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1104477

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Job Satisfaction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of morale in the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	910007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence places great importance on the morale of our Armed Forces and we are taking steps to enhance the positive aspects and experiences of Service life. Issues previously identified in the survey have already informed the development of a range of programmes under way across Defence and the single Services including Flexible Service and the Future Accommodation Model.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/03/2019 16:49:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1104478

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Honours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to ensure that veterans are honoured for their service; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	910008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Our veterans are honoured and recognised in a number of ways. The publication of the Strategy for our Veterans, the Veterans ID card, the Veterans Badge, Armed Forces Day and events throughout the year, including the D Day 75 commemorations in June, recognise the huge debt we owe to those who have served in HM Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces Covenant is a cross-Government pledge to support the Armed Forces community, including veterans, across all sectors of society.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/03/2019 16:48:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

1092707

registered interest
date	21/03/2019
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	China: 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 representations the Government has made to the Chinese Government on human rights abuses in detention camps in Xinjiang.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	235276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We have serious concerns about the human rights situation in Xinjiang and the Chinese Government’s deepening crackdown; including credible reports that over 1 million Uyghur Muslims have been held in re-education camps, and reports of widespread surveillance and restrictions targeted at ethnic minorities. Visits to Xinjiang by diplomats from our Embassy in Beijing have corroborated much of this open source reporting.</p><p>Ministers and senior officials have been raising our concerns directly with the Chinese authorities for some time, and will continue to do so. At the 40<sup>th</sup> session of the UN Human Rights Council which ran from February to March 2019, the Minister for the Commonwealth and UN, Lord Ahmad raised our concerns about Xinjiang during his opening address (on 25 February). The UK also raised concerns about Xinjiang during our item 4 statement on 12 March, and we co-sponsored a side event on “Protecting the fundamental freedoms in Xinjiang” on 13 March.</p><p>I raised our concerns about Xinjiang with Vice Minister Guo Yezhou during my visit to China on 22 July 2018. The Foreign Secretary, also raised our concerns about the region with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to China on 30 July 2018.</p><p>During China’s Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council on 6 November 2018, the UK made a statement which described our concerns about the treatment of ethnic minorities in China, including Uyghurs.</p><p>Following the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the Minister for the Commonwealth and UN issued a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/universal-periodic-review-31st-session-minister-for-human-rights-statement" target="_blank">statement</a> where he said: “I am very concerned about the human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the re-education camps and the widespread surveillance and restrictions targeted at ethnic minorities, particularly the Uyghurs. The UK and many of our international partners have made clear during China’s UPR that this is a priority issue. We recommended that China should implement Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination recommendations in Xinjiang and allow the UN to monitor implementation.”</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 25/03/2019 17:23:42 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1092066

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) the armed forces and (b) BAE systems employees in Saudi Arabia are not in violation of international humanitarian law as a result of in-country services to the Royal Saudi Air Force.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	234764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>There are restrictions on the provision of direct support to Royal Saudi Air Force operations.</p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 18 March 2019 to question 232090.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/03/2019 16:47:27 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton attachment 1 file name 232090 - Saudi Arabia - Military Aid.docx title 232090 - Saudi Arabia; Military Aid
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1092074

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2019 to Question 228123 and the Answer of 18 March 2019 to Question 232088, how UK military personnel support Saudi compliance with International Humanitarian Law (a) without advance knowledge of Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen and (b) not having witnessed any violations International Humanitarian Law.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	234771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>We provide training and advice to the Saudi Coalition to support compliance with International Humanitarian Law. The British military has some of the highest standards in the world in how we conduct ourselves in armed conflicts and seek to avoid civilian casualties; we are happy to share our hard-won experience with our partners.</p><p>We draw from our own experiences in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere to learn lessons and to improve our processes even further. It is entirely right that we share techniques for minimising civilian casualties with other countries to ensure their military campaigns can be conducted in the most humane manner possible.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/03/2019 16:46:23 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1092076

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many developments and blocks identified as having ACM cladding have been subject to a full settlement under the NHBC buildings warranty scheme so that the remediation work will be covered by that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	234773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is aware that the NHBC has currently accepted 7 warranty claims for buildings with unsafe Aluminium Composite Material cladding in England and Wales. A number of these claims include multiple buildings. Further claims are still being considered.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/03/2019 17:52:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 109905 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1092077

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government,what estimate he has made of the number of flats in the 163 private residential blocks with ACM cladding that are still awaiting remediation.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	234774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>MHCLG estimate there are approximately 16,600 dwellings in the 163 private residential blocks with Aluminium Composite Material cladding systems unlikely to meet Building Regulations which are yet to be remediated.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/03/2019 17:52:41 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 109906 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1092078

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Mental Health Services: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made towards meeting the target of having over 1,500 mental health therapists in primary care by March 2019; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	234701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Data for the workforce providing mental health therapy services in the community via the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme are available from the 2015 IAPT Workforce Census, which recorded 8,588 IAPT staff (by headcount, equivalent to 7,205 full time equivalents) as at 30 April 2015.</p><p> </p><p>More recent data are not available.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/03/2019 17:39:15 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1092079

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
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	Pharmacy: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made towards meeting the target of having over 1,300 clinical pharmacists working in GP surgeries by March 2019; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	234702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The General Practitioner (GP) Forward View, published in 2016, set out plans to recruit an additional 1,500 clinical pharmacists into general practice by 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>Following a recent consultation, several changes have been made to the data processing and methodology for general practice workforce data back to September 2015. Figures produced under the old and new methodologies are not comparable and revised figures have so far been published for December 2017, September 2018 and December 2018 only. The remainder of the September 2015 to December 2018 data is planned for publication on 25 April 2019 and cannot be disseminated before this date. The number of pharmacists working in general practice in March 2019 will be published in May 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The recently published five-year general practitioner (General Medical Services) contract included funding for the new Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme, in Primary Care Networks (PCNs). PCNs will be guaranteed funding for up to an estimated 20,000 additional staff by 2023/24. This funds new roles for which there is both credible supply and demand. The scheme will meet a recurrent 70% of the costs of additional clinical pharmacists, physician associates, first contact physiotherapists, and first contact community paramedics; and 100% of the costs of additional social prescribing link workers. The scope of the scheme will extend gradually, reflecting available supply and funding. Funding will be available from July 2019 for clinical pharmacists through the scheme</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 25/03/2019 17:39:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1092081

registered interest
date	20/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Human Rights
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 the Home Office guidance Fee waiver: Human Rights-based and other specified applications, how many visa applications have been made in the categories (a) five-year partner and five-year parent route (ECHR Article 8 rights), (b) 10-year partner, parent or private life route (ECHR Article 8 rights), (c) extension of leave to remain where applicant was refused asylum or humanitarian protection and granted discretionary leave and (d) extension of discretionary leave for victims of trafficking or slavery, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	234704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>Data on the number of applications for extension of Leave to Remain in the categories requested is not published in quarterly immigration statistics. Data on the number of fee waiver applications is not captured in a form that can be reported and to provide the data requested would require individual scrutiny of all applications within the scope of the question. This would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The department do publish the number of grants and refusals of in country leave to remain applications by category as part of the quarterly immigration statistics.</p><p>This is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/list-of-tables#extensions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-december-2018/list-of-tables#extensions</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 234705 question first answered 25/03/2019 17:04:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron