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833179

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Energy: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to tackle rising energy prices.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	903632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We are bringing forward the Price Cap Bill, an intelligent intervention to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>Ofgem is already capping tariffs for 1 million households this year, and consulting on protection for another 2 million next winter. This is in addition to the 4 million households protected under the pre-pay cap.</p><p> </p><p>That is not all, smart meter rollout, focusing of ECO money on fuel poor households and working with Citizens Advice and the Energy Saving Trust to get people switched to better deals.</p><p> </p><p>All this will help keep bills down for households.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 30/01/2018 15:11:00 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

833180

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	GKN: Melrose
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What representations he has received on the attempted takeover of GKN by Melrose.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	903635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>This is a commercial matter for the companies involved. I have spoken to the Chief Executives of GKN and Melrose to understand their intentions, and will continue to monitor the situation closely.</p><p> </p><p>The Government can intervene in mergers on certain public interest grounds concerning national security, financial stability or media plurality.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 30/01/2018 15:11:20 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

832661

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve the mental health of pupils in primary and secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	903584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We are consulting on the proposals in our green paper on Children and Young Peoples’ Mental Health published last month.</p><p> </p><p>Supported by over £300 million of funding it includes plans to train Mental Health Leads in schools, particularly in how to take a ‘whole school approach’ to promoting and supporting good mental health. Schools will also receive increased specialist support from new clinically-supervised Mental Health Support Teams.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 30/01/2018 16:10:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

830364

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sentencing: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of women have been given custodial sentences as a proportion of all sentences in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	124930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The information can be found in the sentencing data tool in the annual publication, linked below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016</p><p>We are committed to doing all we can to address the issues around female offending so we can better protect the public and deliver more effective rehabilitation. That is why we plan to set out a strategy for female offenders, to improve outcomes and services for women in both the community and custody.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 30/01/2018 16:27:34 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

830365

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Custodial Treatment: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the UK's comparative international position for custodian sentences given to female offenders as a proportion of all sentences in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	124931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of independent assessments of female prison population internationally, such as the <em>World Female Imprisonment List </em>published by the Institute for Criminal Policy Research at Birkbeck, University of London.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to doing all we can to address the issues around female offending so we can better protect the public and deliver more effective rehabilitation. That is why we plan to set out a strategy for female offenders, to improve outcomes and services for women in both the community and custody, including how we can do more in the community so custody is only used when absolutely necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 30/01/2018 16:10:36 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

830369

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2018 to Question 122890, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of renaming his Department in respect of (a) signage, (b) stationery, (c) website, (d) business cards and (e) any other associated costs.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	124935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to my answer to the previous question UIN 121624.</p><p>The Department is currently in the process of implementing the changes of renaming the Department, and costs are at an estimate stage. Costs pertaining to banners, screens and signs are estimated at £3,900. Other costs for stationery, website and other associated costs are to be confirmed.</p><p>Were the Department to have been split as the opposition suggested, costs on these things would be similar or double, although these costs would have been relatively minor in comparison to the vast other costs incurred.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 30/01/2018 17:18:32 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

830379

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Glasgow
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential effect of on the number of free-to-use ATMs in Glasgow operated by independent ATM operators as a result of LINK’s upcoming decision on the ATM interchange fee.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	124945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government will continue to engage with industry to ensure that widespread free access is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which Government set up as an independent regulator in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users, is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and is conducting ongoing work on the impact that changes may have. The PSR has recently published a summary of their work to date, which can be found at https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p> </p><p>LINK, the main scheme behind the UK’s ATM network, has assured us and the PSR that industry is committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. LINK intends to bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in areas of deprivation, where demand would not otherwise make one viable, and has also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 30/01/2018 15:37:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

830383

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Gibraltar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Gibraltar be included in the transitional arrangements between the UK and the European Commission; and if he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	124949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK has committed to fully involve the Government of Gibraltar as we leave the EU to ensure its priorities are properly taken into account in all aspects.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/01/2018 17:52:19 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

830390

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Breast Cancer: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the new provider of Central and East London breast screening services has taken to ensure that those services will be maintained in their current locations.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	124956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Neither NHS England nor NHS Improvement has provided information specifically in relation to the locations to be used under the new contract.</p><p> </p><p>Data from the Breast Screening Programme, England – 2015/16 (NHS Digital) shows that the proportion of people who took up the invitation to attend breast screening services by Central East London Breast Screening Service (CELBSS) was 61.0%, compared to 64.9% for London and 72.1% nationally. NHS England also advises that provisional data for the first quarter of 2017/18 shows that 3,267 (50.1%) of 6,515 invited by CELBSS have attended.</p><p> </p><p>Further information regarding the proportion of people invited to breast screening by Central and East London breast screening services is available on the Public Health England website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework/data#page/3/gid/1000049/pat/6/par/E12000007/ati/102/are/E09000002/iid/90362/age/1/sex/1" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework/data#page/3/gid/1000049/pat/6/par/E12000007/ati/102/are/E09000002/iid/90362/age/1/sex/1</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises that the new contract has yet to be finalised, however the Royal Free will be expected to provide a service and perform in line with the national standards for breast screening set out in the national service specification.</p><p> </p><p>Barts Health NHS Trust, the current service provider, advises that it has been working closely with the Royal Free to ensure an orderly transition, so that patients continue to receive high quality and timely care under the new arrangements. At the same time, Barts is focussing on keeping staff informed and reassured about their own future.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 124957 124958 question first answered 30/01/2018 17:12:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

830391

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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	Breast Cancer: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information he holds on the proportion of people invited to breast screening by Central and East London breast screening services who have taken up that invitation in the last 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	124957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>Neither NHS England nor NHS Improvement has provided information specifically in relation to the locations to be used under the new contract.</p><p> </p><p>Data from the Breast Screening Programme, England – 2015/16 (NHS Digital) shows that the proportion of people who took up the invitation to attend breast screening services by Central East London Breast Screening Service (CELBSS) was 61.0%, compared to 64.9% for London and 72.1% nationally. NHS England also advises that provisional data for the first quarter of 2017/18 shows that 3,267 (50.1%) of 6,515 invited by CELBSS have attended.</p><p> </p><p>Further information regarding the proportion of people invited to breast screening by Central and East London breast screening services is available on the Public Health England website at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework/data#page/3/gid/1000049/pat/6/par/E12000007/ati/102/are/E09000002/iid/90362/age/1/sex/1" target="_blank">https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/public-health-outcomes-framework/data#page/3/gid/1000049/pat/6/par/E12000007/ati/102/are/E09000002/iid/90362/age/1/sex/1</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England advises that the new contract has yet to be finalised, however the Royal Free will be expected to provide a service and perform in line with the national standards for breast screening set out in the national service specification.</p><p> </p><p>Barts Health NHS Trust, the current service provider, advises that it has been working closely with the Royal Free to ensure an orderly transition, so that patients continue to receive high quality and timely care under the new arrangements. At the same time, Barts is focussing on keeping staff informed and reassured about their own future.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 124956 124958 question first answered 30/01/2018 17:12:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms