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886028

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to support people with disabilities in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	904707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>Disability inclusion is a top priority for DFID, and we continue to build our programming in this area. In July the UK will host a Global Disability Summit to deliver lasting change for people with disabilities, focusing on inclusive education, economic empowerment, tackling stigma and discrimination, and technology and innovation.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/04/2018 13:36:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

886029

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to inform and educate UK citizens on the benefits of international development assistance.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	904708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>Aid works, and DFID demonstrates this to the British public every day. We do this through media engagement, ministerial visits, speeches, development education, volunteering programmes, and through UK Aid Match. We also held a public event in Birmingham last month to showcase first-hand the life-changing value of UK aid.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/04/2018 13:43:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

886030

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to help prepare Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, for the monsoon season.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	904711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>We are supporting a wide range of measures including improvements to shelters, water and sanitation, vaccination campaigns and prepositioning of emergency supplies. We are encouraging the Government of Bangladesh to allocate additional land at lower risk of flooding, reduce density in the existing camps and put evacuation plans in place.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/04/2018 13:37:31 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

886031

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to protect Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from the effects of the monsoon season.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	904715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>We are supporting a wide range of measures including improvements to shelters, water and sanitation, vaccination campaigns and prepositioning of emergency supplies. We are encouraging the Government of Bangladesh to allocate additional land at lower risk of flooding, reduce density in the existing camps and put evacuation plans in place.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/04/2018 13:37:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

886120

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Miscarriages of Justice: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance on accessing Government compensation his Department provides to prisoners released after a wrongful conviction.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	136315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Miscarriages of Justice Support Service (MJSS) provides support to people leaving prison via the Court of Appeal following a miscarriage of justice and who therefore do not not fall within the scope of probation services or benefit from their ongoing support. The MJSS, funded by a grant from Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, provides advice and assistance with accommodation and employment, clarifying National Insurance and credits, and securing local health care services.</p><p> </p><p>Information, guidance and application forms for anyone wishing to claim compensation for a miscarriage of justice is available on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 136316 question first answered 27/04/2018 13:59:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

886121

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Miscarriages of Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what social, psychological and educational support services the Government makes available to prisoners released after a wrongful conviction.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	136316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The Miscarriages of Justice Support Service (MJSS) provides support to people leaving prison via the Court of Appeal following a miscarriage of justice and who therefore do not not fall within the scope of probation services or benefit from their ongoing support. The MJSS, funded by a grant from Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, provides advice and assistance with accommodation and employment, clarifying National Insurance and credits, and securing local health care services.</p><p> </p><p>Information, guidance and application forms for anyone wishing to claim compensation for a miscarriage of justice is available on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 136315 question first answered 27/04/2018 13:59:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

886123

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Staff
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 additional (a) staff and (b) resources required by the (i) Civil Aviation Authority, (ii) the Office of Rail and Road and (iii) the Maritime and Coastguard Agency after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	136318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport and its Arms Length Bodies are engaged in a continuous process of anticipating and responding to the resourcing requirements of EU Exit. The Department is working with the Civil Aviation Authority (a public corporation), Office of Rail and Road (a non-Ministerial Department) and Maritime and Coastguard Agency (an Executive Agency) to ensure they have sufficient staff and resources to support the government and their respective industries post-EU exit.</p><p> </p><p>As was confirmed in the Spring statement, the Department for Transport has been allocated £75.8m for essential EU exit preparations in 2018-19. While this has not been allocated yet, a proportion of this will be used to support resourcing requirements across the Department, and its associated agencies and public bodies.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 23/04/2018 16:21:22 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

886124

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will set out the shortfall in rail revenue received by his Department in 2017-2018 by train operator.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	136319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>We publish Rail finance statistics annually at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-finance-government-support-subsidy-and-private-investment-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/rail-finance-government-support-subsidy-and-private-investment-2016-to-2017</a>. Information for financial year 2017-18 is provisionally scheduled for publication in September this year.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/04/2018 15:49:05 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

886125

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the additional £65.7 million cost of the Intercity Express programme referred to on page 14 of the Memorandum on the Supplementary Estimate 2017-2018, if he will set out how much of that sum was spent on (a) depot costs and (b) contract variations.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	136320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Department’s 2017-2018 Supplementary Estimate states that of the £65.7m variance committed to ‘Other Railways’, £63m was committed to the Intercity Express Programme (IEP). This information can be found on page 22 of the Memorandum.</p><p>This cost can be split into £35m which was assigned to assigned to modify Swansea Maliphant, North Pole and Stoke Gifford IEP depots. This figure also includes modifications to Swansea Station. A further £28m was assigned to other contractual variations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 23/04/2018 15:53:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

886126

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Trains: Diesel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with the rail freight industry on the level of power required efficiently to haul freight before he announced the withdrawal of diesel traction in 2040; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	136321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>There is regular engagement between my Department and the rail freight industry on a wide range of subjects, including on air quality and decarbonisation issues. I have written to the rail industry asking it to report back outlining how my challenge can be achieved in order to improve air quality and reduce harmful emissions, and I understand that industry has established a task force to deal with this matter which includes senior representation from the rail freight sector.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 27/04/2018 09:47:34 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald