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1012303

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	A303 and Lower Thames Crossing: Private Finance Initiative
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2018 to Question 185590 on A303 and Lower Thames Crossing: Private Finance Initiative, whether the upgrade of the A303 and the Lower Thames Crossing will not include private finance; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of that upgrade.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	194641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Pursuant to the answer to Question 185590 on A303 and Lower Thames Crossing: Private Finance Initiative, private finance will not be used for the upgrade of the A303 and the Lower Thames Crossing.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost of developing and building the Lower Thames Crossing, as set out in Highways England’s public consultation on 10 October 2018, was between £5.3bn and £6.8 bn. The estimated cost of developing and building the A303 Stonehenge scheme, as set out at the Preferred Route Announcement in September 2017, was £1.6bn.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England continue to refine cost estimates as they develop the business cases for these schemes.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 27/11/2018 13:42:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1012482

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	AWE: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has paid to AWE Management Ltd under the Atomic Weapons Establishment management and operation contract in each year since 2000.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	194785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows payments to AWE Management Ltd under the Management and Operations contract for each financial year since 2000-01, at outturn prices:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>£ million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-01</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001-02</p></td><td><p>264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002-03</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003-04</p></td><td><p>286</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>493</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>687</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>894</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>941</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>861</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>961</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>970</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>938</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1,020</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 29/11/2018 15:44:06 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1012284

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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	Access to Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that recommendations to employers made by the Access to Work scheme are acted upon in a timely manner.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	194569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Access to Work advisers engage with employers from the receipt of an application for support and, if necessary, work with employers to obtain their buy in, ensuring they fully understand the benefits of the requested support and facilitate timely implementation.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Confident scheme is also building employers’ awareness of how best to support their disabled employees and their capability to do this in the most effective ways. This includes ensuring that any necessary support and adaptations are put in place when they are required.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/11/2018 17:39:40 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1012333

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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	Access to Work Programme: Musculoskeletal Disorders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to promote the Access to Work scheme to people with musculoskeletal conditions.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	194573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Access to Work continues to undertake targeted awareness of the scheme to the most under-represented groups, including people with musculoskeletal conditions. As part of the ongoing Access to Work campaign, we are targeting employers, health professionals and claimants.</p><p> </p><p>We have worked with Arthritis Research UK (ARUK) and Arthritis Care on marketing Access to Work to their clients, including sharing information about how to apply for the support from the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We work with stakeholders and advisory groups to promote Access to Work. In addition, our jobcentre partnership managers continue to engage with local stakeholders and partners to promote the support available. Access to Work is also promoted to a range of business leaders through the Disability Confident scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/11/2018 17:39:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1012362

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England's publication, Next Steps on the Five Year Forward View, how many (a) NHS Trusts and (b) Care Commissioning Groups met the objective for over 90 percent of emergency patients to be treated, admitted or transferred within for hours (i) before and (ii) in September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	194732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>In September 2017, 86 out of 172 National Health Service trusts met the objective to treat, admit or discharge 90% of patients within four hours, while one NHS trust did not submit data for this period. The available data are not broken down by clinical commissioning group.</p><p>In August 2017, 98 out of 173 NHS trusts treated, admitted or transferred over 90% of patients within four hours.</p><p>Accident and emergency statistics are published monthly and can be found online at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 29/11/2018 16:01:05 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1012363

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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	Accident and Emergency Departments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS hospitals provided comprehensive front-door clinical streaming in (a) March 2017 and (b) October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	194733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available confirms that there were 41 out of 138 acute National Health Service trusts with a type 1 accident and emergency (A&amp;E) which had front-door clinical streaming in place in July 2017. In October 2017 this number had increased to 125 out of 137 acute NHS trusts with a type 1 A&amp;E.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 29/11/2018 14:02:57 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1012290

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Affordable Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November to Question 191291 on Affordable Housing, what the agreed delivery profiles are.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	194602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>We do not publish delivery profiles for the Affordable Homes Programme. We are committed to building at least 250,000 additional affordable homes by March 2022, including at least 12,500 homes for social rent in areas of high affordability pressure outside of London. This figure includes at least 116,000 affordable homes which the Mayor will deliver in London by March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/11/2018 16:10:09 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1012399

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	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	Afghanistan: Hazara
	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 validity of reports of recent killings of Hazara people by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	194618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>We are concerned by reports of civilian casualties and displacement resulting from recent Taliban attacks in districts predominantly populated by Hazaras. We continue to monitor the situation closely, especially in Ghazni and Uruzgan districts. We understand that the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces are working to stabilise the security situation in both provinces.</p><p>The British Government continues to urge all parties to the conflict in Afghanistan to respect International Humanitarian Law, protect the civilian population and facilitate the provision of assistance by neutral and impartial humanitarian agencies. We urge the Government of Afghanistan to protect the rights of all ethnic and religious groups, including the Hazaras, in line with the Afghan constitution.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 27/11/2018 13:52:11 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1012422

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Hazara
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contribution the UK mission to Afghanistan is making to the protection of Hazara civilians.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	194619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to monitor the number of civilian casualties and displaced persons as a result of the recent violence in Ghazni and Uruzgan. The Afghan Security Forces have been in the lead for the security of the Afghan people since 2015 and owing to the Afghan Security Forces response, the situation in these two provinces is stabilising. The UK is committed to supporting the Afghan Security Forces to ensure their capability continues to improve in order to successfully protect all ethnic and religious groups in Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 15:41:48 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1012483

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Air Force: Deployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times quick reaction alert aircraft were launched to intercept aircraft in each of the last five years; and from which nations the intercepted aircraft originated.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	194786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of days on which Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon aircraft launched each year since 2014 is given below. Not every launch resulted in an interception as some incidents were resolved prior to interception.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of days QRA was launched</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018<sup>*</sup></p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* 1 January to 22 November 2018</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I am withholding further details as deterrence is a principal function of QRA and QRA is in turn an integral part of the air defence of the UK. The disclosure of information that might compromise the QRA deterrent capability would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/11/2018 15:44:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock