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1000233

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Locums: Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the effect on locum doctors and nurses of the 2019 loan charge for disguised remuneration schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	187296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable member to my statement made on 5<sup>th</sup> November 2018, to Parliamentary Question 186276:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-31/186276/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-31/186276/</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/11/2018 10:27:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1007881

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of his Department's spend on each of the following pharmaceuticals for service personnel (a) Cerezyme Infusion 400u VL, (b) Chenodeoxycholic Acid Capsules 250mg, (c) Orfadin Capsules 10mg, (d) Kalydeco Tablets 150mg, (e) Sovaldi Tablets 400mg, (f) Trientine Dihydroch Capsules 300mg, (g) Glivec Tablets 400mg, (h) Imatinib Tablets Mesil tablets 400mg, (I) Glivec Tablets 100mg and (j) Stelara Injection 45mg/0.5ml.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	191853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>During the last four financial years (2014-15 to 2017-18) the Ministry of Defence purchased Glivec Tablets 400mg and Stelara Injection 45mg/0.5ml at a cost of £3,208 and £2,147 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/11/2018 14:57:26 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1012299

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to allocate new moneys to fund in full the pay award for teaching staff in Catholic sixth-form colleges; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	194581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>Further education (FE) providers, including Catholic sixth-form colleges, are independent institutions responsible for setting their own staff salaries, and the government has no current plans to allocate money to assist with any increases in their teachers’ pay.</p><p>However, we know that FE faces cost pressures, and we are working with the sector to look closely at funding, to see what more we can do and to inform Spending Review planning.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 30/11/2018 11:30:05 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1020014

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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	TRIPS Agreement: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Doha Declaration on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement and Public Health, whether the Government supports all WTO members to (a) utilise TRIPS flexibilities including compulsory licenses and (b) determine the grounds upon which such licences are granted.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	198725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government fully supports The WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (IP) Rights, which sets out the minimum international standards for intellectual property protection, whilst providing some flexibilities for Member States to implement IP policies suitable to their circumstances.</p><p>The Government also supports the 2001 Doha Declaration on Public Health which re-affirmed that WTO member states are free to determine the grounds for granting compulsory licences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/12/2018 11:22:19 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1023107

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What further steps he plans to take to support credit unions.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	908141
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The government remains committed to supporting credit unions, which provide vital services to local communities.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2018, the Chancellor announced a package of measures to support the social and community lending sector, including credit unions.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a prize-linked savings scheme for credit unions, simplifying regulation to make it easier for Registered Social Landlords to refer to credit unions, and a challenge fund to create technological solutions for credit unions and Community Development Finance Institutions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/12/2018 17:04:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1023182

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	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	Hospices: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of the NHS pay award on the (a) retention of staff and (b) number of staff being employed at hospices; and if will he make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	201089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The National Health Service pay award is based on changes to the Agenda for Change (AfC) contract. Where hospice staff are not employed on an AfC contract remuneration levels are a matter for the hospice concerned. Some hospices have local agreements to match the NHS pay award however this is matter for individual decision.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/12/2018 12:04:59 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1023335

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	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	Water Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement actions the Environment Agency has taken against each water company in England in each of the last 10 years; and of those enforcement actions how many resulted in financial sanctions against the water company.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	201099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency uses prosecutions, civil sanctions, formal cautions, enforcement notices and warning letters as enforcement actions against water companies. Information on financial sanctions resulting from prosecutions against water companies is provided in the attached table. It is not possible to collate data on formal cautions, enforcement notices and warning letters against each water company in England in each of the last 10 years in the time available.</p><p>Enforcement Undertakings (EUs) are a civil sanction and constitute a voluntary offer made by offenders, containing actions to address the cause and effect of their offending. The Environment Agency is increasingly using EUs for suitable cases to restore or enhance the environment, improve practices of the offending business and ensure future compliance with environmental requirements.</p><p>The Environment Agency has accepted Enforcement Undertakings from the following water companies for environmental offences:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Company</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of Enforcement Undertakings (2014 – )</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Amount raised for environmental projects (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anglian Water Services Limited</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>560000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbrian Water Limited</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>6</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>912000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seven Trent Water limited</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern Water Limited</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West Water Limited</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>89900</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Water Utilities Limited</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>759000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Utilities Water Limited</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>6</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>935650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex Water Services Limited</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>1301000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire Water Limited</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>200000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/12/2018 13:02:01 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1023337

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2018
	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	Water Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many investigations Ofwat has undertaken into each water company in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years; and how many of those investigations resulted in a water company receiving a financial penalty.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	201100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>Ofwat has undertaken eleven enforcement investigations since 2008, and imposed a total of £65.8 million in financial penalties, for issues including leakage and poor customer service. In some cases, Ofwat has also negotiated a total of £192 million in compensation for customers through bill reductions, and £92 million in donations to charities and community projects.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Company </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial penalty / compensation to customers or donations to charities </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Water</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p><ul><li>£1 financial penalty.</li><li>£120 million refunded to customers.</li><li>£7 million donation to charities.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Water</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><ul><li>£1 financial penalty.</li><li>£79 million refunded to customers.</li><li>£7 million donation to charities.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern Water</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><ul><li>£5 million refund to customers</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veolia Water</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p><ul><li>£0.94 million refund to customers.</li><li>£2.5 million donation to charities.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veolia Water</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p><ul><li>£42,000 financial penalty.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Severn Trent Water</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p><ul><li>£35.8 million financial penalty.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Severn Trent Water</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p><ul><li>£42 million refunded to customers.</li><li>£5 million donation to charity.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Water</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p><ul><li>£9.7 million financial penalty.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern Water</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p><ul><li>£20.3 million financial penalty.</li></ul></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/12/2018 12:53:15 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1029466

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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	Clinical Commissioning Groups: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of Clinical Commissioning Groups which have been placed into financial directions by NHS England in each year since 2011-12; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	204365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>NHS England is able to apply directions to a clinical commissioning group (CCG) when it is satisfied that a CCG is failing or is at risk of failing to discharge its functions.</p><p> </p><p>This includes but is not limited to a CCG’s financial performance and management. The following table shows the number of CCGs that have been directed since CCGs were authorised in 2013<sup>1</sup>.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of CCGs with directions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note:</p><p><sup>1</sup>One CCG has been directed to enable it to support other failing CCGs, not due to its own failure. Therefore, it is not included in these numbers.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/01/2019 11:55:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1038543

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	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	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spend per head of population on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services by each (a) Clinical Commissioning Group and (b) Local Authority in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	206718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Data is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 17/01/2019 17:17:17 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas