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416609

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	North Korea: Droughts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking in response to reports by UNICEF of a serious drought in North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	8659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>We are not currently responding directly to the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. However, we continue to monitor the situation in DPRK through our humanitarian department and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office network.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 11/09/2015 13:31:50 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

391487

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) children came forward as potential victims of human trafficking in each year since 2012; how many such people (i) were returned to their country of origin and (ii) stayed on in the UK; how many of those who stayed in the UK were granted asylum; and what data is collected from each shelter administered by the Salvation Army scheme.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	8025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of potential victims of human trafficking who were referred into the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) in each year since 2012, broken down by the age of the potential victim at the time of referral.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Adult</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Minor</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Transgender </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>636</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>1186</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>469</p></td><td><p>901</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>154</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>1746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>1124</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>2340</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It is not possible to accurately provide comprehensive information on the outcomes of those referred into the NRM. The Salvation Army provides the Home Office with information on the number of victims it has supported and the types of exploitation encountered.</p><p> </p><p>It also provides case specific information such as the NRM decision and victims’ country of origin.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/09/2015 15:55:50 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

391502

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to the public purse was of administering shelters organised by the Salvation Army where potential trafficked victims have been placed; how much such funding goes to individual non-governmental organisations who ran such shelters in 2014; and how much of the overall Government grant for these shelters is spent by the Salvation Army on administration and running costs.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	8024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Salvation Army and their 11 subcontractors provide support for potential victims of trafficking in England and Wales. The contract is jointly funded by the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice. The management of the contract was transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the Home Office in March 2014, so data is provided for the financial year 2014/15.</p><p>In the financial year 2014/15, the total cost of the contract was £5,158,251, of which £235,440 was spent on administration and management of the contract. The remainder was spent by The Salvation army and their subcontractors on providing support to potential victims.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/09/2015 16:04:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

389233

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burundi: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on providing additional funds to the Regional Refugee Response Plan for the situation in Burundi.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	6798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>We are seriously concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Burundi.</p><p> </p><p>To support the international response and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Burundi Regional Refugee Response Plan, DFID has provided £9.25million to support relief efforts for Burundian refugees fleeing to Tanzania and £3.9million to support Burundian refugees in Rwanda. This funding will be deployed to provide life-saving activities (water and sanitation infrastructure, shelter, health and food rations).</p><p> </p><p>We have deployed human resources to improve the quality of the response (a secondment to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to work with the country team in Burundi to strengthen coordination and planning, as well as a DFID Humanitarian Advisor to work with Tanzania and Rwanda DFID offices to monitor the situation and develop appropriate programme responses).</p><p> </p><p>DFID is also the main donor to the international NGO consortium START network, which provides funding to international NGOs to rapidly respond to emergencies and build the capacity of local NGOs. DFID has provided £13.7million to the network for its global operations since April 2014. To support the humanitarian response to the Burundian situation, START has so far released £442,327 in Burundi, £275,281 in Rwanda, £ 430,203 in Tanzania and £330,000 in the DRC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID continues to work closely with the FCO to monitor the situation in Burundi and in the surrounding areas and to work with our partners to respond to needs on the ground.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 16/07/2015 16:13:15 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

389481

registered interest
date	13/07/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps the Government is taking to improve the timely delivery of a local plan in areas where a local authority has not produced such a plan.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	6802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government strongly encourages all areas to get up-to-date Local Plans in place. Although we have supported all authorities in plan-making, and recently seen significant positive plan-making progress, there is more that we can do to ensure comprehensive Local Plan coverage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Productivity Plan, published on 10 July, outlined the Government’s commitment to ensuring that Plans are put in place and to bringing forward measures to improve the plan-making process. We intend to set out shortly in a statement how we will take these measures forward, engaging closely with the sector in doing so to ensure that any reforms build upon recent positive progress on plan-making.</p><p> </p><p>I would openly encourage all areas to put renewed effort into plan-making as Local Plans are the best way of working with the community to provide certainty as to what development is appropriate and where.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/07/2015 14:03:07 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

387843

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Statistics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to ensure that the most recent relevant academic research is taken into account when preparing departmental statistical analyses.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	5668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>Departmental statistical analyses are informed through use of relevant data, research and policy requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 14/07/2015 13:28:54 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

387844

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Palliative Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will take steps to widen the availability of the most effective pain relief techniques for dying patients.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	5669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that everyone at the end of life receives high quality, compassionate care that is personalised to their needs, including the management of symptoms such as pain. The new approach to care at the end of life that we introduced last year is based on five priorities for care of the dying person, which explicitly state the importance of looking after people’s physical needs, including pain symptoms, as well as their spiritual, psychological, social, cultural and religious needs. All staff and organisations involved in providing end of life care are responsible for ensuring the care they deliver is based on the priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Quality Standard on End of Life Care for Adults sets out best practice on the care and treatment of adults at the end of life. It provides specific, concise quality statements and measures to provide the public, health and social care professionals, commissioners and service providers with definitions of high-quality care.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Quality Statement 4 of the Standard is that “People approaching the end of life have their physical and specific psychological needs safely, effectively and appropriately met at any time of day or night, including access to medicines and equipment.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Specific NICE clinical guidelines on the use of opioids for pain relief and the management of pain symptoms in a range of specific conditions also set out best practice and support clinicians in making clinical decisions and planning and delivering individualised care to people at the end of life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 09/07/2015 15:13:25 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

385520

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2015 to Question 1960, what representations his Department has received from (a) other developed countries, (b) UN bodies, (c) EU institutions, (d) international health bodies and (e) international ethics bodies on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	4186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>We have received no such representations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/07/2015 11:46:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

385521

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Family Planning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2015 to Question 216, whether it is his policy that services provided by the Family Planning Association constitute sufficient social, medical and practical support for women experiencing unplanned pregnancies in the UK; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of social, medical and practical support for women experiencing unplanned pregnancies in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	4185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Local sexual health services and those that commission these services are best placed to assess the effectiveness of information and support available in their area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/07/2015 13:33:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

385522

registered interest
date	24/06/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2015 to Question 2148, whether it is his policy that a registered medical practitioner may form a good faith opinion for the purposes of section 1(1)(a) of the Abortion Act 1967 after having signed the statutory form HSA1.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	4147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Our policy is that providers follow the guidance published in May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/07/2015 13:32:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce