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944049

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date	18/07/2018
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	Parks: Repairs and Maintenance
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 assessment he has made of the effect on community wellbeing of putting in place detailed statutory responsibilities for the maintenance of public parks by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	165560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not want to impose excessive central reporting burdens on local government and has sought to reduce pressure on local authorities through the <em>‘new burdens doctrine’. </em>This requires departments to justify why new duties are being placed on local authorities. Therefore, any new statutory duties would be subject to the new burdens doctrine.</p><p>Many local authorities already work very closely on wellbeing issues and are keen to develop effective approaches. Best practice models are shared by the Local Government Association, which is a member of the <em>‘Parks Action Group’ </em>and a pivotal partner in the group’s work in reviewing a range of issues relating to parks and green spaces in England. On 24 May, the Association hosted the <em>‘Action on Parks’</em> conference sharing learning and best practice with local authorities.</p><p>The Government has committed £500,000 to support the <em>Parks Action Group’</em> and the work to safeguard and enhance parks and green spaces. The Government will report back to Parliament on the group’s progress later this year.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 23/07/2018 14:33:07 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

944053

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will allow large employees to pass a greater proportion of their Apprenticeship Levy vouchers on to their supply chain subcontractors.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	165562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Employers that pay the apprenticeship levy access their apprenticeship funds by opening an apprenticeship service account.</p><p>Through this account, employers can transfer up to 10 per cent of their annual funds to any number of other employers, including employers in their supply chain. We will keep the 10 per cent transfer limit under review. We encourage all employers to use the opportunity to transfer this sum.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 23/07/2018 15:51:45 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

944055

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	Ofwat
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 assessment he has made of the implications for water company debt equity structure, interest payments and dividends of Qfwat recommendations on company borrowing for PR19.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	165563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>On 9 April, Ofwat announced a package of reforms for the water sector, which push companies to share benefits of their financial arrangements with customers, increase their financial resilience, and ensure greater transparency in dividends and executive pay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government fully supports Ofwat’s reforms to the upcoming price review process to make water companies work as diligently for customers as for their shareholders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 23/07/2018 14:01:22 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

944059

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his representative supported the publication of a joint communique at the June OECD Ministerial Meeting.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	165565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>​At this year’s OECD Ministerial Council Meeting on 30-31 May, HMG was represented by The Rt Hon Mel Stride MP, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, and Baroness Fairhead, Minister of State at the Department for International Trade. UK officials worked hard alongside representatives of the other 34 OECD Members to agree a joint statement. Whilst the UK was ready to join consensus on the final draft of the text issued by the Chair, the text did not meet consensus and no Ministerial Statement was adopted.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 23/07/2018 15:09:03 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

942836

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she has taken to ensure that the UK's future trading arrangements align with the African Continental Free Trade Area.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	165005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>We welcome African efforts to develop an African Continental Free Trade Agreement. As we leave the EU, we are seeking to replicate the effects of the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), which are development-focused trade deals with developing countries. We also intend to allow many non-EPA developing countries to continue to benefit from tariff-free or reduced tariff access to the UK market. These arrangements will complement the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, at the same time as they strengthen UK trade opportunities around the world.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/07/2018 14:42:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

943146

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Cameroon: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of reports received on the alleged massacre of women and children by Cameroonian special forces.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	165008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The footage broadcast by British media on 17 July was shocking. I welcome President Biya's decision to open an urgent investigation. Any member of the Cameroonian security forces found to have been involved in human rights violations must be held accountable. There is no justification for such appalling acts. The UK's position on human rights is clear: they are universal and must apply equally to all.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/07/2018 15:20:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

943148

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Cameroon: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the human rights implications of the (a) activities of the Cameroonian armed forces and (b) relationship between those activities and Boko Haram.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	165009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>Senior officials regularly discuss the situation in Cameroon with their P3 counterparts. The British Government is absolutely clear that human rights are universal and must apply equally to all, and that all allegations of abuse must be investigated. It is also an irrefutable fact that respect for human rights is a crucial part of countering extremism, regardless of the security situation, and I have made this point clear when meeting Cameroonian Ministers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/07/2018 15:21:34 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

943166

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding was provided by the European Investment Bank to UK businesses in each year for which records are available since 1998; and what assessment he has made of the contribution of funding by that bank to the UK economy over that period.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	165010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The European Investment Bank, and its offshoot, the European Investment Fund, have been an important source of finance for infrastructure investment and growth businesses in a range of sectors including energy, transport, housing, education, water and sewerage. The EIB publishes details of all their projects on their website. Financing details of all projects can be found at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.eib.org/projects/loan/list/?region=1&amp;country=GB" target="_blank">http://www.eib.org/projects/loan/list/?region=1&amp;country=GB</a></p><p> </p><p>As set out in the joint report on progress during phase 1 of the negotiations, the government considers that there could be mutual benefit from a continuing arrangement between the UK and the EIB, and wishes to explore these possible arrangements in the second phase of negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also continuing to take steps to ensure that finance continues to be available for good infrastructure projects and growth businesses: the UK Guarantees Scheme, which gives government support for private infrastructure finance, has been broadened to offer construction guarantees, and at Budget the Chancellor launched the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund to support the transition to zero emission vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/07/2018 15:26:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

943169

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of remaining a member of the European Investment Bank after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	165011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>In her speech in Florence on 22 September 2017, when setting out the UK’s aims for the Implementation Period, the PM made clear that; “The United Kingdom will cease to be a member of the European Union on 29th March 2019. We will no longer sit at the European Council table or in the Council of Ministers, and we will no longer have Members of the European Parliament.”</p><p>This means that in March 2019 the UK will no longer be a full member of the EIB as it will no longer be a Member State. This also means that, as agreed in December, repayment of the UK’s capital will commence in 2019.</p><p>The UK considers that it may prove to be in the mutual interest of all sides for the UK to maintain some form of ongoing relationship with the EIB Group after leaving the EU, and we will explore these options with the EU as part of the negotiations on the future relationship.</p><p>And as the Chancellor said in his Mansion House speech last year, if we do not maintain our relationship with the EIB group, we will be prepared. The government has already taken steps to increase support for infrastructure finance and high-growth businesses, and will keep that support under review as negotiations progress.</p><p>The British Business Bank has already raised the limits on the amount it can invest in venture capital funds from 33% up to 50%, and brought forward of some of the £400m additional investment that was announced at the Autumn Statement 2016, providing the BBB with the flexibility to significantly increase its investment. The Infrastructure and Projects Authority has also broadened the range of the UK Guarantees Scheme by offering construction guarantees for the first time.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/07/2018 15:30:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

943172

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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	Pharmacy: Digital Technology
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 his Department is taking to prepare the pharmacy sector for (a) digital first pharmacy services and (b) other technological change.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	165012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The community pharmacy IT infrastructure is being modernised, enabling the integration of community pharmacies within the wider National Health Service. In 2016 the Quality Payments Scheme was introduced to align an element of payment to quality and to support integration. The scheme has led to a number of improvements including the roll out of NHS Mail to 11,411 pharmacies across England, enabling digital communication of patient information. Continued integration will support the delivery of digital services in future.</p><p> </p><p>We have also made good progress to enhance the tools pharmacy professionals have at their disposal through programmes such as the Electronic Prescription Service and access to the Summary Care Record, which is now accessible in over 95% of pharmacies.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/07/2018 15:02:54 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah