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810179

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migration Advisory Committee
	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 19 December 2017 to Question 118914, whether the September 2018 report of the independent Migration Advisory Committee will be made available to Parliament upon completion.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	120645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) 2018 report will be published. The MAC publishes its reports at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/migration-advisory-committee" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/migration-advisory-committee</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 08/01/2018 17:40:52 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

810182

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Fire Extinguishers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of installing sprinkler systems in all hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	120648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Design teams are required to consider the benefits of using sprinklers as part of the building design process for trusts. The outcomes of that process should be recorded in each trust’s fire strategy document, including where sprinklers are to be fitted and the reasons why they should not be used in specific areas.</p><p> </p><p>Fire safety guidance in relation to sprinklers is available in the following Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 05 publication provided to National Health Service organisations: “HTM 05-02: Firecode Guidance in support of functional provisions (Fire safety in the design of healthcare premises)” 2015 edition. All Firecode guidance is being reviewed following the recommendations of the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/01/2018 16:55:02 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

809819

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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	Energy: Meters
	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 he has made of the cyber security of smart meters; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	120439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>Security lies at the heart of smart metering systems and has been a key consideration at every stage of system development. Robust security controls have been developed and are independently reviewed regularly to ensure the systems remain protected.</p><p> </p><p>Requirements include the need to protect personal data, detect and prevent unauthorised access and ensure a secure link is in place between the devices and the wider communication network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 08/01/2018 16:13:00 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

809028

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he has identified any factors which could give rise to a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and which could be resolved though (i) general EU-UK negotiations or (ii) specific solutions to address the unique circumstances of the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	120137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to avoiding a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK:EU Joint Report sets out our plan to address Northern Ireland’s unique circumstances and the border in the context of the wider UK-EU deep and special partnership. That is the right approach - we want a deal that works for all parts of the UK, whilst recognising Northern Ireland’s unique circumstances.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These principles also address the question of a fall-back option to avoid a hard border and disruption to businesses and supply chains both sides of the border in the unlikely event that we do not reach the agreement we want.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In that scenario, the Government will ensure regulatory continuity in those sectors that are crucial to cross-border cooperation, businesses and the farming community. These are sectors where cross-border policies and approaches have already received cross-community support.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government also recalls its commitment to preserving the integrity of the UK internal market and Northern Ireland's place within it. In all circumstances, the United Kingdom will continue to ensure the same unfettered access for Northern Ireland's businesses to the whole of the United Kingdom internal market.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 08/01/2018 12:39:55 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

810190

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question 119564, on aviation, what the reasons are for the directions and advice in place in the cases of (a) Libya, (b) Syria, (c) Yemen, (d) Iraq, (e) Somalia, (f) Ukraine and (g) Egypt.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	120656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Department provides advice to operators of UK registered aircraft on the risks of using a country’s airspace or Flight Information Region (FIR) in areas where an elevated level of risk is assessed due to activities on the ground. This advice is issued by the Civil Aviation Authority in the form of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). The level of advice is determined based on the threat posed to aircraft in that airspace and a risk assessment is completed, based on the best available information, before any advice is issued. In certain cases the advice is supplemented by a Direction not to operate.</p><p>The reasons for the current NOTAMs in the areas mentioned are:</p><p>a) Potential risk to aviation overflying Libya from dedicated anti-aviation weaponry.</p><p>b) Potential risk to aviation overflying Syria from dedicated anti-aviation weaponry.</p><p>c) Potential risk to aviation overflying Yemen from dedicated anti-aviation weaponry.</p><p>d) Potential risk to aviation overflying Iraq from dedicated anti-aviation weaponry.</p><p>e) Potential risk to aviation overflying Somalia at less than 25,000ft above ground level from dedicated anti-aircraft weaponry</p><p>f) Potential risk to aviation overflying eastern Ukraine from dedicated anti-aviation weaponry and the potential for confusion over air traffic control service provision in the Simferopol (UKFV) FIR</p><p>g) Potential risk to aviation overflying Egyptian airspace in Northern Sinai Governate at less than 25,000 ft above ground level from dedicated anti-aircraft weaponry.</p><p>Additionally, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against all but essential travel by air to or from Sharm el Sheikh following the downing of a Metrojet flight in October 2015.</p><p>Advice is kept under regular review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/01/2018 17:50:00 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

810340

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Acids
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for revised guidelines on sentencing people convicted of offences involving corrosive substances to be published.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	120806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The sentencing guidelines are issued by the independent Sentencing Council.</p><p> </p><p>The Council is currently developing new guidelines on offences relating to possession of offensive weapons and threats to use them, which include possession and threats involving corrosive substances<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/01/2018 15:00:22 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

809817

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education Funding Agency: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 19 October 2016 to Question 48231, what was the purchase price for the former East Ham police station on 4 February 2014; and how much money has since been spent on that building and other buildings on the site.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	120437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The department has acquired the former East Ham Police Station to become a free school and we are working with the City of London Academies Trust to consider its suitability for one of their schools. The purchase of East Ham Former Police Station was completed on 4 February 2014 and the purchase price was £3,350,000. The department approved £599,470 for works to the former East Ham Police Station, of which £476,947 was for the demolition of the accommodation building at the rear of the site, and the remainder was used for essential maintenance works to the Grade II listed building to ensure it was safe.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 120436 question first answered 08/01/2018 16:32:33 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

809816

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Education Funding Agency: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answers of 15 September 2016 to Question 45976 and of 29 March 2017 to Question 68740, on Education Funding Agency: buildings, what steps her Department has taken to determine the future use of the former East Ham police station.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	120436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The department has acquired the former East Ham Police Station to become a free school and we are working with the City of London Academies Trust to consider its suitability for one of their schools. The purchase of East Ham Former Police Station was completed on 4 February 2014 and the purchase price was £3,350,000. The department approved £599,470 for works to the former East Ham Police Station, of which £476,947 was for the demolition of the accommodation building at the rear of the site, and the remainder was used for essential maintenance works to the Grade II listed building to ensure it was safe.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 120437 question first answered 08/01/2018 16:32:33 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

809818

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Fire Extinguishers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in (a) England and Wales, (b) Greater London and (c) the London Borough of Newham have sprinkler systems fitted.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	120438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes the safety of pupils and staff seriously. All schools have to follow strict fire safety regulations, including having a Fire Risk Assessment, designed to ensure they are as safe as possible and well prepared in the event of a fire.</p><p>Where sprinklers are deemed necessary to keep pupils and staff safe, following an assessment of risk at the design stage, or to meet local planning requirements, they must be fitted. All new school building projects must comply with Building Regulations, including on fire safety, and this must be independently checked by Building Control or an Approved Inspector before buildings are occupied.</p><p>As not all new schools in England are commissioned by the Department, we do not hold data on the number of all new schools that have been built with or without sprinklers installed. The Department does hold information on the centrally funded Priority Schools Building Programme (PSBP). This programme covers schools in England only. The devolved National Assembly for Wales is responsible for schools in Wales.</p><p>In England, 74 schools in total have had, or are planned to have, sprinklers fitted under the PSBP phase one. In London two schools have had sprinklers fitted under the PSBP phase one. In Newham there are no schools that have had sprinklers fitted under PSBP phase one.</p><p>The Department does not hold comprehensive data on the number of free schools fitted with sprinklers in England, or London as schools developed under the free schools programme were originally managed by the individual free school proposer groups. The Department is doing further work that will enable us to provide figures on sprinklers fitted in all schools delivered centrally by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.</p><p>Alongside the rest of Government, the Department will take forward findings from the independent review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety, and from the Public Inquiry into the tragic Grenfell Tower fire.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/01/2018 15:51:04 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms