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947240

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date	24/07/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will hold discussions with the (a) Mayor of London and (b) representatives of London boroughs on accelerating the installation of rapid electric charging points for taxis.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	167885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>DfT Ministers meet regularly with the Mayor of London and the Metro Mayors. New provisions have been included in the recently adopted Automated and Electric Vehicles Act to enable Metro Mayors, including the Mayor of London, to seek to require provision of chargepoints at large fuel retailers in their areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) is in regular contact with Transport for London (TfL) and Local Authorities, and works with them to accelerate the installation of rapid chargepoints for taxis and public use. OLEV officials work collaboratively on EV Infrastructure provision, as a member of the Mayor of London’s recently launched EV Infrastructure Taskforce, at which London boroughs are also represented. Government is providing £18m to TfL to install 300 rapid chargepoints, of which 90 are to be taxi dedicated. To date, 116 rapid chargepoints have been installed, of which 56 are taxi dedicated.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/09/2018 10:57:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

947245

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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	NHS: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect of licensing the National Institute for Health Research to use the NHS brand on the development and dissemination of research on front line NHS clinical practice; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	167853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), which is funded by the Department, supports health and care research and translates discoveries into practical products, treatments, devices and procedures.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is renewing and refreshing the underlying strategy for the NIHR and is currently assessing how best to reflect the breadth of the NIHR’s work in its brand, including research in the National Health Service, public health, social care and international settings. The NHS, patients and the public will always be at the centre of NIHR research.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/09/2018 10:21:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

947264

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will take steps to prevent broadband services using copper which is sold as fibre.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	167947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the UK's independent regulator of advertising. It recently reviewed the use of the term ‘fibre’ to describe part-fibre and full-fibre broadband and concluded in November 2017 that the term 'fibre' is unlikely to mislead consumers as currently used in the advertising of part-fibre broadband services. Permission for judicial review of this ASA's decision has been granted by the Administrative Court.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 May 2018, the ASA has also implemented a new guidance on broadband speeds advertisement stating that speed claims should now be based on the download speeds available to at least 50% of customers at peak time, and no more on 'up to' speeds available to at least 10% of customers. Ofcom has also updated its Code of Practice on Broadband Speeds recently.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 05/09/2018 10:07:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

947279

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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	NHS: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the auditing procedure that is in place to ensure that timesheets of agency and night workers in the NHS are accurate.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	167854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>Individual trusts have their own internal auditing function which is there to assure the board of the sufficiency of control systems within each organisation. It is for trusts to ensure timesheet process is robust are accurate, and where any weaknesses are found report this to their Audit Committee, Local Counter Fraud Specialist or the NHS Counter Fraud Authority for further investigation.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 05/09/2018 10:35:19 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

947297

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS in England of special medicinal products over the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	167951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>In the most recent 12 month period for which data is available (June 2017 to May 2018) the cost of National Health Service special medicinal products dispensed in the community in England was £70.5 million down from £135.5 million in 2010.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/09/2018 10:25:43 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

947306

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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	Health Services and Social Services: East Midlands
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 are being taken to support the coordination and joining-up of the health and care systems in the East Midlands; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	168086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>Like all local areas, East Midlands local authorities and clinical commissioning groups have pooled budgets under the Better Care Fund (BCF) for the purposes of integrated care, and developed BCF plans according to their local needs.</p><p> </p><p>The BCF has encouraged collaborative working in local areas. Many local areas in East Midlands voluntarily pooled more BCF funds than required. Their local health and care leaders also indicated that the overall delivery of the BCF has improved joint working and integration of health and social care in their area.</p><p> </p><p>The Five Year Forward View set out a clear vision on how to close the gaps of the health and wellbeing of the population, the quality of care provided, and the finances and efficiencies of NHS services. Sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) and integrated care systems (ICSs) are the NHS’s chosen vehicle to deliver this vision. All local areas, including those in East Midlands, have already got their local plans and partnerships in place to achieve this. As STPs and ICSs continue to develop, we expect them to make more progress in integrating care across their area, bringing together organisations to provide more seamless and joined-up care for patients.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/09/2018 10:10:35 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

947307

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential effect on encouraging people and businesses to be more environmentally-friendly and on energy security of establishing an exemption from any valuation uplift of business premises for business rates purposes when solar panels have been fitted.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	168087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>Solar panels are only rateable for business rates purposes where they are supplying energy for the business occupying the property. Where the energy generated is wholly or mostly sold to consumers, the panels are exempt from business rates. This is an established principle for rating energy generation. New microgeneration installations benefit from a business rate exemption until the following revaluation.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses occupying properties with solar panels are also benefiting from recent reforms and reductions to business rates worth over £10bn by 2023, including switching from Retail Price Index to Consumer Price Index uprating of business rates and increasing the frequency of revaluations.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/09/2018 09:41:28 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

947308

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
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	Respite Care
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 money each local authority received via clinical commissioning groups in 2017-18 to provide breaks for carers as a proportion of the £130 million of Government funding for carers' breaks included annually in the Better Care Fund.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	168088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>The clinical commissioning groups minimum allocation to the Better Care Fund (BCF) in 2017-18 includes £130 million of funds for the provision of carers’ breaks.</p><p> </p><p>Local BCF plans set out the level of resource that will be dedicated to carer-specific support, including carers’ breaks, and identify how the chosen methods for supporting carers will help to meet key outcomes. The exact breakdown on spend for carers breaks is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/09/2018 10:17:49 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

947325

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the number of suspensions in primary and secondary schools in Coventry; and what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on support for schools with high numbers of suspensions.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	167855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>The National Statistics release ‘Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England 2016 to 2017’ includes information on the number and rate of permanent and fixed period exclusions. The full release is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/permanent-and-fixed-period-exclusions-in-england-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>Information for local authorities by academic year is available in the Underlying data section of the release, in the file “national_region_la_school_data_exc1617.csv”. The data can be filtered by the columns “year, “level” and “la_name”.</p><p>In March, the Government announced an externally led review of exclusions practice, led by Edward Timpson CBE. The review will consider how schools use exclusion and share best practice.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/09/2018 08:33:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

947379

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2018 to Question 165182, by what means HMRC plans to distinguish between a good settled in its final destination in the UK and a good destined to travel on to the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	168130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>Under the Facilitated Customs Arrangement, the UK will apply the EU’s tariffs and trade policy for goods intended for the EU; while applying its own tariffs and trade policy for goods intended for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Where a good reaches the UK border, and the destination can be robustly demonstrated by a trusted trader, it will pay the UK tariff if it is destined for the UK and the EU tariff if it is destined for the EU. This is most likely to be relevant to finished goods, and we will seek to maximise the number of trusted traders who can pay the correct tariff at the border.</p><p> </p><p>Where the destination of the good cannot be demonstrated at the point of import, the higher of the UK or EU tariff will be due. Where the good’s destination is later identified to be the lower tariff jurisdiction, it will be eligible for a repayment from the UK equal to the difference between the two tariffs. This is most likely to be relevant to intermediate goods.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA, including how goods destined for the UK and the EU will be distinguished, will be designed to make it as simple as possible for businesses to engage with. The final details will be subject to negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/09/2018 09:37:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt