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937820

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date	10/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Indonesia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 123992 to Question 123992 on Indonesia: Arms Trade, whether the arms granted in the licenses to Indonesia where used in the Indonesian provinces of (a) Papua or (b) West Papua.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>All decisions to approve export licences to Indonesia are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (Consolidated Criteria). Decisions are based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from our overseas network.</p><p>We have no information to suggest that UK supplied equipment to Indonesia has been used in a way which is inconsistent with the Consolidated Criteria. We do not routinely monitor where, within a jurisdiction, goods are used after a licence has been granted. However, we will revoke any licences that we assess to be no longer consistent with the Consolidated Criteria, for example because of changed circumstances in the export destination.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/07/2018 16:58:50 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937431

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Medical Treatments: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his policy priorities are in the Accelerated Access Pathway programme; and what the implications are of that programme for life-extending treatments.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>In December 2017, the Government published the Life Sciences Sector Deal, which detailed our commitments to taking forward the ambition in the Life Sciences Industrial Strategy. This included implementing the response to the Accelerated Access Review, which sets out a plan to increase the rate of uptake of innovative products.</p><p> </p><p>In delivering this response, the Government has brought together the key Government, National Health Service and industry partners to form the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) which will drive the uptake and adoption of innovation in the NHS, identifying and supporting the innovations that will be most transformative for patients.</p><p> </p><p>The AAC will oversee the Accelerated Access Pathway, streamlining regulatory and market access decisions, and providing additional support to increase uptake of the most transformative innovations.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/07/2018 11:34:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937432

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Obesity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Government Guidance on Childhood obesity: a plan for action, updated on 20 January 2017, how funding generated from the sugar levy will be integrated into that action plan; and how such activity will be reported and monitored.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The Childhood Obesity Plan committed to use the revenue from the soft drinks industry levy to invest in programmes to reduce obesity and encourage physical activity and balanced diets for school age children.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2017, we announced that we would use that revenue to double funding for the Primary PE and Sport Premium to £320 million a year. Schools are required to report on their websites how they have used their premium to deliver sustainable improvements to PE and school sport.</p><p> </p><p>The government has committed a further £100 million of revenue generated from the levy for the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund in 2018-19. This fund is intended to improve children’s and young people’s physical and mental health by enhancing access to facilities for physical activity, healthy eating, mental health and wellbeing and medical conditions. Responsible bodies and institutions who receive a Healthy Pupils Capital Fund allocation or have bid successfully for funding through the Condition Improvement Fund must report on use of the funding using the same processes for school capital allocations.</p><p> </p><p>The government is using £26 million from the levy to fund a breakfast club programme between 2017-18 and 2019-20. Family Action, in partnership with Magic Breakfast are leading the programme. They will report to the department who will monitor progress as well as ensure the aims and objectives are being met. Family Action have also appointed an evaluator to conduct an evaluation for the innovation projects and they will also report on the larger scaling up of the Breakfast Club Services.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing £22 million from the levy in an Essential Life Skills programme in the 12 Opportunity Areas to enable disadvantaged children aged 5-18 to participate in regular extra-curricular activities, including sporting activities, to develop essential life skills. The department is working with Opportunity Areas to monitor the overall impact of the different activities that they are engaged in.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/07/2018 14:56:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937433

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Hearing Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the 15 May 2018 report of the National Deaf Children's Society on reductions in financial support for the education of deaf children, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of that support for those children.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>In relation to reductions in financial support for the education of deaf children and the adequacy of support for those children, I refer the hon. Member for Leeds North West to the answer I gave on 14 June 2018 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-06-11/152124/" target="_blank">152124</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 17/07/2018 15:05:28 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937434

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	High Rise Flats: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding will be allocated for the improvement of safety measures in tower blocks in Yorkshire and the Humber.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government will fully fund the removal and replacement of unsafe Aluminium Composite Material cladding systems that have failed large scale tests, commissioned by Government in 2017 on social residential buildings 18 metres and over owned by councils and housing associations, with costs estimated at £400 million.</p><p>On 3 July, we published on the Government website further details on how councils and housing associations can apply for the funding. The guidance confirms the scope of the fund, provides more detail on how it will operate and sets out the information required, when applying. Funding will be allocated on a building-by-building basis, once building owners have submitted applications.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 16/07/2018 15:16:34 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937435

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Railways: Tree Felling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Network Rail and (b) the Secretary of State for Transport on Network Rail's programme to target all leaf fall trees for removal alongside its tracks.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs met the Chief Executive of Network Rail and the Minister of State for Transport on 9 May. Following this discussion the Department for Transport commissioned an independent review to look at Network Rail’s vegetation management regime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Tree Champion will discuss this review with the Minister of State for Transport in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/07/2018 11:27:27 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937436

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insurance: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the implications are for his policies of recent research showing insurers quoting higher premiums for people with names common among ethnic minorities.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is determined that insurers treat customers fairly, and firms are required to do so under Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules. In addition, the Equality Act 2010 prohibits insurers from discriminating on the basis of ethnic origin.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is currently conducting detailed discovery work into pricing practices used by insurers to develop a clear understanding of current market practices. This discovery work is looking at the techniques, strategies and rating factors used by insurers in the insurance market. Once concluded, this work will enable consideration of whether any further intervention is required.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/07/2018 09:45:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937441

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Nuclear Power: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to communicate to the public the content of the ongoing discussions it holds with nuclear energy companies; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Government regularly engages with a number of new build developers on a range of issues relevant to delivering new nuclear projects including financing. These discussions are commercially sensitive and it is therefore not appropriate to provide details.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/07/2018 14:59:23 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937442

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Private Rented Housing: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms are in place to hold landlords to account for discrimination in the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, agents and landlords must not advertise or let a property in a way which discriminates against individuals on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity. If a tenant can prove that they have been discriminated against on these grounds, they can bring legal proceedings against their landlord.</p><p>It is important that these requirements are clearly understood and, on 26 June 2018, we published a new “How to Let “guide to help landlords better understand their rights and responsibilities. We also updated the “How to Rent” guide, which was first introduced in 2015, to support tenants to understand and exercise their rights.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 16/07/2018 14:18:50 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937443

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the clarity of the wording of the underlying entitlement rules in departmental correspondence to vulnerable adults applying for carers allowance.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>We have examined a selection of Carer’s Allowance letters that contain wording about underlying entitlement and found these to be clear.</p><p>However, should anyone need further advice on the rules relating to underlying entitlement for Carer’s Allowance, the letters we examined advised customers to contact the Department’s Carer’s Allowance Unit where they can get advice tailored to their individual circumstances.</p><p>The Department continually looks to improve the clarity of its communications and considers feedback wherever possible.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/07/2018 16:54:15 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel