialist, (b) an assessment of physical and emotional needs at (i) diagnosis and (ii) through treatment and referral and (c) signposting to tailored, specialist support services.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The NHS Cancer Programme is working to improve access to cancer nurse specialists (CNSs) for all cancer patients when they need it, including those with secondary breast cancer.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to rolling out the recovery package to every cancer patient by 2020. The recovery package is a set of four interventions designed to help patients and clinicians assess a patient’s holistic needs, including physical and emotional needs, at appropriate time points through their cancer journey, as needs do change especially when a person is diagnosed with secondary cancer. A personalised care and support plan to meets these needs should be agreed, ensuring signposting and referral to the right support and care services is made, and also helping to empower patients to independently manage their own health, with advice and support.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to giving more patients access to a CNS or other specialist from diagnosis onwards to guide them through treatment options and ensure they receive appropriate information and support. In their first Cancer Workforce Plan, which was published in December 2017, Health Education England committed to supporting the expansion of CNSs by developing national competencies and a clear route into training. This will ensure that every patient has access to a CNS or other support worker by 2021.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 22/11/2018 15:20:10 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1008489

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2018
	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	Horse Racing: Animal Welfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of racehorses (a) injured and (b) killed in the UK in each year for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	192099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) publishes annual statistics of the number of horse fatalities at racecourses. These are shown in the table below and can also be found on their website. We do not have any estimates of the numbers of racehorses injured.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1994</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Runners</p></td><td><p>71,475</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>94,776</p></td><td><p>90,518</p></td><td><p>91,146</p></td><td><p>86,456</p></td><td><p>88,377</p></td><td><p>89975</p></td><td><p>91360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fatalities</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>156</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rate</p></td><td><p>0.28%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0.19%</p></td><td><p>0.23%</p></td><td><p>0.22%</p></td><td><p>0.22%</p></td><td><p>0.18%</p></td><td><p>0.19</p></td><td><p>0.18</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 22/11/2018 16:13:07 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1010210

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many members of staff directly employed by her Department or contracted to work for her Department have been available to answer incoming calls to each benefit telephone line in each of the last 18 months for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	192732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>A large proportion of our staff are multi-skilled to answer the phone and process claims, and therefore we do not capture the data requested. The information we do hold is as follows:</p><p>Across all business groups each day we are likely to have 5,000 - 7,500 DWP staff and contractors actively on the phones delivering customer service. We retain the flexibility to adjust the number of colleagues working on some of the core functions to accommodate fluctuations in demand.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/11/2018 16:28:55 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1006943

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	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	Israel: Palestinians
	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 steps the Government has taken to end armed conflict between Israel and Palestine.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>​At this highly sensitive time in the region, there is an urgent need to restart the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians. After the recent outbreak of violence, I called for everyone to step back from the brink and to avoid escalating the situation further. We continue to urge restraint from all parties and welcome the return to calm in recent days. We strongly support the mediation efforts of the international community led by Egypt and the UN and urge continued talks aimed at finding an enduring peace in Gaza under the control of the Palestinian Authority. We regularly press both parties to resume direct negotiations towards a two-state solution. I last discussed the Middle East Peace Process with the Israeli Ambassador to the UK on 11 October.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/11/2018 12:00:25 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1007085

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Cycling and Walking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many applications he has received from local authorities for funding to implement their Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan; and how many of those applications were (a) successful and received the funding in full and (b) unsuccessful.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) are not applications for funding. Rather, they are designed to help local authorities to develop and decide on local priorities for investment for cycling and walking infrastructure from all relevant local funding streams, and from national streams such as the Transforming Cities Fund, Future High Streets Fund, Housing Infrastructure Fund and Clean Air Fund. The Department is providing technical support on LCWIPS to 46 local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/11/2018 11:30:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1007887

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people making a claim for universal credit do not have a bank account in the most recent period for which figures are available; and how many of those people have received help through universal support to open a bank account.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	191872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Less than 2% of people receiving Universal Credit did not have a bank account at the point of first payment, as of April 2018, according to departmental data. Those who do not have a bank account can be paid through a Post Office Card Account, or alternatively payments can be made into someone else’s bank account. Payments can also be made using the HM Government Payment Exception Service.</p><p> </p><p>We do not collect data on the number of people who received help through Universal Support to open a bank account.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 23/11/2018 14:49:45 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1011501

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants in employment have had a disputed earnings referral in respect of their claim in each month since April 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	194074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the reply to Question 146120, which contains the information from May 2017 to April 2018. Information from May 2018 onwards can be seen in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>May 2018</p></td><td><p>June 2018</p></td><td><p>July 2018</p></td><td><p>August 2018</p></td><td><p>Sept 2018</p></td><td><p>Oct 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of claimants with disputes</p></td><td><p>3302</p></td><td><p>3348</p></td><td><p>4349</p></td><td><p>4946</p></td><td><p>3805</p></td><td><p>5737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caseload on Universal Credit</p></td><td><p>921,009</p></td><td><p>982,354</p></td><td><p>1,041,240</p></td><td><p>1,117,206</p></td><td><p>1,217,964</p></td><td><p>1,317,985</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disputes as a proportion of total caseload</p></td><td><p>0.36%</p></td><td><p>0.34%</p></td><td><p>0.42%</p></td><td><p>0.44%</p></td><td><p>0.31%</p></td><td><p>0.44%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 26/11/2018 16:00:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1010204

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Unemployed People: Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate she has made of the number and proportion of unemployed people who are entitled to claim (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) universal credit but are not doing so.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	192726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>At this point in the Universal Credit (UC) rollout schedule, we are not able to distinguish between Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and UC claims at entitlement level within the Family Resources Survey data (available on gov.uk) for the purposes of estimating take-up statistics. Therefore the JSA data are not of a suitable quality to be published. We are also unable to estimate UC take-up rates at present.</p><p> </p><p>In total, there are 700,000 households not claiming their full entitlement under the legacy system, that we expect will claim Universal Credit because it is a more accurate system.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/11/2018 18:15:14 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1010206

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claims for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) employment and support allowance were processed within (i) five days and (ii) 10 days or longer within the most recent 12 months for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	192728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Claims processed in 5 working days</p></td><td><p>%of claims processed in 5 working days</p></td><td><p>Claims processed in 10 working days</p></td><td><p>%of claims processed in 10 working days</p></td><td><p>Claims processed in 21 working days</p></td><td><p>%of claims processed in 21 working days</p></td><td><p>Total claims processed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)</p></td><td><p>165,570</p></td><td><p>23.53%</p></td><td><p>578,170</p></td><td><p>82.17%</p></td><td><p>689,600</p></td><td><p>98.00%</p></td><td><p>703,660</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employment &amp; Support Allowance (ESA)</p></td><td><p>248,540</p></td><td><p>55.36%</p></td><td><p>358,830</p></td><td><p>79.93%</p></td><td><p>415,590</p></td><td><p>92.57%</p></td><td><p>448,930</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The period the data covers is from 1 November 2017 to 31 October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>All volumes are rounded to the nearest 10. For context figures for the total claims cleared have also been provided.</p><p> </p><p>The claims cleared within 10 and 21 days figures are cumulative and as such includes the claims cleared within 5 or 10 days respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Claim processing times may be affected by the verification issues (such as wage slips). ESA and JSA claimants are paid in arrears, usually on a fortnightly basis.</p><p> </p><p>The data provided relates to the initial ESA assessment phase prior to the Work Capability Assessment.</p><p> </p><p>This data is from the Management Information System Programme (MISP), a Departmental</p><p>performance management, data capture and reporting tool. This type of internal management information does not form part of the official statistics outputs that are released by the Department in</p><p>accordance with the UK Statistics Authority’s Code of Practice.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/11/2018 17:48:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1010209

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants each month are having more than 40 per cent of their monthly award deducted to repay debt.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	192731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Deductions may include a number of items that are debt repayments, but may also include other items such as payments to utility companies for current bills, or court fines. These are not debts. Disaggregating categories that represent debt, from those that do not, would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In August 2018, 0.6% of Universal Credit claimants had a deduction that exceeded the normal 40% maximum deduction rate (this does not include sanctions or fraud penalties which are reductions of benefit rather than deductions). In these cases, a priority order is applied so that deductions for arrears of housing costs or fuel costs are applied first, in order to to protect claimant welfare.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/11/2018 14:03:41 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1010211

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many calls have been made to each of her Department's benefit telephone lines in each of the last 18 months for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	192733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Information about the total calls offered to the Department’s benefit telephone lines for the 18 month period May 2017 to October 2018 for which data is available has been published in the House of Commons Library<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p><p>The total number of calls across the Department have remained at a consistent level since May 2017. During this period we have rolled out Universal Credit, the Universal Credit caseload has risen to over 1.3 million, and we have been receiving calls from Universal Credit claimants that would previously have gone to HMRC or Local Authorities.</p><p> </p><p>The requested information is in the attached document.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 27/11/2018 17:39:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson attachment 1 file name Telephony.docx title Telephony
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1010396

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit cases have been closed in error in the most recent 12 months for which data are available; and what the time taken was for each of those cases to be rebuilt.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	192748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Information about cases deleted in error is provided in my answer on 19 November to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-13/190789/" target="_blank">190789</a> .</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/11/2018 18:31:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1012425

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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	Medicine: Education
	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 has received any applications from Merseyside to establish a new medical school in that region.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	194620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not receive applications for new medical schools. The General Medical Council has responsibility for the approval process for new medical schools.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 27/11/2018 17:18:04 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1010205

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have ceased to claim income-related benefits in the most recent 12 months for which data is available; and for what reasons those people ceased to make such claims.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	192727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested for those moving off income-related benefits is only available for Jobseeker’s Allowance. It is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost for other income related benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The available information which shows the number of off-flows and reasons from the Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimant count is published at: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/default.asp</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users can be found at: <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/newuser.asp</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/12/2018 11:52:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1010207

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claims for universal credit were processed (a) within five weeks, (b) between five and ten weeks and (c) in ten weeks or longer in the most recent 12 months for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	192729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>We published statistics on payment timeliness for new claims on 9 July 2018 which found 95 per cent of eligible claims (new claims that were due a payment in February 2018) were paid in full within five weeks of the payment due date.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Our latest internal data shows that for claims due their first payment in July 2018, 94 per cent of claims were paid in full within five weeks of the payment due date, with close to 99 per cent receiving at least a partial payment. Further details for claimants due their first payment in July 2018 can be seen in the table below. Subject to some fluctuation, this has been broadly consistent for every month for which the data has been requested.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Within 5 weeks of payment due date</p></td><td><p>6-10 weeks after payment due date</p></td><td><p>More than 10 weeks after payment due date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Received Payment in Full</p></td><td><p>94.3%</p></td><td><p>3.1%</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Received a Partial Payment</p></td><td><p>98.6%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In many cases where full payment is not made on time, it is due to unresolved issues such as: claimants not accepting their Claimant Commitment or passing identity checks, satisfying the Habitual Residency Test, or having outstanding verification issues, such as housing costs and self-employed earnings.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/12/2018 12:36:55 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015180

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Vetting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have an offence of persistently soliciting under section 1 of the Vagrancy Act 1898 on their Disclosure and Barring Service record.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	195511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service have not disclosed any offences under s1 of the Vagrancy Act 1898 since 29 May 2013 to 30 September 2018. The current rules governing the disclosure of offences came into force on 29 May 2013.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/12/2018 17:01:37 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015181

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Begging and Vagrancy: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted under section 1 of the Vagrancy Act 1898 between 1970 and 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	195512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to identify from centrally held data the number of defendants prosecuted under section 1 of the Vagrancy Act 1898, as there is no data available under this specific Act. The Act was repealed by the Sexual Offences Act 2003.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 03/12/2018 16:37:16 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015529

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2018 to Question 194074 on Universal Credit, whether the monthly number of claimants with disputes reflects the total number of disputes or number of new referrals within each particular month.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	196132
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The answer to Question 194074 reflects the number of new referrals within each particular month.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/12/2018 15:08:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015530

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of tax credit working full-time have yet to be migrated onto universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	196133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>As of April 2018, there are an estimated 1,819,000 families with at least one full-time worker receiving Working Tax Credits on the Tax Credit caseload.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/12/2018 17:52:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1010212

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) average waiting times for calls to each of her Department's benefit telephone lines were in each of the last 18 months for which data are available.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	192734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The table below provides the average waiting times for the benefit telephone lines for comparison with PQ<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-05-08/141701/" target="_blank">141701</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The information is for the most recent 18 month period in which data is available for, May 2017 to October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware of a potential issue, which is being investigated, whereby a call could be terminated by a customer but potentially remain in the system and continue to be recorded as a ‘live call’. This issue produces statistical anomalies which impact on the reliability of the data available.</p><p> </p><p>Average Speed of Answer</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Last 18 Months</p></td><td><p>October 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National DLA Adult</p></td><td><p>00:03:26</p></td><td><p>00:04:51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employment and Support Allowance Enquiry</p></td><td><p>00:15:19</p></td><td><p>00:11:30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jobseekers Allowance Enquiry English</p></td><td><p>00:08:51</p></td><td><p>00:03:43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Income Support Enquiry</p></td><td><p>00:08:38</p></td><td><p>00:11:07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jobcentre Enquiry Line</p></td><td><p>00:06:05</p></td><td><p>00:04:48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal Independence Payment</p></td><td><p>00:05:31</p></td><td><p>00:06:46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Universal Credit Live Service</p></td><td><p>00:09:17</p></td><td><p>00:16:26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Universal Credit Full Service</p></td><td><p>00:05:01</p></td><td><p>00:03:58</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The information requested regarding the shortest and longest wait time could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Please Note:</p><p> </p><p>Data Source: BT - OPMIS and Historical Management Information (GI2 – HMI)</p><p>The data supplied is derived from unpublished management information, which was collected for internal Departmental use only and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard. The data should therefore be treated with caution.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 04/12/2018 16:33:04 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015159

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to secure skilled jobs in the rail industry for the North West of England.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	195499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Government is investing £48bn in Network Rail over 2019-2024, alongside significant projects like HS2. This significant investment in the rail network gives companies across the entire rail supply chain sector, including in the North West of England, the certainty to invest in people and skills.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 DfT set ambitions through the Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy to increase apprenticeships in road and rail bodies to help address skills shortages in the transport sector and ensure that the transport sector has the capacity and capability to deliver planned investment.</p><p> </p><p>DfT works in collaboration with employers across the sector to create quality apprenticeships through an industry body, the Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce (STAT) to deliver these ambitions. Network Rail, HS2, the Rail Delivery Group, the National Skills Academy for Rail and TfL are members of STAT. So far, over 5000 apprenticeships have been created in road and rail bodies.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2017, the Department for Transport has used its procurement to drive apprenticeship numbers through contracts, including those within the rail industry.</p><p> </p><p>Manchester's Growth Strategy is looking to maximise skills to make the most of the opportunities that HS2 will bring to the area and sets out aspirations to develop a skilled workforce through close work ‘with the four Universities within Greater Manchester to provide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills through higher apprenticeship, graduate and post-graduate qualifications in close partnership with industry.</p><p> </p><p>Rail, like many other industries, have set out their interest in developing a Sector Deal and have been working across the industry and with government to develop their proposal. We expect a focus on skills and apprenticeships to form a key part of a Rail Sector Deal.</p><p> </p><p>We have also this year been running the Year of Engineering to increase the number and diversity of engineers across the UK and to address the engineering skills gap.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/12/2018 14:24:42 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015160

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Government is taking to increase rail investment in the North West of England.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	195500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>We are delivering a comprehensive upgrade of the railway network across the North West that will modernise the infrastructure, improve stations, provide new trains, more seats, more services and reduced journey times. Northern and Trans Pennine Express will deliver space for an extra 40,000 passengers and more than 2,000 extra services a week. All their trains will be brand new or completely refurbished, and all the Pacer trains will be gone.</p><p> </p><p>We are planning to invest nearly £3bn upgrading the Trans Pennine route that will deliver improvements for passengers across the north including Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle. This is one third of our expected investment in rail upgrades between 2019 and 2024, and our biggest planned investment project on the existing railway in the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to developing Northern Powerhouse Rail - we have given Transport for the North £60m to develop proposals for the scheme, alongside £300m to ensure HS2 can accommodate future NPR services. At Budget 2018 we announced a further £37m for next year to continue to develop the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/12/2018 13:09:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015161

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the level of the economic contribution made by local supply chains in the Liverpool and Manchester Corridor to the rail industry.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	195501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government values the contribution made by the rail supply industry to the UK economy. It is estimated that the rail industry and its supply chain employ up to 240,000 people and create up to £10.4 billion of GVA each year. There are significant rail industry clusters in both the Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engine, including firms such as Alstom and Wabtec Faiveley in North West England.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting local rail supply chains through our industrial strategy and investment in the railway. For example, constructing the Ordsall Chord supported 2,000 jobs and 200 suppliers. £80 million was spent with companies within 25 miles of the project with 62% of those sub-contractors being small and medium-sized businesses. It has been built using mostly British steel, with the steel for the bridge fabricated in Bolton.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, 70% of the HS2 supply chain are small and medium-sized businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/12/2018 13:43:50 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015162

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to promote rail apprenticeships in the North West of England.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	195502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>In 2016 DfT set ambitions through the Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy to increase apprenticeships in road and rail bodies to help address skills shortages in the transport sector.</p><p> </p><p>DfT works in collaboration with employers across the sector to create quality apprenticeships through an industry body, the Strategic Transport Apprenticeship Taskforce (STAT) to deliver these ambitions. Network Rail, HS2, the Rail Delivery Group, National Skills Academy for Rail and TfL are members of STAT. So far, over 5000 apprenticeships have been created in road and rail bodies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2017, the Department for Transport has used its procurement to drive apprenticeship numbers through contracts, including those within the rail industry.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail is committed to promoting its apprenticeship programmes, both in the North West and across the country. Network Rail reports that it has taken the following steps to promote its apprenticeships in the North West:</p><ul><li>career events, such as the National Apprenticeship Show in Bolton</li><li>local schools, colleges and UTCs, at locations including Preston, Manchester, Crewe and Wigan</li></ul><p> </p><p>This engagement enables Network Rail to promote work experience opportunities, insight talks, career opportunities and skill sessions.</p><p> </p><p>These opportunities are also promoted via digital advertising on social media platforms, job boards and at stations. Those who register their interest regarding apprenticeships can choose to be updated on new opportunities via text and email.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017/18 Network Rail’s London North West Route exceeded the public-sector target of having 2.3% of their headcount as apprentice starts and had 196 apprentices in the last financial year.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 04/12/2018 13:14:16 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015179

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Lutfur Rahman
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings his predecessors had with the Metropolitan police on (a) investigating and (b) prosecuting Lutfur Rahman for (i) voter fraud and (ii) other criminal offences relating to his former role as elected executive mayor of the London borough of Tower Hamlets after he was named in an election petition in June 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	195510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p><br>There have been no Ministerial meetings with the Metropolitan Police Service concerning this case.</p><p>Decisions to investigate and / or subsequently prosecute an individual are operational decisions for the respective police force and Crown Prosecution Service to make. It would therefore not be appropriate for Ministers to comment on such matters.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/12/2018 15:45:01 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015182

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Generation: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children of Windrush generation immigrants have an immigration case review (a) pending and (b) that has been completed.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	195513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>At the HASC evidence session on Tuesday 15 May, the Home Secretary committed to providing the HASC with regular updates on the work of the department in relation to Windrush. The most recent update was published on 12 November 2018.</p><p>The number of ‘live’ applications is subject to change on a frequent basis as applications are received and concluded daily. Data would only be accurate at the time it was generated, with any Answer potentially being inaccurate at the time of release. Providing a running commentary on the breakdown of cases would not be cost and resource effective.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/12/2018 16:08:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1015183

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Generation: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children of Windrush generation immigrants have been deported; and of those how many have died since their deportation.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	195514
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The department does not hold this information.</p><p><br>On 16 April, the Home Office established a Taskforce to ensure that mem-bers of the Windrush generation were able to evidence their right to be in the UK. Subsequently, on 24 May the Home Secretary laid a Written Ministerial Statement setting out the Windrush Scheme, which ensures that members of this generation, their children born in the UK and those who arrived in the UK as minors will be able to apply to the Taskforce for citizenship, or various other immigration products, free of charge.</p><p>The scheme came into force on 30 May.The Department has provided an update on its response to the problems affecting members of the Windrush generation to the Home Affairs Select Committee on a monthly basis.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/12/2018 16:13:34 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1017240

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	Royal Liverpool Hospital: Construction
	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 provide an update on the timescale for the completion of the new Royal Liverpool University; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of completing construction of the hospital under public ownership.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	197345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The current estimate of the cost to complete the new Royal Liverpool University hospital, to be funded from public capital, is £144 million + VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The current target handover date is Quarter 4 of 2020.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 04/12/2018 14:39:05 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1017501

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2018 to Question 193378, how many victims of slavery (a) have been paid a full back payment and (b) are due arrears.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	197595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tacking the scourge of modern slavery and supporting those affected by this crime.</p><p>In 2017, Home Office Ministers agreed a comprehensive package of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism, which included the introduction of places of safety for those leaving situations of exploitation, trebling the period of move on support to assist victims moving out of government funded support and aligning the subsistence rates paid to potential victims of modern slavery with those received by asylum seekers.</p><p>In light of the judgment in K and AM, the Home Office has immediately reinstated the top up paid to those in the Victim Care Contract who are also receiving support from the asylum support system, so that they receive a total of £65 per week.</p><p>We are currently putting in place processes to ensure that those who have been affected receive a full back payment as soon as possible, and will set out how we plan to respond in due course, including our communications with all those affected.</p><p>We are committed to reforming the National Referral Mechanism to ensure that as many victims of modern slavery as possible get the support they need.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 197596 question first answered 05/12/2018 17:46:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1017503

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2018 to Question 193378, with reference to the High Court Judgement in respect of K & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department of 8 November 2018, whether all victims of slavery have automatically received the new subsistence rate since that judgment.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	197596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tacking the scourge of modern slavery and supporting those affected by this crime.</p><p>In 2017, Home Office Ministers agreed a comprehensive package of reforms to the National Referral Mechanism, which included the introduction of places of safety for those leaving situations of exploitation, trebling the period of move on support to assist victims moving out of government funded support and aligning the subsistence rates paid to potential victims of modern slavery with those received by asylum seekers.</p><p>In light of the judgment in K and AM, the Home Office has immediately reinstated the top up paid to those in the Victim Care Contract who are also receiving support from the asylum support system, so that they receive a total of £65 per week.</p><p>We are currently putting in place processes to ensure that those who have been affected receive a full back payment as soon as possible, and will set out how we plan to respond in due course, including our communications with all those affected.</p><p>We are committed to reforming the National Referral Mechanism to ensure that as many victims of modern slavery as possible get the support they need.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 197595 question first answered 05/12/2018 17:46:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1016440

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Tenancy Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on the introduction of three-year tenancies for families in the private rented sector.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	196765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting the rights of tenants and giving them more security.</p><p>We recently consulted on ways to overcome the barriers to landlords offering longer, more secure tenancies in the private rented sector. We sought views on a three year longer tenancy model with a six-month break clause and asked for views on its viability, and how it could be implemented.</p><p>We have not made any policy decisions about tenancy length or how our proposed model will be implemented. We are currently analysing responses and this work will inform any next steps of how we can support landlords to offer more secure tenancies. We expect to respond to the consultation, setting out next steps, shortly.</p><p>In the meantime, we have published a model tenancy agreement which landlords and tenants can use for free as the basis for longer, family friendly tenancies.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 06/12/2018 13:21:08 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1019526

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2018 to Question 192729 on Universal Credit, what were the numbers of claimants represented by the percentage terms set out in that answer.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	198267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested (relating to claims due their first payment in July 2018) is provided in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Within 5 weeks of payment due date</p></td><td><p>6-10 weeks after payment due date</p></td><td><p>More than 10 weeks after payment due date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Received Payment in Full</p></td><td><p>94.3% (72,000 claims)</p></td><td><p>3.1% (2,000 claims)</p></td><td><p>2.6% (2,000 claims)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Received a Partial Payment</p></td><td><p>98.6% (75,000 claims)</p></td><td><p>1.0% (1,000 claims)</p></td><td><p>0.4% (0 claims – to nearest 1,000)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li>The Department’s analysis of Universal Credit payment timeliness is based on the claim level, rather than the claimant level.</li><li>The number of claims has been rounded to the nearest 1,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In many cases where full payment is not made on time, it is due to unresolved issues such as: claimants not accepting their Claimant Commitment or passing identity checks, satisfying the Habitual Residency Test, or having outstanding verification issues, such as housing costs and self-employed earnings.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 06/12/2018 17:45:01 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead