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931770

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle orphanage trafficking as a form of modern slavery.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	158162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2018 answer text <p>Any form of modern slavery is unacceptable and the UK is committed to taking firm action to tackle all types of exploitation.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Government is concerned about reports of child trafficking in orphanages overseas. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 recognises child trafficking as a form of modern slavery and includes a provision to allow for the prosecution of British nationals who commit modern slavery offences internationally.</p><p>The Home Office is working closely with civil society, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development to gather further evidence of orphanage trafficking overseas. Where there is clear evidence of the role of UK tourists or donors abetting child trafficking in orphanages overseas, we will consider the most effective action to take.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/09/2018 15:26:15 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

931775

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	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	Heart Diseases and Strokes: Air Pollution
	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 his Department is taking to reduce the number of premature deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke attributed to air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	158164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The Department has commissioned Public Health England (PHE) to conduct a review of the evidence for effective interventions to reduce harm from air pollution. PHE is also providing support to local authorities on interpreting the evidence relating to local air pollution and its impact on public health.</p><p> </p><p>PHE is working with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and other stakeholders to inform individuals with heart conditions of the appropriate advice regarding reducing exposure to air pollutants, including when pollution levels are elevated.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/07/2018 14:31:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

931771

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	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	Tranexamic Acid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of bleeding trauma patients received IV tranexamic acid within one hour of injury by (a) ambulance trust and (b) trauma centre in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	158163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not centrally collected.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 04/07/2018 14:55:23 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

931893

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Visual Impairment
	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 non-electronic copies of train timetables are available for people who have visual impairments or who cannot easily access timetables online.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	158165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p>This Government is determined to ensure that disabled people have the same access to transport as everyone else, and that they are able to travel easily and with confidence.</p><p> </p><p>Stations must display relevant information on information displays. In addition, through their Franchise Agreements train companies are required to make timetable information available and free of charge in booklets or similar format at staffed stations.</p><p> </p><p>Disabled People’s Protection Policies, required as a condition of a train operator’s licence, require train companies to demonstrate that the varied needs of different disabled passengers are taken into account when considering how information is communicated. All information about train services on display at stations must be made available through appropriate telephone help lines and staffed information points.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 06/07/2018 11:11:24 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman