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850856

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Golan Heights: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications of Israel’s plans to hold local elections in the Golan Heights; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	130079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>​Whilst we have not made an assessment on this specific issue, we consider the Golan Heights to be Occupied Territory. We continue to call on Israel, as the occupying power, to uphold its obligations under international law. This includes abiding by UN Security Council Resolution 497 (1981) and the Fourth Geneva Convention.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2018 16:26:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

850949

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Syria: Armed Conflict
	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 made representations to the Government of Turkey on military operations against the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	130156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>​We are closely following developments in Afrin in north-western Syria, and the Foreign Secretary and other Ministers are in regular contact with their Turkish counterparts. We have called for de-escalation and the protection of civilians. While recognising Turkey's legitimate interest in the security of its borders, it remains in our shared interest to focus on achieving a political settlement that ends the war and suffering, provides stability for all Syrians and the wider region, and secures the enduring defeat of Daesh.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/03/2018 17:36:55 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

850833

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Turkey: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Turkish counterpart on the implementation of a ceasefire in the Afrin region as a result of UN Resolution 2401.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	130059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary has been in regular contact with his Turkish counterpart, Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu, and has encouraged de-escalation in Afrin and the protection of civilians, while recognising Turkey's legitimate security interests. In line with UNSCR 2401, the UK urgently wants to see the safe, unimpeded and sustained delivery of humanitarian aid and services across the country, and medical evacuations of the critically sick and wounded, in accordance with applicable international law.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/03/2018 17:35:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

850660

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to move budgetary responsibility for social care from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to the Department of Health and Social Care.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	129911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>When the Department of Health was renamed the Department of Health and Social Care, it also took on responsibility for the forthcoming Green Paper on Care and Support for Older People. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government supports local government to deliver public services to local people, and ensure local authorities have sufficient resources to provide necessary services to their communities. There are currently no plans to change responsibility for the funding of adult social care.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/03/2018 11:41:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

851019

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Accommodation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of prison conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	130213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We will only transform our prisons into places of rehabilitation if we ensure that we address basic issues such as cleanliness, decent conditions and safety. The issues in our jails will not be resolved overnight, but the work we are doing to improve the quality of prison accommodation and the investment of £100m to bring in an additional 2,500 frontline prison officers are a key part of our strategy to transform our prisons.</p><p> </p><p>We will also modernise our prison estate, closing older prisons that are not fit for purpose releasing them for housing and creating in their place high-quality, rehabilitative establishments. We will simplify the organisation of the prison estate gradually into three key functions: reception, training and resettlement. This will improve safety and access to appropriate services for offenders.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/03/2018 17:15:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

851023

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of mental health services provision in prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	130216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We take mental health provision very seriously and are committed to working closely with health partners to ensure that offenders are able to access the treatment and support required for their mental health needs.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the importance of the prison environment on enabling better health outcomes. We are ensuring that each prisoner has a dedicated prison officer to support them and are implementing reforms to give all prisoners a key worker. This will help ensure that prisoners are better supported to attend scheduled health and mental health appointments and assessments to support their recovery. This will also ensure that a dedicated officer will be able to build a relationship with them and be in a better position to respond to changes in their behaviour or their mental well-being.</p><p> </p><p>Health services in prisons are commissioned by NHS England who are responsible for making assessments of the current provision of mental health assessments and treatment in the prison systems in England. In Wales health is devolved to the Welsh Government where separate arrangements are made for assessment.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working closely with our health partners in England and Wales to support them with these responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 05/03/2018 16:36:04 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

850710

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Vocational Guidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's report of December 2017, Careers strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents, if he will provide funding for all schools to appoint a named Careers Leader to lead a careers programme.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	129953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We published statutory guidance in January 2018 that set out the expectation for all schools to appoint a named Careers Leader from September 2018 to lead their careers programme. The government’s careers strategy includes £4 million of new funding to support 500 schools and colleges in areas of the country that require additional support to train their Careers Leaders. The training will be piloted in the 2018/19 academic year before considering whether to offer this provision more widely.</p><p> </p><p>The Careers &amp; Enterprise Company will be publishing a Careers Leaders guide for all secondary schools. This will explain what a Careers Leader is and provides advice for schools on how best to identify someone for the role. The guide will include key principles and suggestions for developing the role as well as practical case studies of Careers Leaders already working in schools.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 05/03/2018 17:35:47 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

850937

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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: Disqualification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many sanctions have been imposed on universal credit claimants who are (a) disabled and (b) experiencing mental health problems in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	130147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We engage at a personal and individual level with all of our claimants and are committed to tailoring the support that we give and any conditionality requirements to the specific circumstances of the individuals, such as disabilities and mental health conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Sanctions are only ever used as a last resort when claimants have failed to meet their conditionality requirements without good reason. When considering whether a sanction is appropriate, a Decision Maker will take all the claimant’s individual circumstances, including any health conditions or disabilities, and any evidence of good cause, into account before deciding whether a sanction is warranted.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 05/03/2018 15:05:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

851068

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Speech and Language Disorders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incarcerated (a) children (b) 18-21 year olds and (c) 22- 25 year olds were recorded as having speech, language and communication needs in the last year for which the information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	130253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We do not collect this data centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 05/03/2018 16:34:54 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

850677

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Turkey: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Oral Answer of the Minister of State for Europe and the Americas to the right hon. Member for Enfield North on 20 February 2018, whether any discussions have taken place between the UK Government and (a) the PYD and (b) the YPG following Turkey’s military operation in the Afrin region.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	129925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2018 answer text <p>We are closely following developments in Afrin and wider north-western Syria. The UK has only occasional contact with the PYD, which we use to discuss the situation in Syria.</p><p>We are calling for de-escalation and protection of civilians. While recognising Turkey's legitimate interest in the security of its borders, it remains in our shared interest to focus on achieving a political settlement that ends the war and suffering, and provides stability for all Syrians and the wider region, and secures the enduring defeat of Daesh – in which the Syrian Democratic Forces have played a vital role.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2018 17:34:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan