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1126235

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date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the number of HGV lorry accidents caused by improperly secured cargo moving within a vehicle.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	253509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport holds information on whether an ‘overloaded or poorly loaded vehicle or trailer’ is recorded as a contributory factor in reported personal injury road accidents. In 2017, there were 33 HGVs (1%) involved in accidents in Great Britain with a contributory factor of ‘overloaded or poorly loaded vehicle or trailer’ recorded by the police attending the scene. The Department does not hold specific data on whether cargo was moving within the vehicle.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 13:18:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126236

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that health and safety checks are carried out to ensure that all HGV lorries carry cargo that is properly secured.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	253510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) checks the security of loads on heavy goods vehicles (HGV) during roadside encounters as part of its enforcement duties, although the responsibility for making sure the load a HGV is carrying is secure before driving rests with the driver and operator.</p><p> </p><p>If the DVSA finds a HGV’s load is unsafe during a roadside encounter, the DVSA (or the police) can take enforcement action. This can result in either penalty points, legal proceedings being issued or a report being sent to the Traffic Commissioner (TC). After consideration of a report from the DVSA, the TC may take regulatory action for failure to comply with the undertaking of an operator’s licence. Disciplinary action can include suspension, curtailment or revocation of an operator licence.</p><p> </p><p>Drivers must conduct a daily walk round of their vehicle before starting a journey. They must also check any load is secure. These requirements are covered within the DVSA’s ‘Guide to maintaining roadworthiness’ which provides useful diagrams to fully explain drivers’ responsibilities and what should be checked during an effective walk round check.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 09:50:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126270

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has plans to update the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's health and safety guidance on load securing for HGV lorries.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	253511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) keeps its health and safety guidance on load securing for heavy goods vehicles (HGV) under continuing review. The DVSA updates its guidance when necessary to reflect changes and developments within the transport industry, to help ensure HGV drivers are fully aware of their responsibilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 09:19:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126274

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cargo transported from abroad adheres to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's health and safety guidance when it is transported in Britain.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	253512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has facilities to check the security of loads carried on foreign heavy goods vehicles (HGV) entering this country at all its ports. The agency also has strategically placed check sites around the country for checking the safety of vehicles, including the security of their loads, regardless of whether they are foreign or based in Great Britain. The responsibility for making sure the load a HGV is carrying is secure before driving rests with the driver and operator.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 09:08:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1126279

registered interest
date	13/05/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that non-UK based hauliers comply with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency's health and safety guidance on load securing for HGV lorries when transporting cargo in Britain.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	253513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has facilities to check the security of loads carried on foreign heavy goods vehicles (HGV) entering this country at all its ports. The agency also has strategically placed check sites around the country for checking the safety of vehicles, including the security of their loads, regardless of whether they are foreign or based in Great Britain. The responsibility for making sure the load a HGV is carrying is secure before driving rests with the driver and operator.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The DVSA’s ‘Guide to maintaining roadworthiness’ is aimed at all haulage operators using British roads, not just those based in Britain. It reflects advice contained in the ‘European Best Practice Guidelines on Cargo Securing for Road Transport’. If the DVSA finds a load on a HGV of a non-UK based haulier to be unsafe, the DVSA (or the police) can take enforcement action. This could result in the issue of a prohibition notice to prevent the vehicle from moving until the load is made safe and/or a fixed penalty fine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/05/2019 09:04:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1124162

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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	Four Seasons Health Care: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effect on NHS Trusts of the announcement that Four Seasons Healthcare has gone into administration; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	249858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>There has been no reported impact on NHS services. NHS England and NHS Improvement have been working closely with Four Seasons Health Care and other organisations to ensure the continued running of services and have established a reporting system for the National Health Service to report any concerns. To date, no concerns have been reported, but NHS England and NHS Improvement will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/05/2019 11:17:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1124163

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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	Four Seasons Health Care: Insolvency
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 his Department took to monitor the financial viability of Four Seasons Healthcare before that company entered administration; and whether NHS contracts were awarded to that company after financial health warnings were issued; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	249859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>Four Seasons Health Care Group has been going through financial restructuring negotiations since December 2017. The announcement that the Group will be entering an independent sales process, facilitated by the appointment of administrators to the business’ two debt holding companies, marks the next stage in what has been a complex and protracted process. At no point in this process were warnings regarding the financial health of the company issued. The administration appointment and planned sales process will bring greater certainty to those in care, their families, and the 22,000 people employed by the company.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission’s Market Oversight regulatory responsibility is to advise local authorities if they believe that there will be likely service cessation as a result of business failure. They have been monitoring the company’s position and will continue to do so until the sale is completed. They are clear that there is no risk to continuity of care at this time.</p><p>Details of individual contracts held by local National Health Service organisations with private providers are not held centrally. It is the responsibility of the local NHS to check the financial viability of their service providers.</p><p>A Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-05-01/HCWS1532/" target="_blank">HCWS1532</a>) on the position of Four Seasons Healthcare Group was laid before the House on Wednesday 1 May 2019.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/05/2019 11:13:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1110384

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Facebook
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the Government's guidelines on the content that is advertised on Facebook by the Government; and who is responsible for enforcing those rules.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	242025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Guidance for government advertising on Facebook is the same as guidance for government advertising on any channel. All activity must be considered in terms of value for money and how effectively it reaches the target audience. Though departments are responsible for their own advertising, the Government Communications Service promotes high standards across government and models best practice.</p><p>Civil servants are bound by the Civil Service code, which ensures that duties are carried out in line with the core values of the Civil Service: integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 11/04/2019 16:51:10 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1110405

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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	Living Wage and Minimum Wage: North West
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 jobs in a) the North West b) Merseyside and (c) Wallasey constituency are paid the (i) National Living Wage and (ii) National Minimum Wage.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	242026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Through the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW), the Government ensures that the lowest paid in our society are fairly rewarded for their work. April 2019’s increase to the NLW will see nearly 1.8 million workers in the UK receive a 4.9% pay rise. A full-time worker on the NLW will now be more than £2,750 better off over the year compared to when it was first announced in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides estimates for the number and proportion of jobs in the UK and the North West on the NLW and NMW in 2019. The most recent available data for Merseyside and Wallasey shows an estimated 48,900 workers in Merseyside (8.6% of the workforce) and 3,400 workers in Wallasey (10.0%) on the NLW or NMW.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>April 2019</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>National Living Wage</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>National Minimum Wage</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Number of jobs</em></p></td><td><p><em>% of jobs</em></p></td><td><p><em>Number of jobs</em></p></td><td><p><em>% of jobs</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>1,766,000</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td><td><p>364,000</p></td><td><p>10.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>222,000</p></td><td><p>8.5%</p></td><td><p>46,000</p></td><td><p>12.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/04/2019 14:57:57 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1110409

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding the Government has allocated to services used by patients with ME in the North West in each year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	242027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>This data is not available. Services for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis are commissioned by local clinical commissioning groups. It is the responsibility of the local National Health Service commissioners to ensure NHS services are commissioned to meet local need and that they address any shortfalls in provision.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 11/04/2019 16:58:19 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle