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228209

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Borders: Personal Records
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what account her Department took of the effects of and reasons for the removal of embarkation procedures in 1996 when making the decision to re-establish such procedures in the current Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	228120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>Embarkation controls were abolished partially in 1994 and completely in 1998, as the paper-based checks were deemed outdated and checks were not carried outon all modes of transport. <br><br>There have been considerable technological advances since the 1990s. Moreover, there are expanding and differing requirements and challenges for border services in the modern world. The Government’s commitment to introduce exit checks takes full account of these developments. <br><br>The new approach will make effective use of electronic systems that are able to support technology-based checks on those leaving the UK and produce more accurate and increasingly valuable information for immigration and border security purposes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 24/03/2015 12:28:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 51907 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

45113

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what restrictions, by category of prisoner, are placed on access to (a) a prisoner's own books and (b) books from the prison library in the first four weeks of a prison sentence.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	193597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Up to 12 books may be held by prisoners in their cell at any one time. Prisoners may have additional books stored locally at the prison. Every prison has a library, to which every prisoner has access. </em></p><p> </p><p><em>Access to books is not determined by category of prisoner and nor does it differ for those in the first four weeks of their sentence.</em></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 3863 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

47313

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners borrowed books from (a) HM Prison Belmarsh and (b) HM Prison Brixton in (i) January and (ii) February 2014; and what proportion of the prison population in each prison this represents.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	195425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The information is not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 5947 answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

172808

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Travellers
	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 5 January 2015 to Question 219411, what policy considerations led to the decision to retain the Census 2001 framework.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	220227
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office, taking advice from senior officers, has decided against the transition to the Census 2011 classification for the forces of England and Wales at this time on the grounds that the costs involved in changing the current classifications would be considerable and disproportionate. However, the Home Office and policing partners will continue to keep the situation under careful review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/01/2015 16:07:06 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 38156 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

173221

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Pupils: Ethnic Groups
	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 5 January 2015 to Question 219411, if she will discuss with the Secretary of State for Education the reasons for that Department's decision to update categorisation of the ethnicity of school pupils from January 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	220409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>The categorisation of the ethnicity of school children is a matter for the Secretary of State for Education.<br><br>Home Office Ministers have regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues and others as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such meetings.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 15/01/2015 16:35:04 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 38671 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

101764

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	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	Students: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, with reference to the Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, when Student Finance England will issue guidance for students intending to apply for financial support for 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	212588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>Student Finance England will issue new guidance for current and prospective higher education students intending to apply for financial support for 2015/16 in the New Year. This will be available in a variety of formats. Information on financial support for 2015/16 is already available for students on a number of websites, including Gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 04/11/2014 16:50:44 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

147641

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's announcement of 26 October 2014 on a high speed rail link in the north, what plans the Government has to make revisions to current franchising proposals for transpennine rail services.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	213982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The TransPennine Express (TPE) franchise specification is currently being finalised and will take into consideration Government policies, Rail North objectives and responses from the consultation held on the TPE and Northern franchises. While the timing of the franchise means it is unlikely to be directly affected by any high-speed rail routes in the north, the franchise is expected to reflect aspirations for faster and better connected journeys across the north of England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 17/11/2014 17:02:29 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

164369

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Primary Health Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Care Quality Commission's risk register relating to primary care, when primary care practices were informed of their ratings; when national and local media were informed of the ratings relating to specific practices nationally or in their locality; and what rights primary care practices have to appeal against the theoretical assessments undertaken nationally without those specific practices having been inspected or given the opportunity to review the data on which the risk assessment was made.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	215717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. The CQC has provided the following information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC published its first round of Intelligent Monitoring for general practices on 17 November 2014. Intelligent Monitoring analyses a range of indicators (including surveys and official statistics) to create priority bands for inspection. The bandings are then used to help inform where the CQC prioritise its inspections. The CQC will also use the indicators to raise questions about the quality of care; they will not be used on their own to make final judgements about the quality of care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC informed all providers of the launch of general practitioner Intelligent Monitoring with an email that was sent out on 14 November 2014 (with no data included). All band 1 GP practices received a separate email on 14 November 2014 informing them that they were in the highest priority band for inspection.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC engaged with approximately 400 GP practices prior to the launch of GP Intelligent Monitoring, including sharing the data and hosting a series of meetings. A national media release was sent out on the morning of 17 November.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC will listen and respond to concerns raised by GP practices. The CQC’s formal appeals processes are for the regulatory judgements the CQC makes and Intelligent Monitoring, is not a regulatory judgement. This comparative information is already in the public domain and known to the practice. The CQC publish this information to be open and transparent about what it knows about providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CQC plans to update this information every three months so that it can continue to respond to issues as they emerge and to share these with providers and the public. The CQC will be undertaking additional testing and engagement to continually improve indicators to inform this work, and will align its definitions of indicators as far as possible with those used by partner bodies such as NHS England and Public Health England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Within the next two years, the CQC will have inspected and rated every general practice in England as Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, or Inadequate to help people make informed choices about their care and encourage improvement in quality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 27/11/2014 17:04:42 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

167367

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	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 17 November 2014 to Question 213982, if he will redesign the specification for the new contracting commissioning programme to take account of future plans for upgrading and improving the existing offer to travellers on the TransPennine routes; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	216761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The specifications for each franchise take into account future plans for upgrading and improving the network during the expected life of the new franchises. The Department for Transport also conducts public consultations when developing the specifications contained within the Invitations to Tender (ITTs) for each competition to ensure that they take account of other factors and reflect the needs of passengers. We have followed this approach for the current TransPennine Express franchise and expect to continue to do so for future competitions including those for any future TransPennine Express franchise, to ensure that franchises continue to deliver for passengers and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 08/12/2014 16:41:40 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

167867

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Food Banks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent plans the Government has to undertake research into the reasons for the use of foodbanks.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
	uin	216993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The factors that impact on household food security are complex.</p><p>In February Defra published ‘Household Food Security in the UK: a Review of Food Aid’. The report is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283072/household-food-security-uk-executive-summary-140219.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283072/household-food-security-uk-executive-summary-140219.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 08/12/2014 17:23:00 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett