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1166680

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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	Iran: Christianity
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 representations he has made to the Iranian authorities on the treatment of Christians in that country.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	6182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>Iran's human rights record continues to be of serious concern to the UK, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has designated it as one of its Human Rights Priority Countries. We regularly raise the treatment of religious and ethnic minorities in Iran with the Iranian Government, and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record on all human rights issues. At the UN General Assembly in September, we brought the international community together at a UK-hosted event to shine a spotlight on Iran's human rights abuses. We will also be using Iran's forthcoming Universal Periodic Review in November, to raise concerns about the ongoing discrimination and targeting of religious minority groups, including the Christian community.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 31/10/2019 16:44:04 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1166681

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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	Iran: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what monitoring his Department has undertaken of prison sentences imposed on Christian ministers and other religious figures by the Government of Iran on the basis of that people in those positions present a risk to national security.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	6183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of reports about the continued harassment and mistreatment that the Christian and other minority groups face. The continued restrictions on freedoms of expression, religion and belief are deeply worrying. While some religious minorities are formally protected in the constitution, the reality is that many non-Muslims face discrimination. Despite constitutional recognition, the persecution of Christians has been continuous, systemic, and institutionalised.</p><p>We support the assessment of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights that discrimination against the Christians in Iran is sanctioned by a lack of constitutional recognition and the absence of other legal protections for adherents of this faith. We regularly call upon Iran to cease harassment of all religious minorities and to fulfil its international and domestic obligations to protect freedom of religion or belief. Work has begun to implement the recommendations from the Bishop of Truro’s Review in a way that will bring real improvements in the lives of those persecuted because of their faith or belief.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 31/10/2019 16:54:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1150977

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Fire Extinguishers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received on the merits of mandatory installation of fire sprinklers in all (a) new and (b) refurbished schools in England; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to make such installation mandatory.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	2660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Earlier this year, a Call for Evidence was held on the review of the Department’s Building Bulletin 100: ‘Design for Fire Safety in Schools’. This included questions on fire suppression systems, such as sprinklers. The responses have been analysed and follow up technical studies are being carried out by consultants. Until this work is completed, the Department’s policy on installing sprinklers in schools remains unchanged.</p><p>As part of this review, Department officials will be liaising further with their counterparts in Scotland and Wales on the impact of requiring sprinkler installation in new and refurbished school buildings.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 2661 question first answered 29/10/2019 13:04:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1150978

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Fire Extinguishers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will request assessments from the (a) Scottish and (b) Welsh governments on the potential effect of requiring compulsory installation of fire sprinklers in (i) new and (ii) refurbished schools in Scotland and Wales; and if he will publish an assessment of the potential benefits of such legislation in England.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	2661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Earlier this year, a Call for Evidence was held on the review of the Department’s Building Bulletin 100: ‘Design for Fire Safety in Schools’. This included questions on fire suppression systems, such as sprinklers. The responses have been analysed and follow up technical studies are being carried out by consultants. Until this work is completed, the Department’s policy on installing sprinklers in schools remains unchanged.</p><p>As part of this review, Department officials will be liaising further with their counterparts in Scotland and Wales on the impact of requiring sprinkler installation in new and refurbished school buildings.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 2660 question first answered 29/10/2019 13:04:46 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1150663

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 7 October 2019 to Question 290620 on Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control, what steps she is taking to ensure that badgers from the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s Woodchester Park research centre are not inadvertently killed in surrounding cull zones.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	1885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s ongoing study of the wild badger population at Woodchester Park can adapt to assess any new impacts on the badger population, including from licensed badger culling taking place across Gloucestershire, which is in the Bovine TB High Risk Area of England. Woodchester Park’s work will continue to support policy and research in line with our TB strategy’s adaptive and evidence-based approach.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 1886 1887 question first answered 28/10/2019 10:51:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1150664

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 7 October 2019 to Question 290620 on Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control, whether it is her Department's policy that a marked badger from the Woodchester study area found in a cull zone would be shot.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	1886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s ongoing study of the wild badger population at Woodchester Park can adapt to assess any new impacts on the badger population, including from licensed badger culling taking place across Gloucestershire, which is in the Bovine TB High Risk Area of England. Woodchester Park’s work will continue to support policy and research in line with our TB strategy’s adaptive and evidence-based approach.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 1885 1887 question first answered 28/10/2019 10:51:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1150665

registered interest
date	18/10/2019
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 7 October 2019 Question 290620 on Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control, whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect on research outcomes of the culling of animals that are part of that research programme.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	1887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s ongoing study of the wild badger population at Woodchester Park can adapt to assess any new impacts on the badger population, including from licensed badger culling taking place across Gloucestershire, which is in the Bovine TB High Risk Area of England. Woodchester Park’s work will continue to support policy and research in line with our TB strategy’s adaptive and evidence-based approach.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 1885 1886 question first answered 28/10/2019 10:51:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1150188

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Groceries Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of cases heard by the Grocery Code Adjudicator (a) were successfully proven (b) were unsuccessfully proven and (c) dropped before a decision could be made in each years since the establishment of the Adjudicator.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Groceries Code Adjudicator’s (GCA) remit is set out in the Groceries Code Adjudicator Act 2013. The GCA’s statutory functions are to investigate suspected breaches of the Code based on issues raised and information received and to arbitrate, where requested, in disputes between suppliers and designated retailers. Since June 2013 the GCA has concluded two investigations and seven arbitrations. In each investigation the GCA found the relevant designated retailer had breached the Groceries Supply Code of Practice. The outcome of arbitrations is confidential.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 24/10/2019 12:32:16 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 715 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1149222

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
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	Hospitals: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the 10 most frequent causes of admission to an NHS hospital; were in the most recent 12 month period for and how many people were admitted for each of those causes, in that time period which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>This information is not collected in the format requested.</p><p>NHS Digital published its Hospital Admitted Patient Care Activity for 2018-19 on 19 September 2019.</p><p>Data are set out in the following table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Patient admission - sub-chapter description</p></td><td><p>Number of Finished Admissions Episodes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Complications of labour and delivery</p></td><td><p>1,056,809</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other diseases of intestines</p></td><td><p>646,953</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arthropathies</p></td><td><p>609,032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen</p></td><td><p>554,882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Health services in circumstances related to reproduction</p></td><td><p>539,391</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Disorders of lens (including cataracts)</p></td><td><p>456,184</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory/respiratory system</p></td><td><p>440,918</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Diseases of oesophagus, stomach and duodenum</p></td><td><p>430,757</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In situ and benign neoplasms and others of uncertainty</p></td><td><p>430,698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue</p></td><td><p>387,191</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity/2018-19" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/hospital-admitted-patient-care-activity/2018-19</a></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/10/2019 12:03:02 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1149078

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Midwives: Training
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 (a) student midwives there were, (b) people graduated from pre-registration midwifery training and (c) training places for pre-registration midwifery students were (i) made available and (ii) filled in each of the last three academic years.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	41
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) in the following table. shows the number of students accepted onto midwifery courses over the last three full academic years.</p><p> </p><p>Midwifery student acceptances</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Midwifery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of acceptances</p></td><td><p>2,395</p></td><td><p>2,600</p></td><td><p>2,680</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source: UCAS end of cycle data, 2018</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The following table shows the number of midwives who graduated in England in 2016-17. Data for 2018-19 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>Midwifery graduates</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Midwifery</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Academic year</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of graduates</p></td><td><p>2,162</p></td><td><p>2,091</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: Health Education England (HEE) analysis of Higher Education Statistics Agency Student Record</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In 2016/17 HEE commissioned 2,605 midwifery places of which 2,602 were filled. Following the removal of the bursary in 2017 midwifery places are no longer directly commissioned by HEE. Places are filled via the normal university application process with the Department making funding available for the provision of their clinical placements while studying.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/10/2019 11:01:52 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew