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825376

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect on road users of the Severn Bridges being taken into public ownership.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	903380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>Road users will have noticed no difference following the switch of operation from Severn River Crossings PLC to public ownership and Highways England management on 8 January 2018, except for the reduction in cost. VAT has already been scrapped and there will be no charges at all by the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2018 13:27:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

825377

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Kettering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If the Rail Minister will meet the Kettering Rail Users Group.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	903384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>I would be delighted to meet representatives from the Kettering rail users group, and my hon. Friend.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 18/01/2018 13:07:13 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

825378

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential benefits of High Speed Two for the Midlands and the north.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	903387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>HS2 will help transform the UK economy, directly creating 25,000 new jobs - 70 percent of which will be outside of London. It will directly link 8 of the UK’s 10 largest cities and provide a step change in the country’s railway capacity. The Government regularly assesses the benefits of HS2 through the economic and strategic business cases.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2018 13:32:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

822845

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	NHS: Negligence
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 his Department has spent from the public purse on legal fees excluding sums relating to clinical malpractice in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	122528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The question has been interpreted as relating to the core Department.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has separately identified expenditure on legal fees in its accounts from the 2014-15 financial year. For earlier financial years, expenditure on legal fees was included in ‘other’ expenditure, and cannot be separately identified. Expenditure on legal fees is not analysed by the purpose of the fees, and it is therefore not possible to exclude any amounts relating to clinical malpractice. The total expenditure incurred by the Department on legal fees is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total legal fees (£000s)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>18,266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>19,771</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>29,485</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/01/2018 14:29:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

822847

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Procurement
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 has been spent by his Department from the public purse on legal fees in relation to tendering and awarding contracts in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	122530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the amount spent on external legal fees in each year since 2012:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>External legal fees</p></td><td><p>£9,863,377</p></td><td><p>£9,067,828</p></td><td><p>£5,281,455</p></td><td><p>£12,231,057</p></td><td><p>£3,863,217</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on the legal fees related to tendering and awarding contracts cannot be separately identified from the general data on legal fees held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 122531 question first answered 18/01/2018 14:27:27 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

822848

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Legal Costs
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 has been spent by his Department from the public purse on legal fees from external legal firms in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	122531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the amount spent on external legal fees in each year since 2012:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>External legal fees</p></td><td><p>£9,863,377</p></td><td><p>£9,067,828</p></td><td><p>£5,281,455</p></td><td><p>£12,231,057</p></td><td><p>£3,863,217</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on the legal fees related to tendering and awarding contracts cannot be separately identified from the general data on legal fees held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 122530 question first answered 18/01/2018 14:27:27 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

822853

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Budget November 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made about the financial effect of Autumn Budget 2017 on (a) women and (b) people with protected characteristics.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	122536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to building an economy that works for everyone and supporting people with protected characteristics. For example, we have increased the personal allowance and the National Living Wage; by 2018-19, over 700,000 women will be taken out of income tax altogether, and over 60% of those currently benefitting from the National Living Wage are women. The proportion of women in work is at a joint record high, and the gender pay gap for full-time employees is at a record low. The government is also spending over £50bn per year on benefits to support disabled people and people with health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the Government’s legal responsibilities and policy commitment to promote fairness, the Treasury and other Government departments fully comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty, including with respect to all publication requirements.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/01/2018 13:39:05 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

822872

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the closure of illegal immigrants' bank accounts will not affect people with a legal right to reside in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	122555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Immigration Act 2016 bank account measures only apply to disqualified persons. These are known illegal migrants who are liable for removal or deportation from the UK, and the Secretary of State for the Home Department considers that they should be denied access to banking services.</p><p>Legal migrants who satisfy commercial requirements for opening and operating an account will continue to have access to services.</p><p>The accuracy of the disqualified person data is subject to rigorous checks by the Home Office before it is shared with banks and building societies, and a current account will only be reported to the Home Office if there is a clear data match based on the customer’s name, address and date of birth.</p><p>Banks and building societies are obliged to report any matches to the Home Office. The Home Office will then carry out a secondary immigration status check and, only when instructed by the Home Office, will the bank or building society be required to take steps to prevent continued access to existing accounts.</p><p>If despite all the checks a person considers they are lawfully present in the UK and that incorrect information has been provided, they can contact the Home Office so that any error in the Home Office’s records can be immediately rectified.</p><p>The 2016 Act measures came into force on 30 October. As detailed in secondary legislation regulations, banks and building societies are legally required to conduct their first immigration check on all existing personal current accounts in the first calendar quarter of 2018.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/01/2018 13:55:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

822873

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has plans for local authorities to provide independent oversight housing for asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	122556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office and its Providers are committed to working closely with local authorities and communities to ensure the sustainability of asylum accommodation contracts. We engage with local authorities on a regular basis and welcome their involvement in ensuring that asylum accommodation is of the required standard. The Home Office and its Providers have undertaken inspections jointly with local authorities where the local authority feels this is necessary and would be happy to continue that practice in future.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/01/2018 13:53:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

822896

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
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	Mental Health Services
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 timetable is for the Government to appoint a mental health equalities champion as recommended in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	122579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to addressing inequalities across mental health. Plans to appoint a mental health equalities champion will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 18/01/2018 14:18:49 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley