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172788

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures his Department has in place to ensure that independent-sector providers of abortion services comply with the requirements of the Procedures for the Approval of Independent Sector Places for the Termination of Pregnancy, published in May 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
	uin	220148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>All independent sector places undertaking termination of pregnancy are required to comply with:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- the Abortion Act 1967 and regulations made under that Act;</p><p> </p><p>- the requirements set out in regulations made under the Health and Social Care Act 2008; and</p><p> </p><p>- the Required Standard Operating Procedures (RSOPs) published in May 2014, incorporating new guidance relating to the legal requirements of the Abortion Act.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is responsible for ensuring that the requirements under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 are maintained through a system of monitoring and, where appropriate, inspection visits. If a CQC inspection identifies instances of non-compliance with the Health and Social Care Act and Regulations then appropriate regulatory action will be taken. Action will similarly be taken where providers are found not to be acting in accordance with the Abortion Act and RSOPs.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/01/2015 13:47:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

172804

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved administrations on increases in attendances at A&E departments.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	220204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>As health is a devolved matter Ministers do not routinely discuss health issues with their counterparts. However, research and evidence of best practice is made widely available throughout the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/01/2015 13:45:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

172791

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Walking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding his Department allocated to projects aimed at increasing walking between (a) 2005 and 2010 and (b) 2010 and 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	220190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Between 2005 and 2010, the Department of Health funded the following:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- in 2008, Schools on the Move £500,000;</p><p> </p><p>- in 2008, Step-O-Meter programme £290,000;</p><p> </p><p>- in 2009, a Section 64 Grant of £1.8 million to Walk England for Active Challenge Routes;</p><p> </p><p>- in 2009, the Department awarded £800,000 to deliver the Walking once a Week scheme, focusing on areas outside London with high levels of childhood obesity; and</p><p> </p><p>- from 2008 to 2010, the Department funded £5.2 million for Walking for Health.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Between 2010 and 2014, the Department of Health funded the following:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- in 2013, we funded £1.2 million over two years, through Department for Transport, for five walking cities – Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds/Bradford, Norwich and Cambridge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/01/2015 17:29:08 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

172793

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	General Practitioners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department collects separate figures on the numbers of locum, temporary, part-time and agency GPs hired on the latest GP contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	220176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Data is not centrally collected on numbers or details of general practitioner (GP) locums, temporary staff or agency staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data is not collected centrally on part-time workers. However, the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) collects figures separately on overall full time equivalent and headcount for all GP contracts. Data is available at the HSCIC website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB13849" target="_blank">http://www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB13849</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 15/01/2015 13:37:06 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

172778

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	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	Cane Sugar: Imports
	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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that cane sugar importation from African and Caribbean countries is protected when EU beet sugar quotas are lifted in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
	tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
	uin	220211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Defra has been working closely with the Department for International Development and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to ensure that the Economic Partnership Agreements between African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and the EU are concluded. This will ensure that African and Caribbean countries continue to benefit from preferential access to the EU for their sugar.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/01/2015 17:59:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

172748

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will arrange for the Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs to provide a substantive response to the letter of 13 November 2014 from the hon. Member for Hartlepool on behalf of his constituent, Mr McGovern.
	tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
	tabling member printed	Mr Iain Wright
	uin	220216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) gave a full response to the hon. Member on 5 December 2014. A duplicate copy was also delivered on 9 January 2015 with a further copy sent by post on the same day to the constituency office of the hon. Member for Hartlepool.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/01/2015 17:47:23 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1478 label Biography information for Mr Iain Wright

172824

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	220203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Chief Constable about a wide range of topics, including PSNI resources and tackling the terrorist threat. The security of UK citizens remains this Government’s highest priority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 15/01/2015 12:46:33 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

172783

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	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	Democratic Republic of Congo
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of the Republic of Congo as to the safety and protection of the British missionary, Ms Maud Kells.
	tabling member constituency	South Antrim
	tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
	uin	220199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>I was very concerned to hear about the shooting of a British national in the Democratic Republic of Congo. FCO officials in London and the Democratic Republic of Congo are providing consular assistance. We will continue to provide assistance and seek updates from the local authorities who are investigating.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 15/01/2015 16:22:04 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

172756

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept id	58
	answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed changes to identity checks on applicants to register as voters on people with the protected characteristic of gender reassignment; whether he has sought legal advice on the compatibility of those proposed changes with (a) the Equality Act 2010 and (b) the Human Rights Act 1998; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	220157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>In accordance with the Representation of the People Regulations (for both England, Wales and Scotland) 2001, information provided in Individual Electoral Registration (IER) applications is checked against government records to verify the identity of applicants. As part of this, provision of information about a change of name within the last 12 months is mandatory. Provision of previous names beyond this timeframe is voluntary. This is consistent with the relevant provisions of the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 15/01/2015 17:19:15 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

172765

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Foster Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to reduce disparities between local authorities in meeting the six-week regulation for visits of children within the first year of a private fostering arrangement.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	220175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Regulations made under The Children Act 1989 require local authorities to arrange for a child to be visited within seven working days of a private fostering arrangement becoming known to them. Regulations also require that local authorities must then carry out follow-up visits at least every six weeks in respect of the first year of the private fostering arrangement.</p><p>The Department is not taking any proactive steps to reduce the disparity between local authorities in meeting the six-week regulation. Local authority performance and practice are inspected by Ofsted and, where authorities do not comply with their statutory responsibilities, the Secretary of State can, and does, swiftly and robustly intervene.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 15/01/2015 16:18:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe