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1076645

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the number of firefighters on fire service capacity to respond to emergency calls.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	909399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Recent data show that the average total response time to primary fires has remained the same as last year, and for secondary fires has increased by 1 second since last year.</p><p>Total response times have risen gradually since 1994 but are now starting to stabilise.</p><p>Fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/02/2019 18:08:30 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

1076693

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Disclosure and Barring Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to make changes to the Disclosure and Barring Service after the Supreme Court judgment of 30 January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	909409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The judgment found two aspects of the disclosure regime to be incompatible with the Article 8 right to private life.The Government will carefully consider the details of this complex judgment.</p><p>Any legislative changes will not only conform to the judgment, but will continue to ensure that the disclosure regime supports effective protection for children and vulnerable adults.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/02/2019 16:44:40 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1076694

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Gloucestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase the number of police officers in Gloucestershire.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	909410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on the numbers of police officers in a force are for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners, held to account by the communities they serve.</p><p>The Gloucestershire PCC has announced he will increased precept by £24 in 2019/20 meaning they will increase funding by £8.5 million compared to 2018/19.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/02/2019 16:46:13 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1076695

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner: Mayors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What oversight he has of the consultation to merge the role of West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner with that of West Midlands Mayor.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	909411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government supports the second devolution deal for the West Midlands which envisaged incorporating the role and powers of the PCC into the Mayoralty.</p><p>A two-stage public consultation is being carried out locally to seek views on the transfer. The conduct of the consultation is a matter for the West Midlands Combined Authority.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 25/02/2019 16:47:50 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1064657

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to tackle domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Gillian Keegan
uin	909406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>On 21 January we published a landmark draft Domestic Abuse Bill, containing a ground-breaking series of measures to promote awareness, support victims, tackle perpetrators and improve services.</p><p>We have also published a package of non-legislative actions that will see further support for children, the elderly, disabled, male and migrant victims and those in the LGBTQ community.</p><p>We have already committed over £100million to tackle violence against women and girls, including £20m for victims of domestic abuse and £40 million for safe accommodation services.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/02/2019 17:47:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan

1064305

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from the higher education sector on reducing tuition fees.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	223784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Review of Post-18 Education and Funding is considering how we ensure funding arrangements across post-18 education and training are transparent and do not act as barriers to choice or provision, and how best to promote value for money for students and taxpayers.</p><p>As part of the review, an independent panel, chaired by Philip Augar, has undertaken an extensive programme of engagement with stakeholders and experts, including the higher education sector, students and recent graduates.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 25/02/2019 14:01:27 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1064306

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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	NHS: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the capital budget was used to support radiotherapy in 2018; and what proportion of the capital budget will not be committed by the end of the 2018-19 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	223787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Modernising radiotherapy services is crucial to our ambition to increase cancer survival rates and a number of strategic Departmental capital programmes have supported investment in 2018-19 in this area.</p><p>In 2018-19 around £106 million capital funding has been budgeted for the following radiotherapy related programmes:</p><p>- £46 million for the Linear Accelerator programme, part of £130 million of investment over three years; and</p><p>- £60 million for the Proton Beam Therapy programme, part of £250 million investment in two new centres by 2020-21.</p><p>This investment represents 1.8% of the total £5.983 billion 2018-19 capital Departmental Expenditure Limit.</p><p>The Department has also approved £29.4 million of capital investment in 2018-19 to Cancer Alliances to encourage local areas to find new and innovative ways to diagnose cancer earlier, improve the care for those living with cancer and ensure each cancer patient gets the right care for them.</p><p>In addition to this central programme, individual National Health Service provider organisations will also have made local capital investments to support radiotherapy from their own local capital programmes. The Department does not collect information at this level of granularity.</p><p>The Department’s overall capital budget is fully committed in 2018-19 and we work closely with NHS England, NHS Improvement and other delivery partners to ensure that it is utilised to maximum effect to support improvements in patient care.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/02/2019 17:44:40 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1064308

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Birmingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has plans he to meet the families of the 21 innocent victims of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings to discuss their campaign for justice; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	223790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Birmingham pub bombings were a dreadful and cowardly attack on innocent people. I will of course meet with my honourable friend and Justie4the21 to discuss their campaign. It would be inappropriate to make a statement on the Birmingham pub bombings given inquest hearings are due to start shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 25/02/2019 16:53:21 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

1064310

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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	Brazil: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Brazil on the future (a) human rights and (b) welfare of indigenous groups in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	223791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>​I met Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo on 4 February and we discussed a range of topics. Our Embassy in Brasilia frequently engages with the Brazilian Government on human rights matters, including issues affecting indigenous peoples. The UK is proud to defend its values and will not shy away from expressing where we disagree. The UK's view is clear: human rights must be respected.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/02/2019 17:13:05 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1064311

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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	Philippines: Age of Criminal Responsibility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Philippines on proposals to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility in that country to 12 years old.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	223792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>​We continue to urge the government of the Philippines to consider their position over this issue carefully, in particular we consider it important to ensure there are appropriate juvenile detention facilities in place before proceeding with proposals to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary has not discussed this issue with the Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs. However, the British Embassy in Manila continues to raise this, and other human rights issues, with relevant stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 25/02/2019 17:14:15 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman