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622114

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	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	ACAS
	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 consultation process has taken place on the proposed reforms to ACAS and its staffing structure.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	50495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>Reform and other business processes are an operational matter for Acas.</p><p> </p><p>Since October 2015 Acas has held regular and in depth discussions with trade union representatives and consulted them as it developed ideas on the reform proposals. Acas listened to what trade union and other colleagues said and took it into account.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/10/2016 15:17:58 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

722424

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	ACAS
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the policy of HM Revenue and Customs is on requests for ACAS Early Conciliations made by its employees who are seeking to resolve workplace disputes.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	71244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) considers requests for ACAS Early Conciliations with an open mind and on a case by case basis, in consultation with ACAS. If a particular case has already gone through a robust internal appeal process, or is still going through HMRC internal procedures, then a request for Early Conciliation is likely to be declined.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/04/2017 12:06:50 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

622113

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	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	ACAS: Staff
	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 information his Department holds on the number of staff working for ACAS who are (a) BME, (b) disabled, (c) female, (d) male and (e) over 50 years of age.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	50496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>Information provided by Acas shows that at 30 September 2016 the number of staff working for Acas who are (a) BME, (b) disabled, (c) female, (d) male and (e) over 50 years of age is as set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>BME</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong>Disabled </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Over 50 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>81*</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p>415</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* an additional 49 responses were given as ‘unknown’ or ‘prefer not to say’</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/10/2016 15:22:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1123526

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2019
	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	Abdullah Öcalan
	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 the UK Government is taking in relation to the Turkish Government which is violating international human rights standards and breaching the regulations of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture by the continued imprisonment and torture of Kurdish political prisoner Abdullah Öcalan.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	248721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>​We consistently engage with the Turkish Government over human rights concerns, including on the treatment of prisoners. As my colleague Mark Field, Minister for Asia and the Pacific, made clear in the debate on the Kurds in the House on 10 April, “we expect Turkey to respect its international obligations with regard to prison conditions.” This includes acting on the recommendations of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) of the Council of Europe concerning isolation and access relating to Imrali prison where PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is held. The PKK is a proscribed terrorist organisation in the EU whose violence we strongly condemn.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/05/2019 14:41:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

487020

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	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	Animals: Disease Control
	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 the preparedness is of the Animal and Plant Health Agency to react to and control a potential future animal health outbreak similar in scale to the foot and mouth outbreak of 2001.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	32500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), compiles the UK contingency plan for exotic notifiable disease that sits above plans designed by Defra and the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Governments.</p><p>These are key documents that describe the strategic, tactical and operational responses required to any incursion of exotic notifiable disease, such as foot and mouth disease. These plans are complemented by specific GB disease control strategies and APHA work with the Government Departments in each administration to produce the necessary operational instructions.</p><p>To ensure the plans and instructions are fit for purpose, the UK runs a national animal disease exercise roughly every other year on various exotic diseases and we regularly include foot and mouth disease in those exercises.</p><p>The next national exercise will be in June 2018 and will be based on a foot and mouth disease scenario.</p><p>APHA also create and manage an annual programme of regional or country exercises designed to identify best practice and any gaps in existing plans or procedures. They also run table-top exercises for APHA’s policy customers to identify issues that may arise from new and emerging threats such as African Horse Sickness.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/04/2016 10:58:53 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

524685

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Shipbuilding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral evidence given by Duncan McPhee to the Defence Committee on 7 June 2016, HC221, at Question 120, what discussions his Department has had with other public bodies on increasing the number of apprenticeships in the shipbuilding industry; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	40449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>The number of apprenticeships in the shipbuilding industry is primarily a matter for the contractors concerned. However, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises the importance of apprenticeships in developing the essential skills needed by industry to deliver defence outputs. As one of the largest providers of apprenticeships in the UK, the MOD plays an important role in helping the Government meet its commitment to reaching three million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020. We also work closely with colleagues across Government and industry to ensure that necessary defence skills are maintained. For example, as part of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 'Trailblazer' programme, the Royal Navy is working with industry partners to develop new world-class apprenticeship standards for engineers working on shipbuilding and maintenance.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 27/06/2016 15:33:21 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

391922

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consultation took place between his Department and HM Treasury before the Summer Budget 2015 on the introduction of an apprenticeship levy.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	8155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>A consultation on the Apprenticeships Levy was launched on 21 August 2015 and will close on 2 October 2015. A link to the consultation can be found below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/apprenticeships-levy-employer-owned-apprenticeships-training" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/apprenticeships-levy-employer-owned-apprenticeships-training</a></p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/09/2015 14:21:55 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

769820

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 112 of the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, how much was paid in apprenticeship levy by HMRC in each month since April 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	107635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Since April 2016, 1,824 staff have started their apprenticeships in HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) either through being recruited as apprentices or by existing staff taking up an apprenticeship. Apprenticeship starts by nation is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Nation</p></td><td><p>Apprenticeship starts</p></td><td><p>% of apprenticeship starts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,304</p></td><td><p>71%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,824</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>As an employer with a pay bill in excess of £3m pa, HMRC pays 0.5% of its pay bill into the apprenticeship levy on a monthly basis.</p><p> </p><p>This equates to monthly payments of:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Apr 17</p></td><td><p>May 17</p></td><td><p>Jun 17</p></td><td><p>Jul 17</p></td><td><p>Aug 17</p></td><td><p>Sept 17</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£’000s</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>743</p></td><td><p>747</p></td><td><p>748</p></td><td><p>794</p></td><td><p>748</p></td><td><p>3,780</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The digital apprenticeship service account went live in May 2017. It is the responsibility of the learning providers to draw down funding from the Digital Account. HMRC has been working with providers and the first payments have been made in October.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Apr 17</p></td><td><p>May 17</p></td><td><p>Jun 17</p></td><td><p>Jul 17</p></td><td><p>Aug 17</p></td><td><p>Sept 17</p></td><td><p>Oct 17</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>286*</p></td><td><p>286</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* Data as of 12 October 2017</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 107634 107636 question first answered 20/10/2017 12:16:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1015233

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the procurement of new land platforms (a) MRVP and (b) MIV; and if he will make a statement
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	195694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Multi-Role Vehicle - Protected programme is being delivered in two packages. For Package 1, Command, Liaison and Logistic vehicle, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, manufactured by Oshkosh, has been identified as the preferred option. No final decision has yet been made. For Package 2, Troop Carrying Vehicle and Future Protected Battlefield Ambulances, a competition is on-going and a decision is anticipated in 2019.</p><p>The Mechanised Infantry Vehicle programme is in the assessment phase, concluding in 2019, with the Ministry of Defence taking forward negotiations via the Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation (OCCAR) to look at options to purchase the vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/11/2018 15:45:14 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1058964

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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	Arthritis: Drugs
	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 the supply of medications for rheumatoid arthritis in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	219496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Our number one priority is to ensure patients continue to have unhindered access to medicines as we exit the European Union and we are working with all sectors in the supply chain to ensure this happens.</p><p> </p><p>We understand that medicines for rheumatoid arthritis are vitally important to many people in this country. Our ‘no deal’ medicines supply contingency plans include sensible mitigations for medicines that come to the United Kingdom from or via the EU/European Economic Area (EEA) to ensure that the supply of essential medicines, including medicines for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, is not disrupted.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2018, the Department wrote to all pharmaceutical companies that supply prescription-only and pharmacy medicines, including those for rheumatoid arthritis, to the UK that come from, or via, the EU/EEA asking them to ensure a minimum of six weeks’ additional supply in the UK, over and above existing business-as-usual buffer stocks, by 29 March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>On 7 December, the Government published updated reasonable worst-case scenario border disruption planning assumptions in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit. Medicines and medical products are prioritised in cross-Government planning, and the Department is working with relevant partners across Government and industry to ensure we have sufficient roll-on, roll-off freight capacity on alternative routes to enable these vital products to continue to move freely into the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout enacting our plans, we have received very good engagement from industry, including on their plans to stockpile medicines. They share our aims of ensuring that the continuity of supply of medicines and medical products for patients is maintained and able to cope with any potential delays at the border that may arise in the short term in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 219497 question first answered 14/02/2019 17:06:21 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens