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809556

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date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Contraceptives: Pregnancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency will review the description in ellaOne packaging that states that if you are already pregnant, it [ellaOne] will not interrupt an existing pregnancy.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	120214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>EllaOne is an ulipristal acetate-containing emergency hormonal contraceptive that is licensed for use within five days of unprotected sexual intercourse or contraceptive failure. It is classified as a female emergency contraceptive; it is not an abortifacient. It exerts its contraceptive action by preventing or delaying ovulation. EllaOne has never been studied as an abortifacient. It is not intended for use during pregnancy and should not be taken by any woman suspected or known to be pregnant. The information provided in each pack of ellaOne clearly informs women and healthcare professionals that it should not be taken by a woman who knows or suspect she is pregnant.</p><p> </p><p>The requirements for medicines labelling are set out within Title V of Council Directive 2001/83/EC. As ellaOne is authorised throughout the European Union the labelling particulars are agreed across all member states by the European Medicines Agency. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency will be liaising with the European Medicines Agency to discuss whether any changes might be desirable within the terms of the marketing authorisation.</p><p> </p><p>As with all other licensed medicines, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency keeps the safety of ellaOne under close review using a wide number of data sources.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/12/2017 11:07:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

809574

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that humanitarian aid can be delivered in East Ghouta and other besieged areas in Syria.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	120232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>Humanitarian access to Eastern Ghouta remains severely constrained by the Assad regime. Our partners are on the ground providing life-saving support, but desperately needed aid supplies are unable to reach them. The UK continues to demand full and sustained humanitarian access into Eastern Ghouta, and to all other besieged areas in Syria.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/12/2017 13:15:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

809582

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Microplastics: Marine Environment
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 steps he is taking to tackle the release of microfibres into the marine environment from washing clothes.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	120240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>We are aware that microplastics enter the marine environment from many sources. To protect the marine environment, we are introducing one of the toughest bans in the world on the manufacture and sale of rinse-off personal care products containing microbeads. This will prevent potentially billions of these tiny pieces of plastics from entering the oceans. We also have engaged the Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee (HSAC) to review evidence on microplastics from other sources, including textiles, and their chances of reaching our seas and causing harm to marine life. The microbead consultation also asked for evidence on other sources of marine plastic pollution. We will use these responses and evidence from HSAC to develop future UK action to protect the marine environment.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/12/2017 12:39:31 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

809610

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Package Holidays: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Government's timescale is for implementing any changes resulting from his Department's recent call for evidence on fraudulent gastric illness claims.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	120252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>On 9 July 2017, the Secretary of State announced a package of measures to tackle abuse in this area. One of these was the Call for Evidence which closed on 10 November. We are considering the way forward and will announce the next steps in due course, with a view to implementing any changes as soon as practicable.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 27/12/2017 15:30:09 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

809645

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of hours per day was that prisoners were kept in cells in each prison in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	120265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The Government is fully committed to making our prisons deliver safe and decent regimes and is actively taking the measures necessary to ensure that. We are boosting the number of prison officers by 2,500 and we have already reached the halfway mark over the past year with a further 1,211 candidates who have received job offers.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 27/12/2017 15:52:41 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

809659

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to Age UK’s Painful Journeys campaign, what steps his Department is taking to make travelling to and from hospital easier for older people.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	120279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>The provision of appropriate patient transport services (PTS) in line with national guidance is a matter for local National Health Service commissioners.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is clear that medically eligible patients must have appropriate access to quality PTS to outpatient appointments. The document ‘Eligibility Criteria for Patient Transport Services’ sets out criteria for establishing which patients are eligible for non-emergency PTS. The guidance states that eligible patients should reach appointments in reasonable time and in reasonable comfort, without detriment to their medical condition.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 27/12/2017 11:03:11 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

809661

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Plastics: Waste
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 steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of non-recyclable plastic straws.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	120281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>As announced by the Chancellor in his budget in November, my officials are working closely with HM Treasury and a call for evidence will be published early in 2018 seeking views on how the tax system or charges could reduce the amount of single-use plastics waste including non-recyclable plastic straws.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/12/2017 12:57:13 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

809678

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Sleeping Rough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on how many people have died while sleeping rough in each of the last seven years; and what steps the Government is taking to help prevent people from becoming seriously ill or dying while sleeping rough.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	120298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>No one should ever have to sleep rough. That is why this Government has committed to halving rough sleeping by 2022 and eliminating it altogether by 2027.</p><p>The newly formed Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Reduction Taskforce will drive forward the implementation of a cross-Government strategy to achieve this.</p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, we announced £28 million of funding to pilot the Housing First approach for some of the country’s most entrenched rough sleepers. This funding forms part of the £1 billion that the Government has allocated until 2020 to prevent and reduce homelessness and rough sleeping.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 27/12/2017 10:32:07 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

809703

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of his Department's Answers to Written Parliamentary Questions in the 2017-18 Session to date have referred to the information requested not being (a) collected or (b) collated centrally.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	120323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>In the 2017-18 session The Foreign and Commonwealth Office have answered 19 written parliamentary questions explaining that the requested information was not available on the grounds of it not being collected or held centrally. This is out of a total of 1859 parliamentary questions that have been answered so far. These figures are correct as of 20 December 2017.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 27/12/2017 14:59:09 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

809753

registered interest
date	19/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what oversight (a) in general and (b) of the content taught the Government conducts of education programmes funded by UK Aid.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	120373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>All programmes are monitored on a regular and ongoing basis by staff and external partners using a variety of tools to track progress against the results framework. This includes due diligence assessments, field visits, Annual Reviews, Project Completion Reviews, and delivery plans. Ministers are made aware of any programmes which are not on track to deliver the expected outputs and will discuss with teams whether they should be restructured or closed. DFID’s Internal Audit Department conducts periodic in-depth reviews of programmes, including visits to all country offices at least every two years.</p><p>Our network of education advisors regularly review the content which is taught in our education programmes. We also support a range of programmes which develop new educational materials to improve learning outcomes. For example, the resources of our Connecting Classrooms programme help young people to develop the knowledge, skills and values (e.g. critical thinking and tolerance) to live and work in a globalised economy.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/12/2017 13:27:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy