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1012431

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason his Department has not answered Question 181236 on Armed Conflict: Capital Punishment, asked on 18 October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	194671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The reponse for UIN 181326 was given on the 14th February 2019.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/02/2019 16:59:51 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1023994

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans to publish the answer to Question 181236 tabled on 18 October 2018 and Question 194671 tabled on 22 November 2018 on Armed Conflict: Capital Punishment before the Christmas recess.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	201611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The responses for UIN 181236 and 194671 were given on the 14th February 2019.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 14/02/2019 17:04:48 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1055929

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer on 5 February 2019 to Question 213317 on NHS: Drugs, what process NICE plans to follow when scoping its review of its technology appraisal methods in the 2019-20 business year.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	217532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is in the process of planning how to conduct its scoping of the review of the methods for technology appraisal. Scoping will involve industry and other relevant stakeholders, including patient organisations, however, these details are still being planned. More information will be made available on the NICE website in due course.<strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 217533 question first answered 14/02/2019 17:29:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1055930

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer on 5 February 2019 to Question 213317 on NHS: Drugs, how NICE plans to engage with patient organisations as part of its scoping process for its review of its technology appraisal methods in the 2019-20 business year.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	217533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is in the process of planning how to conduct its scoping of the review of the methods for technology appraisal. Scoping will involve industry and other relevant stakeholders, including patient organisations, however, these details are still being planned. More information will be made available on the NICE website in due course.<strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 217532 question first answered 14/02/2019 17:29:00 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1059846

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
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	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
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 place in the Library a copy of his response to the technical submission, contained in the letter to him dated 31 January 2019 from patients and campaigners on issuing a Crown Use License to make Orkambi available to all eligible patients in England; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	220176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>We have received the letter dated 31 January and we will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/02/2019 17:42:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1057032

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment: Blood Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many personal independence payment claims where (a) the main disabling feature is haemophilia and (b) the claimant has been affected by contaminated blood received nil points or low points in (a) 2016-17, (b) 2017-18 and (c) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	218780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>With regards to (a), the Department publishes data on clearances (whether the claim was awarded, disallowed or withdrawn), which can be broken down by month and by Main Disabling Condition (which includes Haemophilia A and Haemophilia B) in the PIP Clearances table at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore is here:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data on clearances is available from the date PIP was introduced in April 2013 to October 2018 and only those who attend an assessment will have a Main Disabling Condition recorded for them. Please note, contaminated blood is not a disabling condition on <br>Stat-Xplore but can be the cause of other disabling conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested on point scores (b) is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/02/2019 16:08:53 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1058714

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment: Blood Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what updated guidance his Department has issued to personal independence payment (PIP) assessment providers to ensure that those assessors understand the impact and effect of contaminated blood on claimants, and what monitoring his Department has undertaken of the outcomes of PIP assessments since the review of haemarthropathy cases to ensure the effectiveness of that guidance.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	219379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department is committed to supporting disabled people and people with health conditions to live independently and we recognise the contribution that PIP can make to this. During meetings with the DWP Working Group with individuals affected by contaminated blood, concerns were raised about people affected by contaminated blood scoring nil or low points for PIP, and members were invited to share any such cases for review. After reviewing all of the cases received, a problem with how the functional needs of claimants with haemarthropathy had been assessed for PIP was identified.</p><p> </p><p>On the 25th June 2018 the Department began an administrative exercise to review cases of claimants with contaminated blood where they have haemophilia or haemarthropathy from other causes, to ensure claimants receive the correct award. To date 370 cases have been reviewed. All claimants have now been notified, completing the original exercise.</p><p> </p><p>In conjunction with this administrative exercise the Department along with PIP assessment providers have developed new guidance on haemophilia and haemarthropathy to ensure health professionals appropriately assess such cases. This guidance was fully implemented on 15th February 2019 and the Department will now be reviewing a second batch of recent cases, assessed between the end of the original exercise and the implementation of the guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Assessment Providers and stakeholders are working together to develop reports for haemophilia and contaminated blood. These reports are completed by groups which represent individuals with specific health conditions and impairments. They are intended to provide insight regarding the daily life and everyday challenges which individuals with these conditions may face to further support health professionals in future assessments.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to supporting individuals effected by contaminated blood and continues to work closely with the DWP Working Group to ensure we fully support our claimants and make improvements where possible.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/02/2019 17:06:19 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1054693

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
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	Autism
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 ensure compliance with the recommendation made by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in 2017 that GP practices improve recording of autism; whether a register of people with a diagnosis of autism has been implemented; what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of health inequality for autistic people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	216288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan was published on 7 January 2019 and commits the National Health Service to including a ‘digital flag’ in the patient record by 2023/24, which will ensure staff know a patient has a learning disability or autism. In addition, NHS staff will receive information and training on supporting people with a learning disability and/ or autism. Sustainability and transformation partnerships and integrated care systems will be expected to make sure all local healthcare providers are making reasonable adjustments to support people with a learning disability or autism. NHS England will also pilot the introduction of a specific health check for people with autism, and if successful, extend it more widely.</p><p> </p><p>On 5 December 2018, the Department announced that we will be launching a comprehensive review of ‘Think Autism’, the national autism strategy, this is to ensure it remains fit for purpose. We want an autism strategy that works for all autistic people, and that is why, working very closely with the Department for Education, we will be extending the strategy to include children.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/02/2019 16:57:20 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1056722

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Facebook: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the decision by Germany to block Facebook from merging data collected from its social platforms and third-party websites without voluntary user consent; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	218248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made on the specific decision by Germany to block Facebook from merging data collected from its social platforms and third-party websites without voluntary user consent.</p><p>It is essential that people are confident their personal data will be protected and used in an appropriate way. The Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR is in place to ensure that companies who collect and use data do so appropriately with an appropriate legal basis.</p><p>In August 2016, the Information Commissioner investigated whether WhatsApp could legally share users’ data with Facebook. WhatsApp signed a public commitment not to share personal data with Facebook until the data protection concerns raised by the ICO were addressed. This agreement is available on the ICO's website.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/02/2019 12:02:34 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1052489

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
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	Sleeping Rough: Brighton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's Rough sleeping statistics autumn 2018, England, published on 31 January 2019, whether the statistics for the total number of people rough sleeping in Brighton and Hove in autumn (a) 2017 and (b) 2018 were collected using the same methodology; what steps he took to check that the data supplied by local authorities for the purposes of comparison between those two years used comparable statistics; whether he is aware of the letter dated 8 January 2019 from Conservative Councillors in Brighton and Hove to the Chair of the Brighton and Hove City Council Audit and Standards Committee on Misrepresentation of rough sleeping statistics; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	215570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>A consistent methodology for collecting data on the number of people sleeping rough on a typical night has been in place across local authorities since 2010. Local authorities themselves decide whether to undertake a count or estimate to determine their snapshot figure. They should use the method that will most accurately reflect the number of people sleeping rough in their area. All counts and estimates are checked on the night by an independent verifier from Homeless Link, funded by the Government, to certify reliability.</p><p>Whilst Brighton and Hove conducted an estimate in 2017 and undertook a count in 2018, an estimate or count should return same figure. The latter is a visible count of those seen, and the former an evidence based assessment of those thought to be sleeping rough on a single given night. There are a number of reasons for changing methodology, including improvements in knowledge and capacity of outreach services, changes in the number of people thought to be sleeping rough or belief that the change will result in a more accurate return. Brighton has changed methodology before. In the last 9 years it has counted 6 times and estimated 3 times.</p><p>There are a range of factors which impact the number of people seen or thought to be seen sleeping rough on single night, including the weather on the night of the count or estimate. It can also be affected by where people choose to sleep, the date and time chosen by the local authority, and the availability of alternatives such as night shelters. We know the weather was unseasonably cold this year and that Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) was enforced. Undoubtably this may have meant people found alternatives to sleeping rough or bedded down deeper. However, those in SWEP are importantly still included in the resultant figure and it is unfortunately unrealistic to expect complete weather consistency year on year.</p><p>MHCLG officials are aware of the letter mentioned and that Brighton are undertaking their own formal process to address this. Attaining as comprehensive a rough sleeping figure as possible each year is crucial intelligence - not only to the Government but all those with an interest in addressing the problem of homelessness. This is why a large number of local partners are consulted as part of the count and estimate process and 244 (75 per cent) of local authorities, including Brighton and Hove, reported consultation of 5 or more different agencies. The Government also funds Homeless Link to independently verify all counts and estimates that are undertaken to further ensure they are both reliable and robust. This includes following the guidance on counting not only those sleeping rough on the street, but also those in a myriad of situations including in tents, encampments, buildings, and other places not designed for habitation.</p><p>Of course it is unrealistic to assume a count or estimate can ever be 100 per cent accurate and MHCLG is encouraging local authorities with larger numbers to improve their year-round data. However, a great deal of committed work has been undertaken in Brighton and Hove, including that backed by almost £500,000 in Rough Sleeping Initiative funding for 2018/19 and £35,000 in Cold Weather funding. As such, they’ve deservedly made an inspiring impact and this is reflected in their annual return and our own intelligence. We hope this driven work will continue in the next year with the schemes including the 2019/20 round of RSI funding (provisionally allocated at £711,524) and the Rapid Rehousing Pathway (providing £555,025 in 2018/19 and over £1.36 million provisionally allocated for 2019/20) for interventions including navigators, supported lettings and two Somewhere Safe to Stay hubs – one of which is a women-only shelter.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing homelessness and rough sleeping. No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why last summer we published the cross-government Rough Sleeping Strategy which sets out an ambitious £100 million package to help people who sleep rough now, but also puts in place the structures that will end rough sleeping once and for all. The Government has now committed over £1.2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping over the spending review period.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 07/02/2019 17:42:46 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas