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828329

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Religion: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church of England has had with the Department for Education on ensuring that religious studies remains a priority in schools.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	903525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Education Office of the Church of England is in regular dialogue with the Department for Education and is a member of the ‘Faith Providers’ group, which meets frequently with the Department to discuss a range of issues connected with schools of a religious character. One of the issues that the Office has raised in those discussions is the concern that Religious Education is not included within the EBacc.</p><p>The Education Office has also submitted written and oral evidence to the Commission on Religious Education and, following the publication of its interim report, has discussed its findings with the Commissioners. The Education Office is part of a programme run by the Theos Think Tank, bringing together leading players in RE with officials from the Department for Education and also the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government to discuss a range of issues including RE.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 25/01/2018 16:35:23 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

828705

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that firearms licensing medical procedures are being (a) complied with and (b) promoted.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mike Hill
uin	124355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>In accordance with arrangements introduced in 2016, the police write to the GPs of those who apply for a firearms licence to seek relevant information regarding the applicant’s medical and mental health before the licence is issued. We are working with the police, relevant medical bodies and others to understand whether these arrangements are working as intended or whether further measures are required to ensure that we have consistent arrangements across the country.</p><p>The Policing and Crime Act 2017 provides the Secretary of State with the power to issue statutory guidance to the police on their firearms licensing functions, including guidance on these medical arrangements. We intend to consult on this guidance before it is finalised.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/01/2018 15:04:45 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4644 label Biography information for Mike Hill

828738

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester on changes (a) in the number of police officers and (b) to police funding.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	124382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office is in regular correspondence with Police and Crime Commissioners on a range of topics, including funding and resources.</p><p>I recently announced the proposed police funding settlement for 2018/19 which would see an additional £450m invested in the policing system, around £270m direct to PCCs. Should the Mayor choose to use increased precept flexibility, this could mean an additional £10.4m for Greater Manchester Police. It is a matter for police leaders to determine locally how to use these resources.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/01/2018 15:03:23 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

828758

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings (a) she and (b) her predecessor held with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between October 2017 and December 2017.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	124397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>There have been no meetings with the Chief Scientific Adviser and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions between October 2017 and December 2017.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/01/2018 15:57:26 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

828791

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Police Air Service: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment the Government has made of the performance of the National Police Air Service in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	124423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect performance information on the National Police Air Service (NPAS). <br>NPAS is a collaboration of English and Welsh Police Forces. The Service’s Strategic Board comprised of Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners, including the Dyfed Powys PCC, are responsible for overseeing NPAS. <br>HMICFRS published a study of Police Air Support in November 2017. NPAS and the National Police Chief’s Council have both announced that they are undertaking work to address recommendations concerning NPAS.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/01/2018 15:02:08 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

828832

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the status is of the proposal to create a national infrastructure police force; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mike Hill
uin	124457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government continues to consider the feasibility, benefits and risks of creating a national infrastructure police force. As this work continues, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, Ministry of Defence Police and the British Transport Police continue to work together and in collaboration with territorial forces to optimise the protection of the public and our critical infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/01/2018 14:30:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4644 label Biography information for Mike Hill

827259

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Rt. Hon. Member for Meriden representing the Church Commissioners what the policy of the Church of England is on fracking on land owned by the Church of England.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	123905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>All oil and gas deposits in the UK are owned by the Crown. There are no plans for the Church Commissioners to use its land or mineral rights for the purpose of fracking.</p><p>As a policy, The Church Commissioners do not seek applications for seismic drilling/exploration and fracking. Allowing seismic testing/exploratory drilling does not imply approval of fracking, litigation risks arise for landowners should they wish to oppose a request to carry out geophysical surveys on their land. The Church Commissioners seek to minimise this risk.</p><p>The Church Commissioners are responsible landowners and landlords and we seek to protect both our interests and those of our tenants. The Church does not have an official position on fracking and recognises it’s a controversial and evolving issue and people within the church hold a range of views. The Church of England issued a Briefing Paper on Shale Gas and Fracking in December 2016 which can be found here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/shale-gas-and-fracking.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/shale-gas-and-fracking.pdf </a><br></p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 25/01/2018 09:28:11 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

827959

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what analysis he has made of the exposure of NHS trusts to the liquidation of Carillion.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	123919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Carillion provides facilities management services to 13 National Health Service trusts through subcontracts with Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project companies. Carillion is also building two NHS hospitals under PFI contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and the hospital regulator NHS Improvement have been helping trusts supplied by Carillion with planning and will continue to work intensively with trusts over the coming days to minimise disruption. The Government is committed to maintain public services and has an agreement with the Official Receiver to ensure that Carillion workers in public sector contracts will continue to be paid.</p><p> </p><p>The contracts between the trusts and PFI Companies are still in place, which means that each PFI Company is still contractually obliged to manage the projects and find another construction or facilities management services subcontractor who can continue to deliver the services and building work. The PFI Companies are currently in discussions with PWC (on behalf of the official receiver), their lenders and with other service and construction companies to assess how best to continue delivering these contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Three NHS trusts also directly contract Carillion (ie outside of PFI contracts) to provide facilities management services and car parking management. Each NHS trust with a direct contract may, at any given point in time, have amounts owing to or withheld from Carillion on the basis of the contract’s provisions. This data is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has no direct contracts with Carillion.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Carillion provide maintenance services to a number of NHS LIFT Companies. The NHS LIFT Companies have their own contingency plans in place to source these maintenance services from other companies and prior to the current issue have replaced Carillion on a variety of sites. These buildings are typically primary care facilities ranging from general practitioner surgeries to small community facilities.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 25/01/2018 17:17:30 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

827962

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Supported Housing: Finance
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 protections he plans to put in place for people who need supported housing once the Government’s local grant fund, as proposed in the consultation document, Funding Support Housing, is exhausted in a specific local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	123922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We will be working closely with local government to ensure this does not happen.</p><p>We are clear that in the year of introduction in 2020-21 the level of grant will be equivalent to the spend on short-term supported housing had it remained in the welfare system. We will work closely with local authorities over 2018 and 2019 to determine local grant allocations, and will continue to monitor progress over 2020.</p><p>Grant funding after 2020-21 will be set on the basis of current projections of future need, and will continue to take into account the costs of provision. We will also continue to work with local authorities.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 25/01/2018 16:37:14 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

827968

registered interest
date	22/01/2018
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	Affordable Housing: Construction
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of organisations that will miss the deadline for the completion of grant-funded homes under the Affordable Homes Programme 2015 to 2018; and what estimate he has made of the number of homes that will not be completed under that same programme's deadline.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	123928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Affordable Homes Programme is delivered through the Greater London Authority for London and by Homes England outside of London.</p><p>The contractual date for completion of affordable homes in the Affordable Homes Programme 2015-18 is 31 March 2018. With the introduction of the 2016-21 programme part way through this programme the deadline was incorporated into the 2016-21 programme.</p><p>The programme will contain a proportion of homes due to be completed at later dates, where there has been valid delay to the build programme. Where such instances arise each request is individually assessed before a later forecast build completion date is accepted, reducing the possibilities of an organisation missing the deadline.</p><p>It is not possible to give a <em>nationwide</em> figure for the number of homes that will not be completed under the programme's deadline as this would pre-empt the publication of the national statistics.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 25/01/2018 16:54:24 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey