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891534

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	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	Hereditary Diseases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	to ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what lessons have been learned from the 100,000 Genome Project which will help when deciding what genetic diseases should be screened for at birth.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	138095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The 100,000 Genomes Project is focussed on recruiting patients, including children, with rare diseases (and their family members) and those with common cancers. These are areas where whole genome sequencing may offer the best opportunity to diagnose disease. From the Project’s pilot phase we have found actionable findings in 20-25% of rare disease patients.</p><p> </p><p>The scope of the project does not include screening at birth. The Chief Medical Officer, in her annual report Generation Genome, recommended that that the National Screening Committee conducts a systematic evaluation of the opportunities offered by genomics for present and potential screening practices.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/04/2018 15:41:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

891398

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Gambling: Crime
	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 the effect of (a) problem gambling and (b) gambling addiction on acquisitive crime.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	137983
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office has not undertaken an assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Modern Crime Prevention Strategy published in March 2016 sets out how we analyse and respond to crime through the consideration of six drivers of crime (opportunity, character, effectiveness of the criminal justice system, profit, drugs and alcohol). This includes looking at new and emerging trends in acquisitive crime where we work closely with the police and relevant industry leads. While there are various studies suggesting that the prevalence of gambling is higher in offenders than the general population, the issue of problem gambling and gambling addiction has not been raised as a specific issue during our conversations about acquisitive crime with the police and others.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/05/2018 14:37:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

891394

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Border Force: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2018 to Question 136733 on Brexit: Northern Ireland, and with reference to section 3.6(iv) of the Civil Service Nationality Rules: Guidance on Checking Eligibility, whether a decision has been reached on whether to reserve Border Force jobs in Northern Ireland to UK nationals.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	138074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office Policy on the nationality of appointments is governed by the Civil Service Nationality Rules. All operational roles in Border Force are deemed reserved in accordance with these rules.</p><p> </p><p>These rules are a matter of public record at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307925/nationality-rules_amendedjh101213.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/307925/nationality-rules_amendedjh101213.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/05/2018 10:18:25 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

891523

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of her Department's staff have had days off sick because of mental illness or stress in each of the last three years; and how many days off that amounted to in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	138034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The number of staff in the Home Office who took sickness absence due to mental health issues in each of the last three years to March 2017 and the number of working days lost is set out in the table enclosed.</p><p>In the Home Office we are committed to breaking down barriers and reducing stigma for those staff living with mental health conditions. We aim to equip managers to recognise and address stress in the workplace, and encourage employees to talk to their managers about mental health issues so that they can access help and support at the earliest stage.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 01/05/2018 14:55:21 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins attachment 1 file name Copy of Table 1 V2 - PQ 138034.xlsx title Table - PQ 138034
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

891513

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	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	Jobcentres: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to re-evaluate the security of staff in jobcentres as a result of recent trends in the level of knife crime.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	138100
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department takes the safety of our staff and customers extremely seriously. All of our security control measures are under constant review, and every incident is carefully analysed to identify any weaknesses exposed. We are very aware of the increased threat of knife crime, and the staff of our security partners G4S are trained to recognise the potential threats and respond accordingly.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/05/2018 16:09:45 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

891514

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	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	Jobcentres: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many violent incidents leading to arrests there have been at jobcentres in (a) the UK and (b) Nottinghamshire in the last (i) one, (ii) three and (iii) five years.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	138101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions takes any form of abuse and harassment of its staff by customers and claimants very seriously. Where necessary the police are called to aid in the management of a situation. However, the Department does not routinely record whether this subsequently leads to arrest.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/05/2018 16:10:00 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

891515

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	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	Jobcentres: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many violent incidents involving knives there have been at jobcentres in (a) the UK and (b) Nottinghamshire in the last (i) one (ii) three and (iii) five years.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	138102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>In the year to March 2018 incidents reported through the Department’s Serious Incident (Fast Track) Reporting process identified 11 incidences where knives were brought into our offices, whether to threaten, harm or self-harm. For the three year period April 2015 to March 2018 there were 28 identified and for the five year period April 2013 to March 2018 the total is 49.</p><p> </p><p>No Nottinghamshire sites are included in the figures above.</p><p> </p><p>Robust controls are in place to mitigate the risk of unacceptable customer behaviour (UCB) and eliminate violent incidents as far as reasonably practicable; including security presence, risk assessments and training for our staff. We review outcomes of our most serious incidents and consider any lessons learned to make improvements to our processes and training when necessary to help prevent reoccurrence.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/05/2018 14:26:13 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

891323

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Airspace
	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 any change to lower airspace strategy recognises the needs of all types of aviation; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Witney
	tabling member printed	Robert Courts
	uin	138083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK's airspace modernisation programme, together with the Aviation Strategy, aims to provide a framework that enables the aviation industry, including general aviation, and communities to continue to work together to deliver a more efficient and modernised airspace, while managing the environmental effects of aviation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also asked the Civil Aviation Authority to develop a strategy for the modernisation of the UK’s airspace, and to report annually on its delivery. This strategy will take into account the interests of all airspace users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2018 11:32:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

891496

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to assess the infrastructure needs of the UK general aviation sector.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	138112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is seeking to define a strategic network of General Aviation airfields. To achieve this the Government has appointed Byron Davies to be the General Aviation Champion.</p><p> </p><p>Mr Davies has been tasked with advising on the development of the sector, and of the role it plays within the UK’s economy and society. At the end of 2018 he will deliver a report on the state and future potential of general aviation. He is being assisted by York Aviation, which the Department has commissioned to carry out research on airfields of strategic significance. However, the provision of infrastructure to general aviation airfields is a matter for private sector airfield owners and operators.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/05/2018 11:35:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

891418

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Bedford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when Bedford Magistrate’s Court was closed; and to where the services of that court were relocated.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
	uin	138084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>In June 2014 the majority of magistrates’ court work at Bedford Magistrates’ Court (at the Shire Hall building) was centralised into Luton Magistrates’ Court. This was following a judicially-led consultation on revised listing arrangements, which was conducted in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Magistrates’ family cases, along with civil and tribunal cases, continue to be heard at the court. The Shire Hall building will only close subject to a public consultation, which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 30/04/2018 16:50:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin