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712469

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	GP Surgeries: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health of 15 March 2017, Official Report, column 144WH, if the proposed creation of super-hubs in rural areas means the closure of local practice buildings to be replaced with new larger buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	68468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>Hubs are not about surgery closures — that has never been this Government's policy intention and we are supporting general practice with a 14% real terms increase in funding. Many general practices are already working together to support larger populations and in the future there will be even more opportunities for collaboration so that practices can work at scale when necessary, while maintaining their location within communities and relationships with patients.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 23/03/2017 17:17:25 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

712489

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons and Courts Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration was given to including punishment as a purpose of prisons in clause 1(2) of the Prisons and Courts Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	68469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2017 answer text <p>The Prisons and Courts Bill is clear that prisons are there to deliver the sentences of the court – depriving people of their liberty to punish them for their crimes. This reflects and underlines the existing principles set out in the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which states that one of the purposes of sentencing is the punishment of offenders.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/03/2017 17:28:47 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

709305

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	China: Guided Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Chinese DF-21D missile.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	66993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department regularly updates its assessments of such programmes, but these are not made public.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/03/2017 17:17:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

709444

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	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	Small Businesses: Credit
	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 steps he is taking to support small and medium-sized enterprises in accessing extended credit terms.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	66992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>Extended credit terms from suppliers can help businesses to meet their working capital needs, as can prompt payment from customers. While payment terms are a matter for each business to negotiate with their trading partners, the Government is committed to ensuring that all businesses and entrepreneurs across the UK are able to access the finance and support they need to grow and have the right conditions to invest long-term, as set out in the Industrial Strategy Green Paper.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/03/2017 16:02:52 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

709415

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Abellio Greater Anglia: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that Abellio Greater Anglia meets its franchise commitments related to performance; and if he will make it his policy to use his enforcement powers as the franchising authority in the event that those commitments are not met.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	66994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The Department monitors each train operator’s overall performance and there are clear actions set out in the franchise agreement should performance drop below what is expected. This regular monitoring includes monthly meetings between my officials and their senior management where performance figures are scrutinised and challenged.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of enforcement mechanisms available to the Department in the event of non-compliance.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 13/03/2017 15:02:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

709431

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2017
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Clause 4, Part 2 of the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	66991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2017 answer text <p>The assessment for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is designed to treat people as individuals, considering the impact of their impairment or health condition on their everyday life and how each claimant has personally adapted to living with a disability. Since its inception, the system of assessing claimants’ eligibility for PIP has been continually reviewed and refined in order to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. We continue to work extensively with PIP assessment providers and disability representatives to make improvements to guidance, training and audit procedures in order to ensure a quality service is maintained.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/03/2017 12:29:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

705667

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to introduce new powers for police forces in England and Wales to tackle anti-social behaviour.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	65600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 gives the police and their local partners a range of flexible powers to enable them to respond quickly and efficiently to different forms of anti-social behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>These powers give the police and other local agencies the powers they need to protect victims and to stop anti-social behaviour in public which can spoil the community’s quality of life.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 02/03/2017 16:57:21 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

705723

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	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: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the potential cost savings arising from the cessation of benefit payments to EU nationals after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	65601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>We're currently preparing for a smooth and orderly exit from the EU and by working together with our European neighbours we are confident we will be able to secure a deal that works in the mutual interests of both the UK and the rest of the European Union. We are considering various policy options and it would be wrong to set out further positions at this stage.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/03/2017 11:46:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

685552

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions have been brought under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 since the introduction of that legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	63143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. The Government will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong physical and psychological suffering to women and girls. <br> <br> There has been one prosecution brought under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, which was unsuccessful. The police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have highlighted that one reason for the lack of investigations and prosecutions is a lack of referrals. In addition, cultural taboo and the age and vulnerability of the victims may prevent them coming forward. <br> <br> In 2015 we significantly changed the law to breakdown these barriers. We introduced: extended extra-territorial jurisdiction, lifelong anonymity for victims, a new offence of failure to protect a girl from FGM and a mandatory reporting duty. We have also introduced FGM Protection Orders and latest figures show that 79 have been made to protect girls.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 09/02/2017 16:42:45 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

685553

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	European Investigation Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to delay the UK's participation in the European Investigation Order until after the UK's departure from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	63144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government is taking the necessary measures to comply with this Directive by 22 May 2017.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/02/2017 16:55:35 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell