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1062030

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date	15/02/2019
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	Salisbury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps are being taken as part of the long-term programme that has been developed to reposition Salisbury after the Novichok attack last year; and what the objectives of that programme are.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	222007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department is supporting the aspiration of Wiltshire Council to move the narrative away from the incidents and decontamination activity and look to the future for the city and South Wiltshire.</p><p> </p><p>Wiltshire Council are in the early stages of developing a longer-term strategy to further promote recovery and ensure the sustainability of growth in Salisbury and South Wiltshire. Visitor numbers need to be supported to increase to pre-incident levels and wider support and investment in Salisbury and across South Wiltshire is needed to ensure the area retains its status an attractive location for tourists, businesses and investors.</p><p> </p><p>The strategy will focus on local community and wellbeing; economy and regeneration; infrastructure, tourism and culture, with key elements expected to help inform the wider Swindon and Wiltshire Local Industrial Strategy which will be published by March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 20/02/2019 17:34:49 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1062034

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
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	European Regional Development Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how bodies in receipt of funding from the European Regional Development Fund can apply for further funding after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	222009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will continue in the current round (2014-2020) of Structural Funds, including the European Regional Development Fund, as if it had remained a Member State.</p><p> </p><p>In a No Deal, the HM Government funding guarantee ensures that Structural Funds projects signed before the UK exits the EU will continue to be funded. The guarantee also enables new projects to be signed after exit until end 2020, with funding from HM Government replacing EU funding.</p><p> </p><p>Existing and future recipients of the European Regional Development Fund should continue to apply for funding through their existing Managing Authorities, as fund delivery bodies will remain the same after EU exit for the duration of the programmes. This includes the scenario where the United Kingdom leaves the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>Managing Authorities for the European Regional Development Fund are the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (in England); the Devolved Administrations; and HM Government of Gibraltar.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 20/02/2019 17:35:02 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1062036

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
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	Syphilis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2019 to Question 217570 on Syphilis, when Public Health England plans to publish its Syphilis Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	221990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) plans to publish its Syphilis Action Plan in spring 2019.</p><p> </p><p>PHE routinely collects data on syphilis diagnoses made at sexual health clinics that are published each summer. PHE is implementing an updated version of the Genitourinary Medicine Clinic Activity Dataset (GUMCAD) sexually transmitted infections (STI) surveillance system from spring 2019 to better detect the complications of syphilis infection. The GUMCAD STI surveillance system can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/gumcad-sti-surveillance-system" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/gumcad-sti-surveillance-system</a></p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the surveillance of congenital syphilis will form part of the new PHE Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening (IDPS) Programme Integrated Screening Surveillance Service. Further information on the IDPS programme can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infectious-diseases-in-pregnancy-screening-programme-standards/our-approach-to-infectious-diseases-in-pregnancy-screening-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infectious-diseases-in-pregnancy-screening-programme-standards/our-approach-to-infectious-diseases-in-pregnancy-screening-standards</a></p><p> </p><p>Increased professional and public awareness of syphilis in pregnancy and the neonate is planned via a new interactive IDPS e-learning package. The e-learning package can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/nhs-screening-programmes/" target="_blank">https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/nhs-screening-programmes/</a></p><p> </p><p>The provision of patient information and regional training events for healthcare professionals are being considered.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 221991 question first answered 20/02/2019 17:36:14 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1062037

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
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	Syphilis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2019 to Question 217568 on Syphilis, what steps his Department is taking to improve the detection, surveillance and clinical management of syphilis.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	221991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) plans to publish its Syphilis Action Plan in spring 2019.</p><p> </p><p>PHE routinely collects data on syphilis diagnoses made at sexual health clinics that are published each summer. PHE is implementing an updated version of the Genitourinary Medicine Clinic Activity Dataset (GUMCAD) sexually transmitted infections (STI) surveillance system from spring 2019 to better detect the complications of syphilis infection. The GUMCAD STI surveillance system can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/gumcad-sti-surveillance-system" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/gumcad-sti-surveillance-system</a></p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the surveillance of congenital syphilis will form part of the new PHE Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy Screening (IDPS) Programme Integrated Screening Surveillance Service. Further information on the IDPS programme can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infectious-diseases-in-pregnancy-screening-programme-standards/our-approach-to-infectious-diseases-in-pregnancy-screening-standards" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infectious-diseases-in-pregnancy-screening-programme-standards/our-approach-to-infectious-diseases-in-pregnancy-screening-standards</a></p><p> </p><p>Increased professional and public awareness of syphilis in pregnancy and the neonate is planned via a new interactive IDPS e-learning package. The e-learning package can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/nhs-screening-programmes/" target="_blank">https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/nhs-screening-programmes/</a></p><p> </p><p>The provision of patient information and regional training events for healthcare professionals are being considered.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 221990 question first answered 20/02/2019 17:36:14 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1062038

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
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	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2019 to Question 217569 on Abortions, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) address the trend of increased abortion rates for women aged 30 to 34.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	221992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The abortion rate for women aged 30-34 has increased from 15.1 per 1,000 women in 2007 to 18.5 in 2017 but there are a number of factors that need to be considered before drawing conclusions about the reasons for this increase, including any overall increase in conception rates for women aged 30-34.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England is developing a reproductive health action plan to be published this year which will include actions around reducing unplanned pregnancy.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/02/2019 16:42:28 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1062039

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
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: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 14 of the National Audit Report entitled Investigation into the management of health screening, published 30 January 2019, for what reasons the project to replace the National Health Application and Infrastructure Services is 22 months behind schedule.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	221993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p><strong></strong>The priority for NHS England has been to ensure that Capita provide a service that is stable and delivering safely for patients before the change takes place. Early service delivery issues in Primary Care Services England together with recent screening incidents have been the priority to ensure patient safety. The change required to remove the use of National Health Application and Infrastructure Services (NHAIS) is complex due to the aged architecture and local variations in how data is stored on each individual NHAIS database and the sensitivity of that information.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, NHS England has asked Sir Mike Richards to lead a review to improve the delivery of adult screening programmes, and will consider how current IT systems support the ambitions of the programmes.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/02/2019 17:37:17 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1062040

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
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: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to pages 19 to 23 of the National Audit Office report entitled Investigation into the management of health screening, published 30 January 2019, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that threshold targets in all cases of (a) abdominal aortic aneurysm, (b) bowel screening, (c) breast screening and (d) cervical screening are met.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	222010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Prevention and early diagnosis of cancer are key priorities for this Government, and the Department is already working closely with NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) to address the issues this useful report highlights.</p><p> </p><p>The Department holds NHS England to account for the delivery of all adult screening programmes through regular Section 7a accountability meetings where the three organisations review all the key performance indicators (KPIs) for the functions of the S7a agreement including screening coverage data, with a focus on review of any service improvement initiatives and mitigating actions NHS England have put in place where there is underperformance. Screening programmes are part of the bundle of preventative services commissioned by NHS England on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care under the Public Health Functions Agreement (or Section 7A agreement).</p><p> </p><p>NHS England agrees contracts with providers of adult screening programmes to deliver the targets set by the Department, and NHS England manages these contracts to deliver the required performance. National and local levels of performance are measured to reduce variation in local levels of performance against threshold targets.</p><p> </p><p>The Long Term Plan published in January sets an agenda to improve uptake of screening and ensure that all screening and vaccination programmes are designed to support a narrowing of health inequalities.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England also works closely with PHE and the Department and charities on campaigns to boost the proportion of the eligible population that attend for screening. These campaigns aim to increase awareness of the importance of screening and address variations and inequalities.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, NHS England announced in November 2018 that Professor Sir Mike Richards will lead a review of the national cancer screening programmes. The review, expected to report by summer 2019 will include recommendations about how best to maximise uptake of screening, and iron out variation in uptake rates between different geographical areas and different population groups.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/02/2019 17:38:21 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1062047

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
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	Civil Society
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 the Civil Society Strategy, what progress his Department has made on establishing a regular forum for social enterprises to coordinate relations with government; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening the legal framework for co-operatives.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	222015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Society Strategy is long term, setting out our vision for government’s work with and for civil society over the next 10 years and beyond. As we said in the Strategy, we recognise the strong demand from the social enterprise sector for a simpler relationship with Government and the proposal to establish a forum for social enterprises remains an important recommendation. Our resources are currently focused on other priorities from the Civil Society Strategy and on preparing for EU exit. In the meantime we continue to engage closely with representatives from the social enterprise sector on matters of mutual interest, including specific recommendations from the Civil Society Strategy. To inform the scope and remit of the forum for social enterprises, we will convene a meeting chaired by the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Crown Representative in due course. The legal framework for co-operatives and community benefit societies is one of the issues we expect the group will wish to place on its agenda.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 20/02/2019 16:54:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1062048

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that each young person with vision impairment has received appropriately adapted (a) national tests and exam papers and (b) past papers without charge.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	222016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) develops modified versions of National Curriculum tests in enlarged print (Key Stage 2 only), modified large print and braille (Key Stages 1 and 2). They are primarily designed for pupils with visual impairments, although they may be suitable for pupils with other needs. Schools can request permission from STA to open Key Stage 2 tests up to 5 days early if they need to make further adaptations to the test materials to meet a pupil’s specific needs. Schools are not charged for any version of the tests. Past versions of the modified tests are available free of charge so that schools can help pupils prepare and to ensure the materials meet their needs.</p><p>Ofqual is the regulator of qualifications, examinations and assessments in England. As well as requiring regulated awarding organisations to comply with equalities legislation, Ofqual’s General Conditions of Recognition require awarding organisations to monitor their qualifications for any feature which could disadvantage a group of students who share a particular protected characteristic, including those who have a disability due to visual impairment. Under the Equality Act 2010, awarding organisations are required to make reasonable adjustments to assessments for disabled students. Awarding organisations can, and do, make a wide range of adjustments to their assessments, including modifying exam papers (e.g. producing large-print or braille versions).</p><p>Ofqual does not impose any specific requirements regarding past papers, either in standard format or in any modified format. However, the total number and proportion of modified exam papers produced for the annual summer exam series is increasing over time. Awarding organisations and schools and colleges are therefore increasingly likely to have modified papers available to be subsequently used as past papers.</p><p>The awarding organisations that offer GCSEs, AS and A level qualifications do not charge for modified exam papers and where past exam papers have been modified, these are usually made available to schools and colleges free of charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/02/2019 17:07:32 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1062049

registered interest
date	15/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of Qualified Teachers of the Visually Impaired in each local authority in England and Wales; and what assessment he has made of whether those numbers are sufficient to meet demand.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	222017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of teachers who are Qualified Teachers of the Visually Impaired is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Children and Families Act 2014 local authorities have a statutory duty to ensure the sufficiency of provision in their areas for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, by reviewing it regularly in consultation with the local population. This would include provision for children and young people who have a visual impairment.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/02/2019 17:15:40 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra