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1143349

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what meetings his Department has had with Wirral Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	284807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department is working with its partners across Government, arm’s length bodies, local authorities, industry and the wider health and care system to ensure that all relevant parties are prepared for exiting the European Union. The quality and safety of patient care is paramount in our preparedness plans.</p><p> </p><p>The Department, alongside NHS England and NHS Improvement, is ensuring that there is regular communication with frontline National Health Service organisations and stakeholders in the health and social care sector regarding EU exit preparations. NHS England will be holding EU exit roadshows in the lead up to the 31 October, building on the regular communication that the Department and NHS England has with the frontline.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/09/2019 16:35:59 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1143350

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
	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 meetings her Department has had with Wirral Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	284797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers and officials have been engaging throughout the country with businesses of all sizes and their representatives, trade associations and local enterprise partnerships, including through regular meetings. We communicate regularly with intermediaries to ensure businesses obtain information quickly and efficiently. We will continue to engage across the business population to ensure their priorities are reflected and that businesses have the latest information on how to prepare themselves for Brexit, including through a targeted series of roadshows and events.</p><p>The Government also has a business readiness website designed to keep businesses and consumers informed about what no deal might mean for them, with information on a range of measures that may need to be taken in order to prepare. These notices are being regularly updated with the latest information, for example BEIS have published 18 sector specific guides with the top three to six priorities per sector on GOV.UK. These guides can be easily accessed through an interactive business search tool <a href="https://www.gov.uk/get-ready-brexit-check" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/get-ready-brexit-check</a></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/09/2019 14:39:32 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1143351

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average annual waiting times were for each A&E department in (a) Wirral, b) Merseyside and c) the North West in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	284812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>This information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/09/2019 14:39:18 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1143920

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	NHS Business Services Authority: Furniture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost of purchasing office furniture for NHS Business Authority offices was in (a) the North West and (b) the North East in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	285061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Business Service Authority has provided the following response, detailing expenditure on office furniture over the past five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Start date</p></td><td><p>End Date</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2014</p></td><td><p>31 December 2014</p></td><td><p>£11,240.19</p></td><td><p>£142,704.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2015</p></td><td><p>31 December 2015</p></td><td><p>£108,214.99</p></td><td><p>£322,861.48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2016</p></td><td><p>31 December 2016</p></td><td><p>£373,097.90</p></td><td><p>£564,324.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2017</p></td><td><p>31 December 2017</p></td><td><p>£87,466.36</p></td><td><p>£313,385.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2018</p></td><td><p>31 December 2018</p></td><td><p>£21,216.57</p></td><td><p>£1,551,559.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 January 2019</p></td><td><p>31 December 2019</p></td><td><p>£2,855.03</p></td><td><p>£532,204.97</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/09/2019 16:36:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1143923

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit
	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 meetings her Department has had with Wirral Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	284989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>We have communicated on a range of topics with local authorities, including in a conference call on 13 August along with other Government departments. Each local Authority has established a Brexit lead officer to liaise with Government.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has identified areas where our exit preparations impact local authorities. For instance Environmental Health Officers are responsible for issuing Export Health Certificates on fish and we have discussed capacity and the requirements with them.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly contribute to a cross-government working group which coordinates engagement with local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Information on leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement relevant to a particular local authority can then be accessed by the local authority via shared channels, such as:</p><ul><li>MHCLG’s Local government Brexit preparedness page on GOV.UK;</li><li>MHCLG’s weekly e-bulletin to local authorities setting out all relevant updates for the week;</li><li>Presenting information at MHCLG’s monthly delivery board to local authority representatives;</li><li>The Food Standards Agency’s Smarter Comms platform accessed directly by regulatory officers in local authorities;</li><li>Cascading information via MHCLG’s network of nine regional local authority Chief Executives;</li><li>Using MHCLG’s newly established network of Brexit lead officers in each local authority;</li><li>Direct email messages to regulatory leads in relevant local authorities;</li><li>Engaging with and passing information through regulatory bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute or the Association of Port Health Authorities.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Information on a range of Defra’s exit projects if we leave the EU without a withdrawal agreement has been made available to local authorities through these channels. This includes information on:</p><ul><li>Exporting fish and shellfish (Export Health Certificates);</li><li>Importing fish and fisheries products (Catch Certificates);</li><li>Import control systems for animals, products of animal origin and high risk food and feed;</li><li>Food labelling changes;</li><li>The protection of habitats and species;</li><li>Waste;</li><li>Guidance for businesses exporting goods to the EU.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Local authorities have been invited to attend various meetings, including workshops, training events and roadshows on topics including:</p><ul><li>Changes to environmental regulations;</li><li>Changes to food and farming;</li><li>Changes to exports of animals and animal products;</li><li>Changes to imports of animals and animal products;</li><li>MHCLG’s regional roadshows on how local authorities will be affected by exiting the EU without a withdrawal agreement in Wakefield, Birmingham, London and Cambridge;</li><li>Training on catch certificates in Wales, Inverness, Bristol and Newcastle;</li><li>Changes to trading standards regulatory functions in Exeter;</li><li>A series of teleconferences on changes to export health certificates;</li><li>A webinar on changes affecting border or coastal local authorities;</li><li>A workshop on regulatory services hosted by MHCLG with input from other departments including Defra.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 285146 285321 286150 question first answered 09/09/2019 15:36:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1143924

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings his Department has had with Wirral Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	285211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>DfT supports MHCLG’s Brexit discussions with local authority leaders and local authority Chief Executives to outline its work on Brexit preparedness and to address transport queries.</p><p> </p><p>No meetings have taken place with Wirral Council, but DfT is directly engaging with Merseyside Local Resilience Forum, which includes emergency responders, councils and other public services.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 05/09/2019 10:00:50 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1143925

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings her Department has had with Wirral Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	285067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>It is the duty of any responsible Government to prepare for every eventuality including the scenario that we leave the EU without agreeing a deal.</p><p>We are working closely with operational partners - including the police - on contingency planning so we can ensure the safety and security of our citizens in all scenarios.</p><p>Forces are working closely with partner agencies in Local Resilience Forums across the country to prepare at a local level.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 05/09/2019 16:54:26 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1143926

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings her Department has had with Wirral Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	285212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>We have stepped up our preparedness significantly and are speaking regularly to councils and partners, including through a delivery board and a network of nine regional lead chief executives. Every council has designated a Brexit Lead Officer to work with central government to intensify their local preparations and, in total, we have made £77 million available to help local areas get ready for Brexit.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 05/09/2019 15:38:26 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1143928

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings his Department has had with Wirral Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	285046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Surrey Heath answering member printed Michael Gove question first answered 09/09/2019 16:08:17 answering member 1571 label Biography information for Michael Gove
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1142055

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	National Employment Savings Trust Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on ensuring that the investment strategy for NEST remains independent.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	282209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Nest Corporation is the Trustee of the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) pension scheme. It is a public corporation, established by the Government in 2010 to support the delivery of automatic enrolment. Nest has more than 8 million members and assets under management of over £6 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The Nest Corporation operates independently of central Government and is responsible for the day to day operation of the scheme, including its approach to investments. The Pensions Act 2008 establishes that investment decisions in the Nest pension scheme are the responsibility of the Trustee, in accordance with existing trust and pension law. This ensures that investment decisions remain independent and are made free from political pressures. Nest Corporation has sole power to invest the assets of Nest.</p><p> </p><p>Like every other Trustee, Nest Corporation has a duty to run the scheme in the best interest of its members. The Trustee of Nest produces a Statement of Investment Principles which sets out how the Trustee will invest Nest members’ money. The Statement of Investment Principles is prepared in accordance with all relevant legislation and best practice guidelines. It outlines the principles and policies governing investment decisions made by, or on behalf of, the Trustee for the management of Nest’s assets.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 282210 question first answered 03/09/2019 15:14:19 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle