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1050003

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Fairgrounds: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many accidents have occurred at funfairs and amusement parks in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	213367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The figures in the table below provide the number of reported injuries in Great Britain to (a) workers and (b) members of the public, notified to HSE under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences 2013 (RIDDOR), where the industry activity recorded for the incident is ‘Activities of amusement parks and theme parks’.</p><p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has a dedicated National Fairground Inspection Team (NFIT) which enforces health and safety law at fairgrounds and theme parks in Great Britain. NFIT inspectors are located throughout GB and respond to accidents and incidents in their local area. They can also call on support from a range of Specialist Inspectors if necessary. The team also targets proactive inspection of fairground rides with known problems and other areas of higher risk; for the coming year’s inspection plan, 19/20, inflatable devices are identified within it as an area of work.</p><p> </p><p>Online guidance freely available from HSE website has recently been revised and the content of this made known to industry dutyholders via their trade bodies. Local Authority colleagues who also have powers to inspect such devices have been made aware of this information also.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Members of the Public</p></td><td><p>Workers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p>54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>369</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The following points should be noted:</p><ol><li>Statistics are identified by Standard Industrial Classification 2007 (SIC 2007) class 9321 – Activities of amusement parks and theme parks.</li><li>The term worker includes employees and self-employed persons combined.</li><li>The details provided are for injuries reported under RIDDOR – a single accident may result in more than one injury and more than one report.</li><li>RIDDOR data needs to be interpreted with care because it is known that injuries to members of the public at fairgrounds and theme parks tend to be over-reported in some parts of the industry and under-reported in others. HSE’s analysis of the data for injuries to members of the public at fairgrounds and theme parks in 2014/15 found that upwards of 75% of reported injuries did not meet the criteria for a RIDDOR reportable injury.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/02/2019 17:44:31 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1049989

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Macular Degeneration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when stem cell treatments for wet age-related macular degeneration will be made available on the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	213355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Stem cell treatments for macular degeneration are in an early experimental phase of development. It is too early at present for the National Health Service to consider making it available.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/02/2019 17:13:37 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1049990

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Multiple Sclerosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when haematopoietic stem cell transplantation treatment will be made available on the NHS for people with multiple sclerosis.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	213356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>NHS England has a published commissioning policy which permits access to autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplant as a clinical option for some patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have been clinically assessed as eligible by transplant and MS specialists taking into account risks and benefits. The commissioning policy is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/b04-haematp-stem-cll-transplt.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/01/b04-haematp-stem-cll-transplt.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/02/2019 17:14:09 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1049997

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it a requirement that all care home providers routinely check the blood sugar levels of their diabetic occupants.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	213361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to make it a requirement that all care home providers routinely check the blood sugar levels of their diabetic occupants.</p><p> </p><p>Where there is a need to address the care of older people with diabetes who are resident in care homes we would expect all local health economies to ensure that there is appropriate monitoring and managing of blood sugar levels and for health and care partners to work together to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan has set out plans to upgrade National Health Service support to all care home residents who would benefit by 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) monitors, inspects and regulates the quality of adult social services. Everyone has the right to receive safe, high-quality care, and if the CQC find instances where care has fallen short of this, they will use their powers to make sure people get the services they are entitled to.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/02/2019 17:12:42 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1050016

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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 Services: Disadvantaged
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 link between areas of deprivation and health service usage.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	213320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government seeks to ensure everyone has the same opportunity for a long, healthy life. There are currently inequalities in the use of health services with the most deprived parts of the population having more avoidable hospital admissions and greater use of accident and emergency services. This is why the Department’s prevention vision puts prevention at the heart of the nation’s health, shifting the focus from treatment of individual conditions to improving long term health for all and putting more resource into primary and community care.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan sets out how the National Health Service will develop over the coming years and take stronger action surrounding health inequalities. NHS England has committed to ensuring a higher share of funding goes towards geographies with high health inequalities. This funding is estimated to be worth over £1 billion by 2023/24.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/02/2019 17:31:32 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1050026

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Portsmouth International Port: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal on the processing time of freight at Portsmouth International port.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	213449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Government departments have been working to design customs and other control arrangements at the UK border in a way which ensures goods can continue to flow into the country, and will not be delayed by additional controls and checks. Transitional simplified procedures, which were announced on 5 February, will contribute to ensuring smooth inbound flow at ro-ro ports including Portsmouth.</p><p> </p><p>Officials have also engaged specifically with Portsmouth International Port to gain an understanding of the operations, including peak flows; and of the impacts of various EU exit scenarios on processing of freight traffic, with a view to supporting detailed local operational and resilience planning. However, the Department is not expecting the strategic road network to be disrupted.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 213451 question first answered 05/02/2019 17:18:37 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1050027

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Class Sizes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average state school class size is in (a) the UK, (b) Hampshire and (c) the city of Portsmouth.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	213450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>information on average class sizes in state-funded schools in England is published in the annual ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ statistical release: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2018</a>.</p><p>In January 2018, the average primary school class size was 27.1, while the average secondary school class size was 21.2.</p><p>In Hampshire, the average class size for state-funded primary schools is 27.7, while the average class size for state-funded secondary schools is 23.0.</p><p>In Portsmouth, the average class size for state-funded primary schools is 27.6, while the average class size for state-funded secondary schools is 21.9.</p><p>​This only covers England, as education in the UK is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/02/2019 16:22:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1050028

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Portsmouth International Port
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Portsmouth International port on the effect of peak ferry times on the processing capability of the port in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	213451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Government departments have been working to design customs and other control arrangements at the UK border in a way which ensures goods can continue to flow into the country, and will not be delayed by additional controls and checks. Transitional simplified procedures, which were announced on 5 February, will contribute to ensuring smooth inbound flow at ro-ro ports including Portsmouth.</p><p> </p><p>Officials have also engaged specifically with Portsmouth International Port to gain an understanding of the operations, including peak flows; and of the impacts of various EU exit scenarios on processing of freight traffic, with a view to supporting detailed local operational and resilience planning. However, the Department is not expecting the strategic road network to be disrupted.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling grouped question UIN 213449 question first answered 05/02/2019 17:18:37 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1050042

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	African Swine Fever
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which countries that export meat to the UK have experienced outbreaks of African swine flu.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK does not import pig meat from any countries outside of the European Union (EU) that are affected by African swine fever (ASF).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Countries that export pig meat to the UK do so in accordance with safeguard measures which ensure their exports carry a negligible risk of infection. Of those countries within the EU that export pig meat to the UK, only Poland and Romania have experienced outbreaks of ASF in their domestic pig herds in the last six months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Measures to control and eradicate ASF are put in place immediately by any EU Member States where outbreaks are found. These measures include the establishment of restriction zones around infected premises and restrictions on the movement of pigs, pig products and anything likely to spread disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Wider regionalisation measures restrict the movement and trade of pigs and pig products from affected regions of EU Member States dependent on their risk status. Trade from these areas is subject to meeting strict conditions depending on their circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/02/2019 17:53:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050043

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	African Swine Fever
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has recently commissioned research into a cure for African swine flu; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Defra provides funding to the Pirbright Institute for research into African swine fever (ASF), including research into developing a safe and effective vaccine against ASF. At the present time there is no available cure or vaccine available for ASF.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/02/2019 17:55:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew