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843889

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Sexual Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what policies her Department has in place for its staff to report sexual harrassment and other non-consensual sexual behaviour; how many of her Department's staff have been reported for sexual harrassment and other non-consensual sexual activity in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017; in how many cases such reports have led to the suspension, demotion or sacking of the staff in question; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	128163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">All DFID staff are bound by both the Civil Service Code and DFID’s Code of Conduct, which set clear standards of conduct to protect all staff and anyone the organisation has contact with. These codes are well publicised to staff and cover any form of sexual exploitation and abuse, bullying, or harassment of staff, partners or beneficiaries and make clear that staff should not do anything in their private conduct which might discredit the department. DFID has mechanisms to allow staff raising concerns with management along with a distinct whistleblowing hotline which staff can use anonymously to report cases. A breach of any of the standards set out in our Code of Conduct can lead to formal disciplinary action and potential dismissal for gross misconduct.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As previously announced by the Secretary of State, DFID is currently reviewing any locally reported allegations of sexual misconduct involving its own staff. This will complete shortly and therefore we are not currently in a position to share the detail of any cases.</ins></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">DFID’s Dignity at Work policy confirms that DFID is committed to achieving equality of opportunity for our staff and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, bullying or victimisation of employees, this includes sexual harassment and other non-consensual sexual activity. The policy applies to all staff and includes personal responsibilities to create and sustain a working environment free of bullying and harassment where individuals are treated with fairness, dignity and respect. The policy also makes clear how staff should report any concerns.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">DFID’s standards of conduct set out the ethical behaviours and controls required in our day to day work to incorporate the key principles based on the UN’s code on sexual exploitation and abuse in Humanitarian crises. DFID’s Public Interest Disclosure Policy (Whistleblowing) also allows staff and others to raise concerns anonymously to a confidential Email address.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The number of staff formally reported for sexual harassment in the last three years is:</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">2015 - nil</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">2016 - nil</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">2017 - under five.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The key policy documents referred to above have been placed in the House of Commons Library.</del></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/02/2018 12:20:54 question first ministerially corrected 26/02/2018 18:27:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 42848 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

843908

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	One Public Estate Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet, how many people are in the One Public Estate programme's Pool of Experts; from which parent teams in the Civil Service those people have come; and for each such team which of its members of the Pool of Experts have (a) master planning, (b) feasibility studies, (c) options appraisals, (d) surveyors, (e) design and (f) procurement expertise.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	128314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The One Public Estate (OPE) programme is establishing a Pool of Experts to support local OPE partnerships to deliver property-based projects. At present, 23 experts have been accepted into the Pool, as set out below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Specialism</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Experts</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Masterplanning</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Feasibility and Options Appraisals</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Surveying</ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(Building)</em></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(Chartered)</em></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(Quantity) </em></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(8)</em></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(2)</em></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(0)</em></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Project Management</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Design</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Procurement</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total (to date)</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>23</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The programme’s selection process is still underway. In addition to the 23 appointed, a further 35 are going through the application process. Recruitment has been marketed externally and no experts are currently Civil Servants.</ins></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 27/02/2018 17:39:32 question first ministerially corrected 28/02/2018 10:39:17 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 43708 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

843953

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Aortic Aneurysm: Tees Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many women in South Tees died from a ruptured aortic abdominal aneurysm in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	128068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ128068 &128070 .pdf title UKSA Response 2 file name PQ128068_128070 FINAL (1).pdf title UKSA Response question first answered 22/02/2018 14:39:34 question first ministerially corrected 26/02/2018 12:38:24 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 42387 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ128068 &128070 .pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

839211

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
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	Health Services: Complaints
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 formal complaints (a) mental health services and (b) the NHS received in each region in each month of each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	127767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>NHS Digital is the organisation responsible for collecting and publishing National Health Service complaints data. These data were collected annually until 1 April 2015. NHS Digital now collects these data quarterly and monthly data are not available. The attached tables show quarterly data received in respect of NHS mental health services for the periods requested.</p><p> </p><p>Because of changes to the method and frequency of the data collection NHS Digital currently classify data from April 2015 as ‘experimental’ so they cannot be compared with previous years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/02/2018 17:13:41 question first ministerially corrected 26/02/2018 12:38:13 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price attachment 1 file name PQ127767 NHS Complaints Data.xlsx title NHS Complaints Data previous answer version 42074 answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

838354

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek the consent of Her Majesty the Queen for a full decant of both Houses of Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
uin	HL5481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>As a parliamentary programme, the delivery of the Restoration and Renewal (R&amp;R) of the Palace of Westminster is a matter for both Houses of Parliament. I understand that the Queen’s consent <ins class="ministerial">may have to be sought in relation to the Bill to be brought forward in respect of R&amp;R.</ins> <del class="ministerial">may be required in relation to the Bill to brought forward in respect of R&amp;R.<del class="ministerial"> </del></del></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 22/02/2018 17:36:39 question first ministerially corrected 23/02/2018 12:16:15 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham previous answer version 42532 answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4189 label Biography information for Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield

837886

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Fireworks: Prosecutions
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 prosecutions there have been under the Fireworks Regulations 2004 in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	126916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has provided the following information:</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts for offences under the Fireworks Regulations 2004, from 2006 to 2016 (latest available data), can be viewed in the attached table.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data for 2017 are planned for publication in May 2018.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 14/02/2018 14:04:34 question first ministerially corrected 19/02/2018 15:03:18 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths attachment 1 file name PQ 126916 Table .xlsx title Prosecutions under Fireworks Regulations 2006-16 previous answer version 41260 answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

838112

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the total amount spent on overseas aid, including UK aid administered by the EU, between 2010 and 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL5443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2018 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The total amount of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) between 2010 and 2016, including UK aid administered by the EU is shown in the table below. Preliminary ODA spend figures for 2017 will be available in the spring in Statistics on International Development. <strong> </strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em> </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Table: Total UK ODA and UK ODA through the EU, 2010 to 2016</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Year</ins></p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total UK ODA,</strong></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>£ billion</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2010</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2011</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.6</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2012</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">8.8</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11.7</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12.1</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13.4</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial">Source: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2017" target="_blank">Statistics on International Development</a></ins></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The total spending on UK ODA is published annually in the statistics on International Development.</del></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 15/02/2018 14:07:30 question first ministerially corrected 15/02/2018 16:59:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates previous answer version 40655 answering member printed Lord Bates answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

837594

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Democratic Republic of Congo
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) individuals, (b) corporations and (c) other entities had assets frozen (i) in the UK, (ii) in the British Overseas Territories and (c) by UK-based institutions as a result of the sanctions applied to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2017, and what estimate he has made of the value of those assets.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	126713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The approximate aggregate value of funds frozen in the UK (under EU Regulation 1183/2005 Democratic Republic of Congo) was £ 580,000<del class="ministerial">,000</del> at the close of business on 30 September 2016. The figures for the 2017 round of UK frozen funds reporting are in the process of being finalised and as such are not currently available. The frozen funds continue to belong to the individuals and entities listed under the Regulation and are not seized or otherwise held by HM Government. The figure is provided on an aggregate basis so as not to indirectly disclose the value of funds held by particular individuals or entities.</p><p> </p><p>British Overseas Territories adopt all Sanctions listings that the UK do, to be in line with international standards. The specific information on the number of people or entities who have assets frozen in the overseas territories lies with the individual territories themselves.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/02/2018 15:34:32 question first ministerially corrected 15/02/2018 10:26:38 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen previous answer version 40880 answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

837598

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many suspected breaches of financial sanctions were reported to the Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) in 2017; what the value was of those breaches; and how many investigations into breaches, by sanctions regime, have (a) been opened and (b) are ongoing since new powers to impose penalties under the Policing and Crime Act entered into force.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	126717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">A total of 118 suspected breach cases were reported to Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) during the calendar year of 2017. The approximate aggregate value of these suspected breaches was £117million. As of April 2017, a total of 84 suspected breaches have been reported to OFSI since OFSI gained the ability to impose monetary penalties under the Policing and Crime Act 2017- I am unable to comment further on ongoing assessments.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">A total of 133 suspected breach cases were reported to Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) during the calendar year of 2017. The approximate aggregate value of these suspected breaches as reported to OFSI was £1.4bn. As some of these cases are still under investigation this total may change as further information comes to light.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> As of April 2017, a total of 103 suspected breaches have been reported to OFSI since OFSI gained the ability to impose monetary penalties under the Policing and Crime Act 2017- I am unable to comment further on ongoing assessments.</ins></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 08/02/2018 17:31:45 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2018 09:59:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen previous answer version 40485 answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

836024

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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: Publicity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to publicise information to claimants eligible for universal credit who do not have internet access.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	126379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The attached table shows all the contracts DWP currently holds with Capita including the total value of the contracts.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Our data shows that over 99% of claimants using the Universal Credit Full Service make their claim online.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Department uses multiple channels to publicise information for claimants about Universal Credit. These include:</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">Posters and leaflets in jobcentres, including a recent campaign to raise awareness about availability of advances.</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">Working closely with stakeholder organisations (many of whom interact with claimants, face to face and by telephone). This also includes working with local authorities as part of our on-going partnership to improve digital access and capability.</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">Playing short videos in Post Offices and GP surgeries in high claimant areas, and also advertising in transport hubs and shopping precinct locations.</ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">To further support claimants without internet access, all jobcentres across the country have Wi-Fi and computers available, including 8000 additional computers installed to support the introduction of Universal Credit. This provides access to digital channels in every jobcentre for claimants to use when they do not have access at home. A telephone helpline and face to face support are also available for claimants to make and manage a Universal Credit claim.</ins></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/02/2018 16:12:02 question first ministerially corrected 09/02/2018 14:43:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 40066 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 attachment 1 file name 125893 Capita Contracts FR.docx title Capita Contracts
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq