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1180713

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Foreign Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to coordinate with the EU on foreign policy after the transition period; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>After the Transition Period, we will engage the EU as we would any other partner: as sovereign co-equals. Foreign policy will be for the British Government to determine, but we will continue to work closely with the EU and its Member States on a wide range of issues. We will continue to tackle shared threats together within a broader framework of friendly dialogue and cooperation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/03/2020 14:06:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1180721

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Maternity Services: Fees and Charges
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 women not entitled to NHS healthcare were charged for the cost of maternity care in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	21126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 21128 question first answered 02/03/2020 13:27:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1180722

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to bring forward legislation for a long-term NHS plan.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	21127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to support the National Health Service to improve patient outcomes by delivering the Long Term Plan.</p><p>We are currently considering the NHS’s recommendations thoroughly and will bring forward detailed proposals shortly</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/03/2020 13:31:37 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1180723

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Maternity Services: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was (a) invoiced and (b) collected in charges for maternity care in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	21128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 21126 question first answered 02/03/2020 13:27:38 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1180730

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Food: Production
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his timetable is for publishing a new geographical indications scheme for food producers.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	21284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government’s new geographical indications (GI) schemes will enter into force at the end of the transition period at 11pm on 31 December 2020. The schemes will welcome applications from applicants from then. They will provide automatic protection for all existing UK GIs (and any new UK GIs registered in the EU on or prior to 31 December 2020).</p><p> </p><p>The new domestic logos (and detailed guidance on usage requirements and best practice) will be made available to GI producers and retailers prior to the end of the transition period. Use of the EU logos will no longer be required on products from 1 January 2021. Producers will still be able to use the EU GI logos on products (both when on sale in the UK and the EU) should they wish to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed guidance on the UK Government’s new GI schemes will be made available to GI producers and retailers prior to the end of the transition period. Until 31 December 2020, EU rules on GIs will continue to apply in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 02/03/2020 11:36:22 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1180762

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Environment Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff have been employed by the Environment Agency in each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	21298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The below table shows the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) in England only from 2009:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>a) Directly</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>b) Contracted Basis</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Perm Employees</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fixed Term Contract Employees</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Employment Agency Staff</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contractors</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>09/10</p></td><td><p>10,918</p></td><td><p>359</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td><p>452</p></td><td><p>12,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>10,063</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>209</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>10,512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>9,816</p></td><td><p>158</p></td><td><p>516</p></td><td><p>139</p></td><td><p>10,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>10,345</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>11,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>10,068</p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>10,608</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>9,624</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>343</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>10,235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>9,556</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>10,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>9,839</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>607</p></td><td><p>10,896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>9,174</p></td><td><p>316</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>283</p></td><td><p>10,006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18/19</p></td><td><p>9,577</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>297</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>10,429</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2020</p></td><td><p>9,918</p></td><td><p>359</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>10,752</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The changes in the number of staff who work at the Environment Agency represent the Spending Review settlements and income received from charge payers. The response uses England only figures as pre 2013 the Environment Agency was made up of England and Wales. Following 2013 it is England only. In addition, 896 Full Time Equivalents transferred to Defra Corporate Services under a Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) arrangement in November 2017.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 02/03/2020 09:37:38 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1180763

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Flood Control: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of flood defence funding has been allocated to (a) Yorkshire and Humber, (b) the South East, (c) London, (d) the North West, (e) the East of England, (f) the West Midlands, (g) the South West, (h) the East Midlands, (i) the North East and (j) England since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	21299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Between 2010/11 and 2018/19 the Government has invested over £3.3 billion to better protect the country from flooding. This includes over 1,200 flood defence schemes which have better protected over 400,000 homes. The Government has also invested over £1 billion to maintain flood defences</p><p>In addition to this, in September 2019 a further £62.35 million of Government spending was announced to protect communities across Yorkshire, Cumbria, the North East and South East of England from flooding. In total, more than 9,000 homes will be better protected against flooding through this round of funding.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>ONS Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/2011 to 2018/2019 Government Investment (£k)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>National or Cross-Boundary</em></p></td><td><p><em>421,971</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>326,130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>426,356</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>192,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>130,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>371,759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>547,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>360,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>108,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>480,627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,364,957</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 02/03/2020 13:28:07 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1180766

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to start its review of the effect of the six-month rule which prevents terminally ill people who are expected to live longer than six months from having their benefits claims fast-tracked.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	21302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department is taking forward as a priority its evaluation of how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of their life and those with severe conditions. We have made progress on all areas of this work and will be continuing to engage with clinicians and claimants to ensure their views are heard.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 02/03/2020 13:16:19 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1180797

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Appeal Tribunal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average wait time is between an appeal being lodged at the Employment Appeals Tribunal to that appeal being heard.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	21315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service does not hold published information on the average time between an appeal being lodged at the Employment Appeal Tribunal and that appeal being heard.</p><p>Internal Management Information held works to a target of 75% of appeal cases heard within 26 weeks of appeal registration. Registration differs to lodgement as when an appeal is received/lodged with the Employment Appeal Tribunal, it will be assessed by a member of the Judiciary prior to any registration.</p><p>Latest performance indicates that between April 2019 and September 2019, 77% of Employment Appeal Tribunals were heard within 26 weeks of registration. This is internal management information only and the data is provisional and subject to further change.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/03/2020 12:48:20 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1180815

registered interest
date	26/02/2020
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to Answer of 24 February 2020 to Question 725, what the locations of the are of the small-scale Proof of Concepts for the warning system; and what the timescales are for (a) those proof of concepts and (b) reporting to the House on her Department's assessment of their effectiveness.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	21326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The small scale proof of concept took place in South London and we hope to complete the internal evaluation by the Spring at which point further decisions can be made on the next stages.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 02/03/2020 11:57:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck