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931956

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the gender pay gap in the higher education sector.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	158336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Higher Education Statistics Agency publishes information on staff salaries in the higher education sector. The most recent publication can be found at: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/publications/staff-2016-17" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/publications/staff-2016-17</a>. The government has made no estimate regarding the difference in earnings between the highest and lowest paid employees in the sector.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Higher education providers are autonomous and it is for them to set pay levels for their staff. Universities receive significant amounts of public funding, so it is only right that their senior staff pay arrangements command public confidence and deliver value for money for both students and taxpayers.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The government consulted on behalf of the Office for Students (OfS) on making arrangements for the publication of data on senior staff remuneration.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">From 2018 the OfS will require registered providers to disclose the relationship between the remuneration of the head of the provider and that of all other employees, expressed as a pay multiple. It will also require providers to publish the number of their staff paid more than £100,000 per annum, the total remuneration package of the head of the provider, and a justification for this remuneration package.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The transparency created through reporting, is crucial to accelerating progress to close the gender pay gap. The data on the gender pay gap in the higher education sector can be found at: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/annualsurveyofhoursandearningsashegenderpaygaptables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/annualsurveyofhoursandearningsashegenderpaygaptables</a>.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">From 2018, the OfS will require registered providers to disclose the relationship between the remuneration of the head of the provider and that of all other employees, expressed as a pay multiple. It will also require providers to publish the number of their staff paid more than £100,000 per annum, the total remuneration package of the head of the provider, and a justification for this remuneration package.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Higher Education Funding Council for England, which preceded the OfS, commissioned a project that aims to equalise the gender balance and ethnic diversity of higher education governing bodies. This work will include establishing an online exchange to recruit board members.</ins></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 68149 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah 68170 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 06/07/2018 14:01:27 question first ministerially corrected 06/07/2018 14:16:12 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

794360

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bedford Prison: Discipline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional days of imprisonment were imposed as punishment on prisoners at HM Prison Bedford during 2016?
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	115333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">During 2016, there were 26 instances of additional days awarded as a punishment following an adjudication at HM Prison Bedford, totalling 411 additional days.</ins><del class="ministerial">The number of additional days awarded to prisoners at HM Prison Bedford as a result of adjudications in 2016 was 26.</del></p><p> </p><p>Discipline procedures are central to the maintenance of a safe custodial environment. They are provided for by the Prison and Young Offender Institution Rules, which require adjudications to be conducted lawfully, fairly and justly. Independent Adjudicators are District Judges or Deputy District Judges who attend prisons and young offender institutions when necessary to hear those adjudication cases which are deemed to be sufficiently serious. Such cases may merit a punishment of additional days to a prisoner’s time spent in custody if the prisoner or young person is found guilty. Only Independent Adjudicators can make an award of additional days as a punishment. The most serious offences will be referred to the Police.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/11/2017 17:30:54 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2018 16:41:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 25575 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

794037

registered interest
date	22/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Berwyn Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the level of turnover in staff at HM Prison Berwyn since that prison opened in Spring 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	115125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Berwyn has to date (Friday 24 November) a total of 570 direct employees (this is headcount and not Full Time Equivalents, FTE), since the start we have had 27 resignations. This is a total turnover of 4.7%, 11 of these were Prison Officers which equates to a turnover of 1.9%.</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government is determined to ensure that prisons are properly staffed to deliver safety and security and we are on target to recruit 2,500 extra prison officers across the estate. We are committed to supporting staff in the service, and are launching a retention strategy to help Governors ensure experienced staff remain in the service and are supported, alongside the new recruits.</ins> <ins class="ministerial"> </ins> <ins class="ministerial">Since HMP Berwyn opened in February 2017, the staff turnover, known as leaving rate is provided in the table below.</ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>Table 1: Staff leaving rate at HM Prison Berwyn, February to September 2017</strong></ins> <table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Average staff in post* (headcount) </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Leavers (headcount)</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Leaving rate</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">496</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">27</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5.4%</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><ins class="ministerial">*Based on the average staff in post on the last day of the month from February to September 2017.</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 28/11/2017 17:38:42 question first ministerially corrected 19/12/2017 16:56:04 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 25613 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

771597

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons waiting times for personal independent payment tribunals have increased over the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	108058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The volume of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals made to the tribunal has built up since it was introduced as a new benefit in 2013. As the number, and age, of appeals lodged increased so has the average waiting time.</p><p>Waiting times generally can fluctuate temporarily and geographically, owing to a number of variable factors, including volumes of benefit decisions made locally, availability of medical/disability members, and venue capacity. Any disparity in waiting times is monitored and investigated locally.</p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has been working with the tribunal’s judiciary to identify initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the tribunal, including reviewing current listing practices to increase the number of PIP cases being able to be listed on a session. We are also in the process of recruiting over 350 judicial office holders to provide long term capacity in the tribunal.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The average waiting time for PIP appeals in each of the last four years, in the Alyn and Deeside constituency, is set out below.</ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>The average time (weeks<strong>[1]</strong>) from receipt in HMCTS to outcome for PIP<strong>[2]</strong> Appeals </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Year<sup>3</sup></strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Alyn and Deeside</strong>4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/145</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9.8</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014/15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015/16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">[1] Average Clearance Time - time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2</strong> Personal Independence Payments (New Claim Appeals), which replaced Disability Living Allowance from 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments).</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">3 The table shows information in the financial year April to March.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">4 First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeals for Alyn and Deeside constituents are heard in the Chester venue.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">5 There were fewer than five PIP appeals disposed of at the Chester venue in 2013/14 and as such the waiting time may not be representative of average waiting time.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.</ins></p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 23/10/2017 09:16:08 question first ministerially corrected 23/10/2017 09:33:27 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 16692 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

758810

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Electronic Cigarettes and Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) e-cigarettes and (b) tobacco products were sold in prison shops in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	9456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Numbers of units of e-cigarettes, vaping products and tobacco items sold in prisons in England and Wales in each month for the last year are as set out in the attached annex.</p><p>Prisons are rolling out the smoke free policy, subject to a series of assessments which will test the operational stability, readiness and health readiness of the prisons to implement the policy in a safe, decent and secure way. HMPPS’ health partners in England and Wales are fully involved in supporting prisoners with appropriate smoking cessation services in place.</p><p>The open estate across England and Wales has been smoke free indoors since October 2015.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/09/2017 10:59:45 question first ministerially corrected 15/09/2017 15:01:43 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name 9456 Annex A.docx title Number of Products Sold in Prisons previous answer version 11646 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name 9456 Annex A.docx title Number of Products Sold in Prisons
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

756208

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	G4S: Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to improve the effectiveness of G4S in delivering electronic tagging services.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	7748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Electronic monitoring services in England and Wales have been provided by Capita plc since <del class="ministerial">2013</del><ins class="ministerial">2014</ins>. G4S, under a contract with the Department, provide the necessary hardware (electronic tags and home monitoring units) to support the service. The Department has robust processes in place to monitor and manage contractors and will not hesitate to take action when standards fall short.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/09/2017 13:16:22 question first ministerially corrected 17/11/2017 16:43:22 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 9419 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

756750

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners who have been identified with mental health issues (i) have been subsequently moved to a secure mental health hospital, (ii) are still in the prison where those issues were identified, (iii) have moved prison and (iv) have been moved to a bail hostel in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	8137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The total number of prisoners who have been transferred to a secure hospital under sections 47 or 48 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last seven years<del class="ministerial">, and the numbers of those prisoners recorded as male or female are</del><ins class="ministerial">is</ins> set out below: <table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"> </del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2010</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2011</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2012</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2013</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2014</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2015</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2016</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Male</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1011</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">881</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">884</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">994</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1084</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1067</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1071</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Female</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">85</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">123</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">112</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">107</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">104</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">106</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">104</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1096</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1004</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>996</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1101</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1188</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1173</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>1175</strong></del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2010</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2011</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2012</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2013</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2014</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2015</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2016</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>945</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>953</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>979</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>990</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>1,061</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>1,010</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>980</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><ins class="ministerial">It is not possible to provide a breakdown of these figures by gender; this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</ins> Data on how many (a) male and (b) female prisoners who have been identified with mental health issues (ii) are still in the prison where those issues were identified, (iii) have moved prison and (iv) have been moved to a bail hostel in each of the last seven years is not collected centrally. We take the mental health of prisoners extremely seriously, which is why we have increased the support available to vulnerable offenders - especially during the first 24 hours in custody - and invested more in mental health awareness training for prison officers. We are putting more funding into prison safety and have embarked on major Prison Safety Programme, in order to reduce the number of self-inflicted deaths and incidents of self-harm in our prisons. But we recognise that more can be done and continue to work in partnership with HMPPS, NHS England and Public Health England to improve mental health services for offenders at all points of the criminal justice system.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/09/2017 11:03:43 question first ministerially corrected 17/11/2017 16:44:05 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 10302 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

756813

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any additional funds above the agreed contract for 2016-17 were given to community rehabilitation companies in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	8401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>A total of £37.15m was paid to CRCs above their agreed contracts in 2016/17. These payments were made for a variety of reasons and cannot be broken down by CRC because the information is commercially sensitive. Furthermore, some concessions were agreed with CRCs on a case-by-case basis to enable them to re-invest contractual payment deductions in key areas of the business and improve services.</p><p>In addition, we have made changes to how CRCs are paid for future years so they can focus on activities that best rehabilitate offenders and keep society safe. This additional investment will see projected payments to providers being no higher than originally budgeted for at the time of the reforms. A summary of the variations can be found below. Relevant OJEU notices can be found at http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:45770-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML&amp;tabId=4</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 12/09/2017 11:09:47 question first ministerially corrected 15/09/2017 14:52:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name 8401 Table.png title Table detailing CRC Contract Variations previous answer version 10311 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

657221

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many extra days imprisonment have been given to prisoners for assaults committed on (a) fellow prisoners and (b) prison staff in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	56955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>We want our prisons to be places of safety and reform, and so it is right that offenders who break prison rules are properly punished. Where this amounts to a criminal offence, prisoners should expect to be investigated by the police and face more serious sanctions.</p><p>We are committed to improving safety across the prison estate and are already taking action. This includes tackling the use of drugs, mobile phones and drones, while recruiting new staff and improving protection for staff.</p><p>Information on the number of additional days awarded to prisoners as a result of adjudications for assaults against staff and prisoners in each of the last five years can be found in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/12/2016 17:43:03 question first ministerially corrected 07/02/2017 13:57:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name 56955 - table.xlsx title assaults against staff & prisoners - adjudications previous answer version 26782 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

654463

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Restraining Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many restraining orders imposed in England and Wales in 2014 and 2015 explicitly restricted online contact.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	56514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is clear that stalking and harassment, which cause misery for victims, are totally unacceptable. The fixated nature of stalking may result in a prolonged campaign sometimes lasting many years. So we are determined to do everything possible to protect all victims of stalking and stop perpetrators at the earliest opportunity – even before the stage at which a perpetrator might be prosecuted. That is why, following a public consultation, we have recently announced that there will be a new civil stalking protection order, to support victims of stalking at an earlier stage and address the perpetrator’s behaviours before they become entrenched.</p><p>The number of restraining orders imposed as result of stalking and harassment in England and Wales, 2014 and 2015 can be viewed in the table. Information on the specific restrictions included in a restraining order is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Nor do we hold data on how frequently perpetrators of these crimes seek to contact their victims through action in the civil or family courts. The courts do have powers to deal with unmeritorious claims and applications. The court may strike out the action as an abuse of process or issue an order restricting the litigant’s ability to continue with further applications or claims, either of its own motion or on request by a party to the proceedings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/12/2016 12:51:16 question first ministerially corrected 19/01/2017 17:42:13 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah attachment 1 file name Final table 56513-56515.xls title Table 56513-56515 previous answer version 26921 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts