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1005981

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date	13/11/2018
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
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 his Department has made of the increased use of Tazir laws by the Iranian courts to sentence Baha'i people; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	190813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>We are aware of continued reports of harassment and mistreatment of members of the Baha'i faith in Iran, including the recent increase in arrests from August 2018 onwards. We regularly call upon Iran to cease harassment of all religious minorities and to fulfil its international and domestic obligations to protect freedom of religion or belief.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2018 15:55:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1005982

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
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 representations he has made to the Government of Iran on the treatment of Baha'is in that country; and if will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	190814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>We regularly call upon Iran to cease harassment of all religious minorities, including members of the Baha'i faith, and to fulfil its international and domestic obligations to protect freedom of religion or belief. I discussed human rights, including freedom of religion, when I met my Iranian counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran in September.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/11/2018 16:04:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1005983

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Hospitals: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence his Department holds on the effect on the quality of care of fines levied as a result of hospitals breaching targets; and whether he is taking steps to ensure that such fines do not detract from the provision of care to potentially affected populations.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	190930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>All providers of National Health Service-funded healthcare services are expected to meet a range of national standards, other operational standards and quality requirements. These are set out in the NHS Standard Contract along with the consequences of breaches of these. In many cases, the consequence would be a financial sanction.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2016, most NHS providers agreeing to meet financial control targets as part of the sustainability funding programme are exempt from such sanctions. However, any revenue withheld is reinvested in the local healthcare system.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/11/2018 14:47:35 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1005984

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Health Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effectiveness of quality incentive schemes in improving the quality of care to patients.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	190931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Several different quality incentive schemes operate in the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>The Quality and Outcomes Framework is a voluntary pay for performance scheme within the general practitioner contract. It focuses upon improving the care of patients with one or more of 25 long term conditions. In 2018, NHS England undertook and published a Review of the Quality and Outcomes Framework which drew upon published evidence to evaluate its effectiveness and identify opportunities for reform. The recommendations made in the report are the subject of ongoing discussions with the General Practitioners Committee of the British Medical Association.</p><p> </p><p>The Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) and Quality Premium schemes are intended to drive improvement by providers, and are administered by clinical commissioning groups and NHS England. The indicators in both are routinely reviewed as part of the NHS Planning Round to ensure that the schemes reflect the latest clinical priorities.</p><p> </p><p>CQUIN has demonstrably helped secure improvements in certain areas: e.g. sepsis and venous thromboembolism management, hepatitis C treatment and staff flu vaccinations. However, we are also aware that some indicators have been less impactful, for example where we have pursued complex service changes or goals without a standard implementation method. The schemes are being reviewed with a view to changes in 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/11/2018 14:43:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1005985

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Integrated Care Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to ensure that the proposed whole population annual budget for Integrated Care Provider contracts does not create (a) incentives to underbid to obtain contracts and (b) other perverse incentives.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	190932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>NHS England launched a 12 week public consultation on the proposed contracting arrangements for integrated care providers (ICPs) on 3 August 2018 which concluded on 26 October. More information is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/proposed-contracting-arrangements-for-icps/" target="_blank">https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/proposed-contracting-arrangements-for-icps/</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England will publish a response to the consultation following full consideration of responses and feedback.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation documents provide more detail about NHS England’s current proposals for ICPs, including the proposed integrated budget.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/11/2018 14:48:51 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1005987

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has provided guidance to manufacturers on communicating the potential health benefits of their products to consumers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	190883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not provided guidance to manufacturers on communicating the potential health benefits of their products provided through the NHS Supply Chain to consumers.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/11/2018 16:47:41 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1005991

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the approaches taken by different police forces when they are notified by a body which is legally bound to report FGM that a girl or woman has been subject to FGM.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	190935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a crime and it is child abuse. The Government is clear that we will not tolerate a practice that can cause extreme and lifelong suffering to women and girls.</p><p>The Serious Crime Act 2015 introduced a new FGM mandatory reporting duty requiring all regulated health, social care and teaching professionals to report known cases of FGM in under 18s directly to the police.</p><p>The Home Office has published information for the professionals subject to the duty and the police on GOV.uk. This makes clear that upon receipt of a report the police will record the information and initiate a multi-agency response, in line with local safeguarding arrangements.</p><p>To improve understanding of the prevalence of so-called ‘Honour Based Violence’ including FGM, we amended the police Annual Data Requirement (ADR) to allow police forces the opportunity from April 2018 to record on a voluntary basis where a crime has been committed in the context of preserving the ‘honour’ of a family or community. This new voluntary collection is also capturing police recorded offences of FGM which were initially reported to the police under the duty.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/11/2018 16:17:13 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1005996

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Home Shopping: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using revenue from the online sales tax to support high streets.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	190887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The Budget 2018 announced Our Plan for the High Street, a support package worth £1.5 billion that aims to help high streets and town centres in England to evolve and adapt to changing consumer demands.</p><p> </p><p>This support includes a two-year business rates cut of one third to the bills of small retailers, a £675m Future High Streets Fund to support high streets to evolve, and planning reforms.</p><p> </p><p>The measures apply to England. The UK Government is providing Barnett consequential funding to the Devolved Administrations so that they may offer similar support if they wish.</p>At the Budget, the government announced a Digital Services Tax. This is not a tax on online sales but a tax on the revenues of certain digital business activities which derive value from UK users. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/11/2018 15:17:24 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1005998

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will consider further tax breaks for micro businesses and small business to enable those businesses to take on more employees.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	190889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>This government recognises the UK’s 5.7 million small and medium businesses play a vital role in the economy, employing 16.1 million people.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2014, businesses and charities have been entitled to the Employment Allowance (EA) to reduce their employer NICs bill every year to enable them to grow and hire new staff. The EA was increased in 2015 to £3,000 per employer and from April 2020 will be targeted at the smallest businesses, who need it most.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/11/2018 15:39:38 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1006003

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the news report entitled Raising motorway speed limit could boost economy, Treasury Minister says on Tory conference fringe, published by the Mirror in October 2018, whether the Chief Secretary's comments that raising the speed limit to 80 mph would increase national productivity represented Government policy.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	190758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>These comments did not represent current government policy. The government is committed to increasing national productivity, and is exploring transport’s full potential to enable this.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/11/2018 15:55:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar