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754878

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding the Government plans to allocate for network improvements north of Crewe on the West Coast Mainline for Control Period 6.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	6386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>On July 30<sup>th</sup> this year the Government set out its High Level Output Specification (HLOS). This identifies the priorities for investment in the railway in the next five year Control Period from 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wishes to assure itself that the volumes and costs of operations and maintenance activity are reasonable and affordable in order to fulfil its statutory role to set a Statement of Funds Available (SoFA). Once this work has taken place, Government will confirm the SoFA in October 2017. There is also an emerging requirement to renew and significantly enhance Network Rail assets in Crewe and between there and Weaver Junction where Government is working with HS2 and Network Rail to produce an integrated solution.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that every part of Britain benefits from our investment in the railways. Improvements in rail services can be delivered by new trains and a range of infrastructure improvements. The Government keeps under close review what options will ensure the maximum value to taxpayers, passengers and freight users.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/09/2017 09:40:01 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

754881

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	West Coast Main Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what network improvements are planned to take place north of Crewe on the West Coast Mainline within what remains of Control Period 5.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	6387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>We are upgrading the West coast main line power supply to support an improved passenger service and to improve freight capacity.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/09/2017 09:24:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

754707

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	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	West Bank: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has plans for UK diplomats to visit Khan Al Ahmar in the West Bank.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	Mr William Wragg
	uin	6399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is gravely concerned by proposals to demolish the Bedouin village of Khan al Ahmar. Officials from our Consulate-General in Jerusalem have visited Khan Al Ahmar on multiple occasions in recent years. ​I understand that officials from our Consulate-General plan to visit Khan Al Ahmar before the next court hearing.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/09/2017 10:51:20 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

754758

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Watford Hospital
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of visits to Watford hospital accident and emergency department resulted in admission to hospital in each year from 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Mike Penning
	uin	6671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The proportion of patients who attended Watford General Hospital accident and emergency (A&amp;E) department and were admitted is not held centrally. Data are reported at a trust level rather than by hospital.</p><p> </p><p>The number and proportion of attendances at accident and emergency departments in West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust that resulted in a patient being admitted to hospital is given in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>A&amp;E Attendances and Admissions via A&amp;E for West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Attendances at accident and emergency departments</p></td><td><p>Admissions to hospital via accident and emergency</p></td><td><p>Proportion of attendances that went on to be admitted to hospital</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>119,346</p></td><td><p>17,475</p></td><td><p>14.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>122,222</p></td><td><p>19,167</p></td><td><p>15.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>131,011</p></td><td><p>23,844</p></td><td><p>18.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>129,238</p></td><td><p>26,990</p></td><td><p>20.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>135,416</p></td><td><p>29,757</p></td><td><p>22.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>136,277</p></td><td><p>30,788</p></td><td><p>22.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>141,401</p></td><td><p>33,078</p></td><td><p>23.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 to May</p></td><td><p>56,798</p></td><td><p>13,124</p></td><td><p>23.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Sources: 2010 data is from the Quarterly Monitoring of Accident and Emergency collection.</p><p>1 November 2010 to 30 June 2015 data is from the A&amp;E Attendance and Emergency Admissions Weekly Sitrep collection.</p><p>From 1 July 2015 data comes from the A&amp;E Attendance and Emergency Admissions Monthly Sitrep collection.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/09/2017 11:23:26 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

754484

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Voting Behaviour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure people can vote only once in an election.
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Jo Churchill
	uin	6701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>Voting more than once at a General Election or at other national polls such as a referendum is a crime which carries a financial penalty.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We take this matter very seriously. I have raised this issue as a priority with the Electoral Commission, and will consider carefully the findings of their report on electoral registration at the 2017 General Election, as well as their upcoming report on the administration of that poll.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is possible to determine whether an individual has voted twice at a General Election by checking the marked register of those who have voted. If anyone has evidence of someone voting twice, then they should report this to their local returning officer and to the police.</p><p> </p><p>I have also written to the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) to reiterate the Government's support for the police to make every effort to investigate reports of criminal behaviour in relation to elections.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to consider if further steps should be taken to ensure the integrity of the electoral system and where opportunities could exist to reiterate that voting more than once at the General Election or other national polls is illegal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/09/2017 13:26:57 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill

754788

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Temporary Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to implement the recommendation in the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's report, Building the Post-Brexit Immigration System, published in June 2017, on introducing seasonal temporary work visas.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	6567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>No final decisions have been taken on the UK’s post-Brexit Immigration system. We are considering the options for our future immigration system very carefully. It is important that we understand the impacts on the different sectors of the economy and the labour market. We will, therefore, ensure that businesses and communities have the opportunity to contribute their views. We will build a comprehensive picture of the needs and interests of all parts of the UK and look to develop a system which works for all.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 14:28:24 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

754792

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Sponsorship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of allowing businesses and their representative bodies who obtain licensed sponsor status the ability to issue directly certificates of sponsorship for workers.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	6654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Businesses who are licensed sponsors may already directly assign certificates of sponsorship to workers. The exception is where the Tier 2 (General) annual limit applies, in which cases employers must request certificates under a monthly allocation. This ensures that places go to workers with the skills most in need and who will make the greatest economic contributions.</p><p>The entity sponsoring the worker needs to be sufficiently aware of their activities – that means the employer, rather than a representative body, is best suited to be the sponsor.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:25:59 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

754813

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of introducing a visa for jobseekers in higher-skilled roles where employers have demonstrated a difficulty in finding suitable candidates.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	6795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010, we have focused on admitting workers who already have a skilled job offer from a sponsoring employer under our Tier 2 visa system, rather than admitting people to look for work. Previous visa routes for jobseekers resulted in many filling low-skilled jobs or remaining unemployed, and were also heavily abused.</p><p>There were 56,051 Tier 2 skilled work visa applications in the year ending March 2017, similar to the level in the previous year. This suggests employers are not experiencing difficulties recruiting candidates directly from overseas for highly skilled roles. Tier 2 ensures that workers are only admitted where employers have demonstrated that a role cannot be filled from the resident labour market. This requirement is waived for recognised shortage occupations, such as doctors in emergency medicine, engineers in the oil and gas industry, and cyber security specialists.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:29:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

754816

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to review the fees charges for UK visa applications.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	uin	6366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office reviews fees for all UK visa and immigration services on an annual basis, with changes to fees usually implemented on the April common commencement date.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:35:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

754796

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total fees were that her Department charged for same day visa services in 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	6808
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Premium income generated overseas in 2016/2017 was £124,198,444.07. This represents the Premium element only and does not include the standard application fee. In-country Premium income for the same period was £133,851,555.00. This represents the combined income from the Premium fee and the standard application fee</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 11/09/2017 13:23:06 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz