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1045892

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date	22/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forensic Science: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to ISO 17020, entitled, General Criteria for the Operation of Various Types of Bodies Performing Inspection, what progress his Department has made on the (a) approval and (b) introduction of Quality Standards for Collision Investigators.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	211074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Quality standards for collisions investigations are an operational matter for police forces in accordance with guidance set by the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs Council. Forces are required to meet the accreditation by October 2020.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/01/2019 17:29:51 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

1045897

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	City Region Deals: Tayside
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions his Department has had with stakeholders on the Tay Cities Deal.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Kirstene Hair
uin	211333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Since the Tay Cities Heads of Terms were signed on 22 November my officials have met with local partners on a number of occasions to progress the Tay Cites Deal. My officials will continue to engage at a pace set by the local partners.</p><p> </p><p>A further meeting is planned for 5 February with Angus Council to hold further detailed discussions on the conditions of the ring-fenced fund for Angus.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 29/01/2019 17:19:12 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4675 label Biography information for Kirstene Hair

1045900

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department uses to capture the costs of rurality in allocating NHS funding.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	211202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for decisions on the weighted-capitation formula used to allocate resources between clinical commissioning groups. This process is independent of Government. NHS England takes advice from the Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation, a group of academics and other experts.</p><p> </p><p>Target allocations include three adjustments that specifically support remote or sparsely populated areas:</p><p>- an emergency ambulance costs adjustment to reflect longer travel times in sparsely populated areas;</p><p>- an adjustment to remove from the formula supply induced demand in urban areas where people live close to a hospital; and</p><p>- an adjustment to support continued provision by hospitals with 24 hours, seven days a week accident and emergency services that are remote from the wider hospital network and have unavoidably higher costs.</p><p> </p><p>The tendency for rural populations to be older, is naturally taken into account in the overall formula.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 29/01/2019 17:39:38 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1045975

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many unsafe abortions were averted in each country by programmes funded by her Department since 2011; how many unsafe abortions took place in those countries before those programmes started; and if she will publish the methodology used to calculate those statistics.
tabling member constituency	Stone
tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
uin	211082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>This information is not available. It is however possible to model, for illustrative purposes, the number of abortions prevented by improved access to family planning specifically. Between April 2017 and March 2018, we estimate UK aid reached at least 14 million total women and girls with family planning, preventing 1.2 million unsafe abortions.</p><p>Our methodology is explained in the first footnote to the Family Planning page at: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fdfid-results-sector-pages-2017-to-2018-single-department-plan&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7Cc56977b95b674725eaab08d6850b775b%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636842681613481121&amp;sdata=67Ig4kWLLtfSi1xyiDTklge4%2Bmp01a91skwld%2Fay63c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-results-sector-pages-2017-to-2018-single-department-plan</a></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/01/2019 17:01:26 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

1045976

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	Video Games
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what safeguards his Department has put in place to prevent vulnerable people being exploited by the gaming industry.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	211244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Gambling Act 2005 sets out licensing objectives which underpin the regulation of gambling in Great Britain. They include the protection of vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling.</p><p>All operators providing gambling facilities to consumers in Great Britain must be licensed by the Gambling Commission and comply with licence conditions. These include requirements to prevent underage gambling, to intervene when a customer shows signs of being at risk of harm and to offer the facility to self-exclude. Operators may also be required to make tools available to help players manage their gambling, such as setting time or spend limits.</p><p>In May last year the Government published its <em>Review of Proposed Changes to Gaming Machines and Responsibility Measures,</em> which set out a package to strengthen protections further. The response can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-proposals-for-changes-to-gaming-machines-and-social-responsibility-measures</a></p><p> </p><p>As promised in the Review, the Government has passed legislation to reduce the maximum stake limit on B2 machines from £100 to £2. This will come into effect on 1 April 2019. Alongside this we announced action to strengthen safeguards online, including the rollout of GAMSTOP, the online multi-operator self-exclusion scheme. The Gambling Commission has consulted on tightening age and identity verification requirements and will publish a response shortly. It will also launch a call for evidence on gambling on credit and a consultation on customer interaction.</p><p> </p><p>The Review also announced measures to strengthen protections on gambling advertising, including significant new guidance from the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) on protecting vulnerable people, tougher sanctions for operators in breach of advertising codes, and a major advertising campaign aimed at raising awareness of risks around gambling.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/01/2019 18:00:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1045987

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Cleaning Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which service providers are contracted to carry out third party cleaning contracts for her (a) Department and (b) executive agencies; if she will list all of the services delivered by third party contractors to her (i) Department and (ii) executive agencies; and how many people working for those third party contractors are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	211150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>DFID has two Headquarter buildings in the UK, one in East Kilbride and the other in Whitehall.</p><p>Our cleaning requirements are outsourced to Interserve Facilities Management as part of an Affiliates Cluster arrangement managed by Cabinet Office.</p><p>All cleaning staff are paid the London Living Wage or the National Living Wage, as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/01/2019 17:02:30 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1046070

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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 Trusts: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many meetings have taken place between NHS Improvement and NHS trusts to agree plans to improve the financial position of those trusts since 1 April 2018; which NHS trusts have had such meetings with NHS Improvement; and when each such meeting took place.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	211275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is in the attached table. The information relates to formal meetings between NHS Improvement and those National Health Service trusts who are, or were, in financial special measures (FSM) since 1 April 2018. NHS Improvement is in regular contact with FSM providers on a range of issues, not just finance.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement also works closely with these trusts in between these formal meetings.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 29/01/2019 17:37:44 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond attachment 1 file name PQ211275 attached table.docx title PQ211275 attached table
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1046077

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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 Professions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) doctors and (b) nurses that completed training (a) no longer work in the NHS and (b) work abroad in the last year for which information is available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	211282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Doctors can choose to leave the United Kingdom and work abroad at any point during their training or career.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Foundation Programme Office (UKFPO) undertakes an annual survey of doctors in the UK before they complete their two years of foundation training. It shows doctor’s career intentions for immediately after their foundation training. This is the only source of comprehensive data on this subject.</p><p> </p><p>The latest UKFPO Careers Destination report can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/2018-07/2017%20F2%20Career%20Destinations%20Report_0.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.foundationprogramme.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/2018-07/2017%20F2%20Career%20Destinations%20Report_0.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The results show that, for those not going on to work in the National Health Service immediately after foundation training:</p><p>- Around 6% of the respondents (400) intended to practice overseas immediately after completing their foundation training. This has decreased from 11-12% in 2015 and 2016.</p><p>- Around 32% of the respondents (2,200) either:</p><p>- intended to go onto further study or work as doctors in non-NHS settings (10%);</p><p>- intended to take a career break (14%);</p><p>- intended to leave the profession (0.6%); and</p><p>- were still looking for employment at the time of the survey (7%).</p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p>Many of the respondents are expected to return to the NHS in the next three years. Published research from the General Medical Council showed that over 88% of the doctors who finished foundation training in 2014 entered the NHS within three years.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on the number of nursing graduates in England who secured employment as nurses in the NHS. It does not hold data on the numbers who went to work abroad.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 29/01/2019 17:38:46 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1046080

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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: Finance
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 number of NHS and foundation trusts expected to be in deficit at the end of the 2018-19 financial year; and whether the NHS trust sector as a whole is expected to be in deficit at the end of the 2018-19 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	211285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The latest published information, as at Quarter 2 2018-19, forecasted that 111 National Health Service providers would end the year in deficit; with the provider sector overall forecasting a year-end deficit of £558 million.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 29/01/2019 17:35:47 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1046166

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	Greyhounds: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Greyhound welfare boosted through multi-million pound deal with gambling industry, published in January 2019, whether (a) a full audit of the requirements needed has been made in relation to capital costs for repairs to trainers' kennels and tracks and (b) all revenue expenses have been calculated to ensure that no greyhound suffers (i) on the track and (ii) through lack of a good home.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	211184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>On 10th January 2019, Government announced a new funding commitment from bookmakers worth an estimated £3m this year to ensure the welfare of greyhounds is protected and improved. We expect thousands of racing greyhounds are to be better cared for as a result of this new deal. The commitment is set to increase the total amount of funding from bookmakers to the British Greyhound Racing Fund to an estimated £10m this year.</p><p>The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB), responsible for the governance, regulation and management of the sport of licensed greyhound racing in England, Scotland and Wales, has committed to improve licensing and inspection standards on and off track. I look forward to meeting with them and the Greyhound Forum in the coming weeks to discuss this work further. A full audit of trainers’ residential kennels is underway to prioritise upgrades and GBGB has allocated £400,000 specifically for kennel upgrades in 2019. A further £160,000 has been allocated to support tracks which do not currently have air-conditioning in their kennel areas.</p><p>This commitment will further support greyhounds both before and after racing by helping to fund the GBGBs Injury Recovery Scheme and providing £1.4m to the The Greyhound Trust to help find homes for retired greyhounds, ensuring where possible they go on to enjoy a full and active life in retirement.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/01/2019 17:20:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell