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1144038

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
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	Climate Change: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress has been made through international co-operation on tackling climate change.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	912261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>As the first G7 country to legislate for net zero by 2050, the UK is leading the world’s response to tackling the effects of climate change. That is why we are leading the resilience and adaption strand with Egypt at the upcoming Climate Change summit in New York. That is why we hope to host COP26 in Glasgow next year in partnership with Italy.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 03/09/2019 16:53:43 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1144351

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of magistrates courts closures on (a) waiting times for cases to be heard and (b) the frequency with which cases are adjourned.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	286362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service monitors waiting times and the proportion of cases which are completed at first hearing. There is no indication that either have been adversely affected by the closure of magistrates’ courts since 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The closure of a court is subject to public consultation and a decision to close is not taken lightly. In every case, the Lord Chancellor will only agree to close a court when satisfied that effective access to justice can be maintained.</p><p> </p><p>We are reinvesting every penny raised from selling these underused buildings into modernising the justice system to provide swifter and easier access to justice for all</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/09/2019 13:31:35 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1144424

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
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	Universal Credit: Pilot Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to her oral contribution of 22 July 2019 on Universal Credit managed migration, Official Report, column 1149-1150, if she will publish the advice she received from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments on the use of a negative Statutory Instrument for a pilot of managed migration and payments to severely disabled people who lost out in transferring to Universal Credit.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	286363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/09/2019 16:35:05 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1144425

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
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	Universal Credit: Pilot Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to her oral contribution on 22 July 2019 on Unviersal Credit managed migration, Official Report, column 1149-1150, on what date her Department received advice from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments on the use of a negative Statutory Instrument for a pilot of managed migration and payments to severely disabled people who lost out in transferring to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	286364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/09/2019 16:35:46 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1143156

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Unsolicited Goods and Services: Vulnerable Adults
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that vulnerable people are protected from aggressive or unsolicited sales techniques in the legal services sector.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	284832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The direct regulation of the legal profession in England and Wales is independent of Government. Regulators in the legal services sector, such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board, have strict rules on how individuals and firms should deliver their services. Individuals should approach the relevant regulator directly if they have any specific concerns, and further details can be found on their respective websites.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/09/2019 15:46:10 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1141337

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
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	Breast Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to ensure breast cancer screening is a prioritised by the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	281059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Following the Independent Breast Screening Review, the Government has committed to making sure that the breast screening offer to women is clear, reflected in public-facing materials, and implemented consistently across all breast screening services, including in the policy and related programme guidance and training.</p><p>The breast screening service specification 2019/20 will set out the national standards for every breast screening provider service for the whole of England. This service specification is based on recommendations from the UK National Screening Committee and reflect clinical advice from Public Health England. The standards are used in contracts that are held locally between NHS England regions and breast screening providers.</p><p>Further, NHS England asked Professor Sir Mike Richards to lead a review of the current screening programmes, including breast cancer screening. The review will provide recommendations to improve uptake of screening, improve delivery, learn lessons from recent screening incidents, and modernise and expand diagnostic capacity. This review will report shortly.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/09/2019 14:28:23 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1139932

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
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	Cricket: Sportsgrounds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of cricket pitches that have been sold for (a) housing development and (b) other commercial development since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	278596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is completely committed to playing our part in strengthening grassroots cricket in this country, and are working with Sport England and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to help improve the prospects for the game at all levels. Since 2009, Sport England has invested £100,070,150 of Government and National Lottery funding into the game of cricket including investing in new and existing cricket facilities, boosting participation in the game and attracting people of all ages from diverse backgrounds to start or continue playing cricket.</p><p>DCMS does not hold figures for the number of cricket pitches sold for housing or commercial development. Sport England records show there are currently 7,106 pitches in England which are operational at present, whether that be local authority, school, club owned, free to play or otherwise.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 22/07/2019 09:29:51 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1139341

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date he plans to publish the consultation on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	277846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government will consult widely on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Final decisions on the composition of the Fund are due to be made following the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 277847 question first answered 22/07/2019 11:22:04 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1139346

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the funding allocated to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be equivalent in real terms to those EU funding streams it will replace.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	277847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government will consult widely on the design of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Final decisions on the composition of the Fund are due to be made following the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 277846 question first answered 22/07/2019 11:22:05 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1139350

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	European Social Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of employment support projects that are funded by the European Social Fund.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	277848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>European Social Fund (ESF) projects aim to increase labour market participation, promote social inclusion and develop the skills of the potential and existing workforce, including amongst the most vulnerable people in society.</p><p> </p><p>To date, 363 projects have set out to achieve this within the current England ESF programme (this figure excludes technical assistance projects), amounting to total investment worth £3.65 billion, around £2 billion of which is EU funded. This figure will increase as further projects are agreed and delivered over the lifetime of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/07/2019 14:34:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury