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1016224

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Primary Health Care: Attendance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address the effects of missed appointments on primary care services.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	196776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>We recognise that missed appointments are a waste of National Health Service resources. We believe that encouraging patients to use the NHS sensibly and responsibly is the right approach and we are supportive of local schemes to highlight the number of missed appointments to their patients. However, it is ultimately a matter for the local NHS and primary care providers to decide how best to raise awareness and implement measures to reduce missed appointments.</p><p> </p><p>Primary care providers are encouraged to offer patients different ways to book appointments, send appointment reminders by text messages, and make it quick for patients to cancel or re-arrange appointments e.g. through the use of an online service.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2018 13:02:06 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1016451

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the publications entitled, Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom and the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, what future (a) legislation, (b) directives, (c) rules and (d) other instructions the EU plans to introduce which will have an effect on the UK from 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>During the time-limited implementation period, common rules will remain in place with EU law continuing to apply in the UK subject to the terms set out in the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>After the implementation period, all laws in the UK will be passed by our elected representatives in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. The Political Declaration recognises that the UK may choose to align with the EU’s rules in relevant areas to facilitate trade in goods or security cooperation.</p><p>Were the backstop to come into effect, a small fraction of EU rules applying today would apply in Northern Ireland and EU rules on state aid would apply in the UK. However, as the Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration make absolutely clear, we do not want or expect the backstop to be needed - and even if it ever were ever to come into effect, it would be strictly temporary.</p><p>The Official Journal of the European Union publishes upcoming EU legislation, this is publicly available online: <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/oj/direct-access.html</a>.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 10/12/2018 15:36:49 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1016460

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	European Investment Bank
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 15 of the Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom and the provisions on the European Investment Bank contained within the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community; what plans he has for the future relationship with the European Investment Bank Group; the involvement that the UK would have in the decision-making; the cost of that activity; and the effect of that activity on the arrangements for the financial settlement with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK has set out that it is open to exploring options for a future relationship with the EIB Group. This will form part of the wider UK-EU future relationship negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>The financial settlement has been agreed under the terms of the withdrawal agreement. We have reached a fair financial settlement with the EU, honouring commitments we made during our period of membership, and have ensured a fair deal for UK taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/12/2018 16:09:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1016463

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the effect of the provisions in the Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom and the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community on the ability of the UK to (a) agree and (b) implement international trade deals with countries outside of the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196883
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has been very clear that the UK will have an independent trade policy under this agreement, that we will be able to set our own tariffs and negotiate, sign and ratify new free trade agreements after we leave the EU on 29 March.</p><p>The political declaration includes a commitment to an unprecedented free trade deal with the EU which recognises the development of an independent UK trade policy beyond the economic partnership with the EU. We have agreed in principle the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU, as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement. Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will be free to negotiate, sign and ratify new trade agreements during the time - limited implementation period, and to bring them into force from January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 03/12/2018 16:34:29 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1016476

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Court of Justice of the European Union
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the publications entitled, Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom, and Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, on what matters the Court of Justice of the European Union will exercise (a) jurisdiction, (b) binding judgements and (c) judgements that influence the UK after 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will end as we leave the EU.</p><p>The Withdrawal Agreement ensures that the UK’s membership of the EU is wound down in an orderly way. It establishes a time-limited implementation period that provides a bridge to the future relationship, allowing businesses to continue trading as now until the end of 2020. As the implementation period is designed to ensure continuity and certainty for citizens and businesses, EU institutions, including the CJEU, will retain their current functions in respect of the UK.</p><p>After the implementation period, the CJEU will have jurisdiction, and the Commission will be able to bring infraction proceedings, only within the limited terms defined in the Withdrawal Agreement, which relate to the UK’s time as a Member State, the application of the implementation period, or the winding down of the application of EU law. Beyond that, UK courts will no longer be able to refer questions to the CJEU, other than for a time-limited period on the important matter of citizens rights and on very specific aspects of our exit from the EU budget. Disputes between the UK and the EU will not be resolved by the CJEU, but by a Joint Committee of the parties and an independent arbitration panel. The CJEU’s role will be strictly limited to the interpretation of EU law, consistent with the principle that the court of one party cannot determine disputes between the two.</p><p>In Northern Ireland, were the backstop to come into effect, the CJEU’s role would be strictly limited to interpreting and enforcing those small number of areas in which EU law would apply. However, as the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration make absolutely clear, we do not want or expect the backstop to be needed - and even if it were ever to come into effect, it would be strictly temporary.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 196895 question first answered 03/12/2018 16:24:21 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1016477

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Court of Justice of the European Union
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the publications entitled, Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom and Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, what (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation will be required to facilitate the measures in relation to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has secured a deal which takes back control of our laws; it ends the jurisdiction of the CJEU in the UK and instead means our laws being made in our Parliaments, enforced by our courts.</p><p>There will be a limited and clearly defined role for the CJEU as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement. The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill will implement the Withdrawal Agreement in UK law.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 196896 question first answered 11/12/2018 11:17:37 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1016478

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Court of Justice of the European Union
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the publications entitled, Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom and Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, on what matters the Court of Justice of the European Union will exercise (a) jurisdiction, (b) binding judgements and (c) judgements that effect the UK after 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will end as we leave the EU.</p><p>The Withdrawal Agreement ensures that the UK’s membership of the EU is wound down in an orderly way. It establishes a time-limited implementation period that provides a bridge to the future relationship, allowing businesses to continue trading as now until the end of 2020. As the implementation period is designed to ensure continuity and certainty for citizens and businesses, EU institutions, including the CJEU, will retain their current functions in respect of the UK.</p><p>After the implementation period, the CJEU will have jurisdiction, and the Commission will be able to bring infraction proceedings, only within the limited terms defined in the Withdrawal Agreement, which relate to the UK’s time as a Member State, the application of the implementation period, or the winding down of the application of EU law. Beyond that, UK courts will no longer be able to refer questions to the CJEU, other than for a time-limited period on the important matter of citizens rights and on very specific aspects of our exit from the EU budget. Disputes between the UK and the EU will not be resolved by the CJEU, but by a Joint Committee of the parties and an independent arbitration panel. The CJEU’s role will be strictly limited to the interpretation of EU law, consistent with the principle that the court of one party cannot determine disputes between the two.</p><p>In Northern Ireland, were the backstop to come into effect, the CJEU’s role would be strictly limited to interpreting and enforcing those small number of areas in which EU law would apply. However, as the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration make absolutely clear, we do not want or expect the backstop to be needed - and even if it were ever to come into effect, it would be strictly temporary.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris grouped question UIN 196893 question first answered 03/12/2018 16:24:21 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1016479

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Court of Justice of the European Union
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the publications entitled, Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom and Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, what (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation will be required to facilitate the measures contained in relation to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has secured a deal which takes back control of our laws; it ends the jurisdiction of the CJEU in the UK and instead means our laws being made in our Parliaments, enforced by our courts.</p><p>There will be a limited and clearly defined role for the CJEU as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement. The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill will implement the Withdrawal Agreement in UK law.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 196894 question first answered 11/12/2018 11:17:37 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1016480

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Court of Justice of the European Union
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to paragraph 83 of the Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom, under which circumstances the Court of Justice of the European Union will (a) have jurisdiction, (b) make binding judgements and (c) make judgements that carry influence in the UK after 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK and the EU agreed in the Political Declaration that the closer and deeper the partnership on law enforcement and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, the stronger the accompanying commitments. These may include the alignment of rules and the mechanisms for disputes and enforcement, including the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the interpretation of Union law.</p><p>As per the White Paper, the UK has always made clear that a deep and ambitious level of cooperation on internal security will also need to be underpinned by clear safeguards, such as robust governance arrangements, data protection arrangements and the protection of individual rights.</p><p>Furthermore, as the Prime Minister has always stated, we will respect the remit of the CJEU where we participate in an EU agency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 06/12/2018 16:39:15 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1016481

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU)
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to paragraph 83 of the Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom, under which circumstances the Court of Justice of the European Union can make a judgement involving the interpretation of the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights which could affect the UK after 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has been clear that the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will end as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Political Declaration does not include any commitment on the part of the UK to apply the Charter of Fundamental Rights, but recalls the ongoing commitment of the EU and its Member States to the Charter and the UK’s continued commitment to the European Convention on Human Rights.</p><p> </p><p>In the Political Declaration we have ensured that the depth and breadth of our cooperation will match the commitments we make on governance and rights.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/12/2018 14:29:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 89714 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1016482

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the methodology used by HMRC to decide on the figure for top-slicing relief.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The guidance on calculating the figure for top slicing relief is in the process of being updated. The updated guidance has been shared with insurance industry representative bodies for review and comment. HMRC expects the final version to be available in the Insurance Policyholder Taxation Manual (IPTM) on Gov.UK on 3 December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 03/12/2018 15:48:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1016483

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to paragraph 54 of the Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom, how many non-UK EU nationals (a) currently living in the UK and (b) expected to be living in the UK over the next 15 years will qualify for social security support from the public purse; what benefits those people will be eligible for; and what estimate he has made of the cost of providing those benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Office of National Statistics (ONS) provide data on the population of the UK by country of birth and nationality. In addition, overall population projections for the UK (though not split by nationality) are made. These can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/datasets/populationoftheunitedkingdombycountryofbirthandnationality" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/datasets/populationoftheunitedkingdombycountryofbirthandnationality</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/nationalpopulationprojections/2016basedstatisticalbulletin" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/nationalpopulationprojections/2016basedstatisticalbulletin</a></p><p> </p><p>The ONS estimate that there around 3.7m EU nationals living in the UK as of 2017/18. However, they do not have figures on the number of EU nationals expected to be resident in the UK in 15 years’ time.</p><p> </p><p>In the Political Declaration we have agreed to consider addressing social security coordination in the light of future movement of persons.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/12/2018 10:49:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 89712 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1016484

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Universal Credit: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK EU nationals (a) are in receipt of universal credit and (b) will be in receipt of universal credit in each of the next 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The nationality and immigration status of claimants is not currently recorded on benefit payment systems.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department for Work and Pensions has published statistics on working age benefit recipients by nationality at point of National Insurance Number (NINO) registration. This information is known as “Nationality at point of National Insurance Number registration of DWP benefit claimants” and is included in the “Statistical Bulletin on Nationality at point of National Insurance Number registration of DWP working age benefit recipients: data to November 2017”, available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-national-insurance-number-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-november-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-national-insurance-number-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-november-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 03/12/2018 17:50:19 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1016125

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment the Government has made of the effect on low-income families of the roll-out of universal credit throughout Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	907841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Evidence shows that Universal Credit is working. It empowers people to move into work, work more hours and earn more, and I am pleased that the budget announced a £4.5bn cash boost for it, including measures that will allow millions of low-income families, many of them in Scotland, to keep more of what they earn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 28/11/2018 16:42:11 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1016244

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to support refugees who have to travel long distances for appointments with immigration officials.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	196717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>Those who have been granted refugee status are not required to report to the Home Office, or attend meetings with immigration officials, as refugees are granted a period of leave to remain for five years. Reporting conditions are only applied to those who have received an adverse decision on their application.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 07/12/2018 11:45:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1016464

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will establish a public inquiry (a) to examine matters relating to campaigning and foreign influence in the EU referendum campaign that are not currently being examined by the police, the National Crime Agency or the Information Commissioner; (b) to consider the consequences of potentially irregular and unlawful conduct during the EU referendum campaign; and (c) to make recommendations for appropriate action.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	196772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to establish a Public Inquiry on the conduct of the EU referendum. The EU referendum was carried out based on legislation passed by Parliament and almost three quarters of the electorate took part. The EU referendum provisions were carefully scrutinised and ratified by Parliament. In line with the precedent for referendums, there was a six week period in which the formal result and administration of the EU Referendum could be challenged by judicial review. We treat the integrity and security of our democratic processes extremely seriously.</p><p> </p><p>If offences are alleged, it is right that they are investigated thoroughly by the appropriate agencies. That is what is happening at the moment and those agencies and investigations are independent of government.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 04/12/2018 12:24:02 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1016426

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Fireworks: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) prosecutions for firework offences and (b) firework-related attacks on emergency workers in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	196757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Court data held on prosecutions summarises into specific offence categories. There is not a combined group of fireworks offences, but there are some individual detailed offences that relate specifically to fireworks for which data is available. For example, ‘Possessing fireworks etc. in, or when entering, a designated sports ground’ and ‘Throwing or firing any fireworks in or into a street’. Numbers of prosecutions and convictions for these offences are published here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/738814/HO-Code-Tool-2017.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/738814/HO-Code-Tool-2017.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to identify how many prosecutions involved firework-related attacks on emergency workers in the last five years within Ministry of Justice centrally held information. Detailed information on whether a firework-related attack on emergency workers was involved in the commission of an offence may be held on court record but to be able to identify these cases we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 10/12/2018 17:39:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 89721 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1016427

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Livestock: Fireworks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of injuries caused to livestock by fireworks in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	196758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Defra does not hold details of injuries to livestock caused by fireworks and I am not aware of any such data being held centrally, although it is possible that local veterinary practices may hold some information where vets have been called out to attend to injured stock.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 03/12/2018 17:35:13 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1016428

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Pets: Fireworks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of injuries to domestic pets caused by fireworks in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	196759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>We recognise that fireworks can cause considerable distress for pets and it is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to cause any deliberate unnecessary suffering to an animal through the use of a firework. Government does not hold details of injuries to pet animals caused by fireworks. However it is likely that local veterinary surgeries would hold such information on any animals brought to their practice suffering such injuries.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 03/12/2018 17:31:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1016429

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School in Warrington receives adequate funding to ensure its future sustainability.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	196760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>Maintained Nursery Schools (MNS) make a valuable contribution to improving the lives of some of our most disadvantaged children. They also experience costs over and above those of other early years providers. That is why we are providing local authorities with around £60 million of supplementary funding to enable them to protect MNS funding at least until the period of 2019 to 2020. It is for local authorities to determine how much funding is received by each MNS.</p><p>All early years funding after the period of 2019 to 2020 will be determined by the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/12/2018 11:33:41 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1016430

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Warrington North
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in the Warrington North constituency will receive a cash increase in their budget per pupil for 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	196761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>For the period of 2019-20, all schools will attract gains through the national funding formula in pupil-led funding of at least 1% per pupil, compared to their baselines for the period of 2017-18. Final allocations for individual schools will be set according to the local schools formula, which is yet to be determined by the local authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 04/12/2018 17:34:39 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1016431

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Warrington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on (a) access to justice and (b) waiting times for hearings of the removal of civil matters from Warrington courts.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	196762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service keeps the performance of courts and tribunals under constant review.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to making sure that our court and tribunal services can be accessed by those that need to do so. Our assessment is that effective access to justice has been maintained following the relocation of civil hearings from Warrington to St Helens.</p><p> </p><p>The removal of civil matters from Warrington has not had an impact on waiting times for hearings for people in the local area.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/12/2018 17:24:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1016287

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Arrowe Park Hospital: 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, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect of the closure of five walk-in centres and minor injury units in Eastham, Wallasey, Birkenhead, New Ferry and Moreton in Wirral on the capacity of the A&E department at Arrowe Park Hospital.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	196722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>NHS Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is currently undertaking an Urgent Care Consultation until 12 December 2018, allowing it to consider the impact of suggested service changes on areas such as accident and emergency capacity. Proposals include the introduction of an Urgent Treatment Centre at Arrowe Park Hospital and more general practitioner extended access appointments across Wirral. This would replace walk in centre facilities located at the CCG’s current urgent care venues, but does not mean that these locations would close as they may deliver other services. The main consultation document is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.wirralurgentcare.co.uk" target="_blank">www.wirralurgentcare.co.uk</a></p><p>Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is being provided with £2 million of winter capital funding this year to help improve its urgent and emergency care.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/12/2018 17:04:54 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1016288

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Hospital Beds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of step-down beds in NHS hospitals that are staffed by private healthcare companies.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	196723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The requested information is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/12/2018 17:15:34 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1016289

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Four Seasons Health Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the value is of his Department's contract with Four Seasons Health Care; and what steps his Department is taking to measure the value for money of that contract.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	196724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department holds no contracts with Four Seasons Health Care.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 196763 question first answered 03/12/2018 17:30:27 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1016290

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Department of Health and Social Care: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what measures his Department has in place to identify suppliers with precarious financial situations during the procurement process.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	196725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has detailed procurement strategies in place which guide procurement professionals through the steps at which suppliers financial standing should be identified and measured during a procurement process.</p><p> </p><p>All procurement processes are undertaken in line with Procurement Policy Notice 02/13 (Financial Risk Issues) and the Department is currently working with colleagues across Government on its replacement which will be released shortly. All recommendations from the revised Procurement Policy Notice will be fed back into the procurement strategy documents.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/12/2018 17:05:51 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1016291

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	NHS: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the financial health of companies that hold contracts with the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	196726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of each National Health Service organisation to assess the financial health of suppliers of services or products throughout the life of the contract. The Department has contract management processes in place to monitor the financial standing of its own suppliers and ensure contracted services are delivered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/12/2018 17:06:34 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1016432

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Four Seasons Health Care: Merseyside
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the value is of his Department's contract with Four Seasons Healthcare in (a) Merseyside and (b) Wirral.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	uin	196763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department holds no contracts with Four Seasons Health Care.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 196724 question first answered 03/12/2018 17:30:27 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1016226

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Students: Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the level of workplace skills of university students in the UK and other countries.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	196710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The department provides data for the annual Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Education at a Glance Report, which provides international comparisons on the skills levels of university graduates. The report confirms that UK graduates have a strong employment rate in line with many other developed European countries. The report is publicly available.</p><p>Furthermore, the UK Employer Skills Survey 2015 found that the large majority (83%) of employers surveyed who had recruited a university leaver found their recruits to be well or very well prepared for the world of work. Overall, employers appear to be satisfied with recruits from UK universities, with only 5% of employers reporting a 'lack of required skills or competencies' and an overall lower incidence, compared to other educational leavers groups, of 'lack of skills or attitude' in general.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 05/12/2018 14:49:52 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1016242

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Autism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if his Department will take steps to reduce the time taken for autistic children to receive a statement of special educational needs.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	196715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>All local authorities in England are required to follow the guidance set out in the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice: 0-25 years: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/send-code-of-practice-0-to-25</a>.</p><p>This requires them to meet a statutory deadline of 20 weeks for completion of an Education, Health and Care plan from the time that they receive a request for an assessment. This applies to all children and young people, including those on the autism spectrum.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 04/12/2018 10:14:22 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1016243

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Meningitis: Vaccination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number children that have received the meningococcal conjugate vaccine injection in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	196716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>There are two meningococcal conjugate vaccines that are used in the United Kingdom. The meningococcal ACWY vaccine (Men ACWY) is given to adolescents and the meningitis C and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine is given between 12 to 13 months of age.</p><p> </p><p>The number of children receiving the Hib/Meningitis C vaccine by age two for the last three fiscal years (2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18) is 1,828,100.</p><p> </p><p>The MenACWY data are not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2018 13:08:52 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1016444

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Palm Oil
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that products containing palm oil that are sold in the UK use sustainably-produced palm oil.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	196874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has set out its ambition in the 25 Year Environment Plan to support and protect the world’s forests, supporting sustainable agriculture and supporting zero-deforestation supply chains including for palm oil.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Amsterdam Declarations and the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 we are working with business and other governments to strengthen governance, promote market-based solutions and put in place incentives, policies and actions that support sustainable production of palm oil alongside forest protection.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012, Defra published the UK Statement on the Sustainable Production of Palm Oil which was signed by trade associations, NGOs and Government, and aimed to achieve 100% sourcing of credibly certified sustainable palm oil. The latest report from the UK Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil indicates that based on their revised baseline data and methodology, the UK achieved 75% certified sustainable palm oil in 2017. The Roundtable has agreed to report annually on progress, and work with other signatories to the Amsterdam Declaration on increasing the uptake of sustainable palm oil. We recognise that more remains to be done and will continue to explore opportunities to improve the sustainability of palm oil production.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/12/2018 17:00:23 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1016395

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Food: Allergies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to promote awareness of food allergies in schools; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	196699
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency lead on this matter for government and from 13 December 2014 the allergen rules within the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation became statutory. From this all food businesses, including school caterers, are required to make available the allergen ingredients information for the food and drink they serve. In these undertakings there should be processes in place to protect vulnerable individuals where the institution has a 'duty of care', for example in schools. In particular, school canteens have to ensure that children with a food hypersensitivity only get food served which is safe for them to eat.</p><p>Beyond this headteachers, school governors and their caterers are best placed to make decisions about their school food policies that take into account local circumstances. For instance, some schools are nut or peanut free which means that their caterers do not use nuts or peanuts as ingredients, and that all pupils parents are advised not to include nuts or peanuts in lunch boxes.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 03/12/2018 16:54:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1016358

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Speech and Language Therapy: Mental Health Services
	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 speech and language therapists are employed in (a) children and young people’s NHS mental health services and (b) adult NHS mental health services.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	196658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/12/2018 12:07:45 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1016361

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Mental Illness
	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 the report entitled Health at a Glance: Europe 2018, published by the OECD on 22 November 2018, whether he plans to respond to the findings on the estimated direct and indirect costs of mental health.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	196659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not plan to respond to the report.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 07/12/2018 12:51:18 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1016363

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of youth unemployment.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	196660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not made an estimate of the overall costs of youth unemployment.</p><p>The most recent data (July-September 2018) from the ONS Labour Force Survey shows that youth unemployment is at a near record low of 476,000 – down by nearly 50% (463,000) since the 2010 election.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 07/12/2018 10:20:44 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1016236

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Lotteries: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the average licensing costs for organisations with more than one society lottery licence.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	196778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>Gambling Commission licensing fees include application fees and annual fees, and vary depending on the type of licence required and the amount of proceeds per annum. One-off application fees range from £163 to £325 per licence, and annual fees from £348 to £1,458. My Department has not looked at average licensing costs of society lotteries holding multiple licences.<strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 06/12/2018 16:18:02 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1016237

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Lotteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Gambling Commission’s Review of society lotteries advice, published in June 2018, (a) what assessment he has made of the conclusion that there was no statistically significant effect of society lotteries affecting National Lottery sales on his proposal to allow an increase in the amount that a large society lottery can raise per year and (b) if he will bring in legislation to reform society lottery sector to support fundraising for charitable causes.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	196779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission published its advice to government alongside the government’s consultation on society lotteries reform. The advice reported that to date, society lotteries have not had a statistically significant effect on National Lottery sales. The consultation presented the Government’s preferred options and sought views on legislative options to reform the society lottery sector. The consultation closed on 7 September and we received over 1,600 responses. I am now carefully considering all of the views and evidence. I hope to formally respond in the first half of next year.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/12/2018 17:57:01 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1016280

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Waste: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many enforcement undertakings for waste crime the Environment Agency has undertaken in each of the last three years; how many resulted in successful prosecution; and what fines were imposed in each case if the sums were greater than £10,000.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	196686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Enforcement Undertakings (EUs) are a civil sanction and constitute a voluntary offer made by offenders, containing actions to address the cause and effect of their offending. Where an EU is accepted it becomes a legally binding agreement. The Environment Agency is increasingly using EUs for suitable cases to restore or enhance the environment, improve practices of the offending business and ensure future compliance with environmental requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past 3 calendar years for waste-related offences the Environment Agency has accepted:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>2016 30 EUs accepted, contributing £858,195.69 towards environmental projects;</p></li><li><p>2017 32 EUs accepted, contributing £1,027,423.53 towards environmental projects; and</p></li><li><p>2018 (to date) 27 EUs accepted, contributing £597,022.43 to environmental projects.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>EUs are one type of enforcement measure the Environment Agency considers and it will only do so for cases where prosecution is not appropriate using its published Enforcement and Sanctions Policy to guide its approach. However prosecutions will still be taken, particularly in the most serious cases.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency have undertaken the following waste prosecutions in the last 3 years:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>2016 152 waste prosecutions, of which 129 were successful</p></li><li><p>2017 129 waste prosecutions, of which 115 were successful</p></li><li><p>2018 (to date) 79 waste prosecutions, of which 73 were successful</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>I attach details of each case for each time period where the fines imposed exceeded £10,000.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 03/12/2018 14:59:10 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey attachment 1 file name Copy of Waste Prosecutions - Fines over 10k - 2016-2018 (to mid Nov).xls title Details of fines over £10,000
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1016401

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Epilepsy: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the effect of deprivation on epilepsy and reduce the number of deaths caused by that condition.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	196700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Public Health England (PHE) report ‘Deaths associated with neurological conditions in England 2001 to 2014’, was developed by PHE’s Neurology Intelligence Network (NIN), and published on 27 February 2018. The report found that a greater proportion of epilepsy related deaths occur in areas of higher levels of deprivation. The rate of deaths associated with epilepsy in areas ranked as the most deprived in England is almost three times larger than in the least deprived; 13 deaths per 100,000 population compared to five deaths per 100,000 population. A copy of the report can be found at the following link:</p><p><br> <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-associated-with-neurological-conditions" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-associated-with-neurological-conditions</a></p><p> </p><p>Wider research has shown that epilepsy prevalence varies with social deprivation, but this is not well understood, and it is not clear whether this inequality in mortality is the consequence of the increased prevalence seen in deprived areas, of poor care, or both. However, deprivation is a well-known determinant of poor general health, and although there is insufficient evidence to describe the relationship as causal, it underlines the health inequalities link in relation to epilepsy related deaths.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is acting broadly to reduce health inequalities by addressing the social causes of ill health, promoting healthier lifestyles for all and tackling differences in outcomes of NHS services, all underpinned by legal duties. Through the Mandate the Government has asked NHS England to ensure service commissioning focuses on measurable reductions in inequalities in access to health services, in people’s experience of the health system, and across a specified range of health outcomes which contribute to reducing inequalities in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. National and local outcomes frameworks feature indicators to measure improvements across a range of areas, including inequalities, and the Mandate asks NHS England to do more in increasing the transparency on services and outcomes that these frameworks provide.</p><p><br> <br> At a national level, NHS England is the organisation responsible for securing and supporting high quality outcomes for people with epilepsy, and the vast majority of services for people with the condition are planned and commissioned by local clinical commissioning groups. Action is led locally to ensure the solutions put in place reflect the needs of individual communities.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 196701 question first answered 03/12/2018 17:06:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1016407

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Epilepsy: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that families receive appropriate advice and support when their relatives have died as a result of symptoms relating to epilepsy.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	196701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Public Health England (PHE) report ‘Deaths associated with neurological conditions in England 2001 to 2014’, was developed by PHE’s Neurology Intelligence Network (NIN), and published on 27 February 2018. The report found that a greater proportion of epilepsy related deaths occur in areas of higher levels of deprivation. The rate of deaths associated with epilepsy in areas ranked as the most deprived in England is almost three times larger than in the least deprived; 13 deaths per 100,000 population compared to five deaths per 100,000 population. A copy of the report can be found at the following link:</p><p><br> <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-associated-with-neurological-conditions" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/deaths-associated-with-neurological-conditions</a></p><p> </p><p>Wider research has shown that epilepsy prevalence varies with social deprivation, but this is not well understood, and it is not clear whether this inequality in mortality is the consequence of the increased prevalence seen in deprived areas, of poor care, or both. However, deprivation is a well-known determinant of poor general health, and although there is insufficient evidence to describe the relationship as causal, it underlines the health inequalities link in relation to epilepsy related deaths.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is acting broadly to reduce health inequalities by addressing the social causes of ill health, promoting healthier lifestyles for all and tackling differences in outcomes of NHS services, all underpinned by legal duties. Through the Mandate the Government has asked NHS England to ensure service commissioning focuses on measurable reductions in inequalities in access to health services, in people’s experience of the health system, and across a specified range of health outcomes which contribute to reducing inequalities in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. National and local outcomes frameworks feature indicators to measure improvements across a range of areas, including inequalities, and the Mandate asks NHS England to do more in increasing the transparency on services and outcomes that these frameworks provide.</p><p><br> <br> At a national level, NHS England is the organisation responsible for securing and supporting high quality outcomes for people with epilepsy, and the vast majority of services for people with the condition are planned and commissioned by local clinical commissioning groups. Action is led locally to ensure the solutions put in place reflect the needs of individual communities.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 196700 question first answered 03/12/2018 17:06:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1016239

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Smoking: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to ensure that the tobacco industry is excluded from funding or helping to provide stop smoking services at a local government level.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	196780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government is a signatory to the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), Article 5.3 of which commits Parties to protect public health policies with respect to tobacco control from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry. The Government and local authorities take very seriously their obligations under the WHO FCTC, including the commitment under Article 5.3. The Government has endorsed the Local Government Declaration on Tobacco Control, which was launched in 2013.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2018 13:00:22 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1016269

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	Julian Assange
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on providing Julian Assange with safe passage to Ecuador.
	tabling member constituency	St Ives
	tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
	uin	196792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>We have been clear that when Mr Assange leaves the Ecuadorean Embassy, all UK legal processes would need to be completed before he could leave the country. Mr Assange understands that the only way to resolve this issue is to leave the Embassy to face UK justice. No-one is above the law.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/12/2018 13:36:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1016292

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Liverpool City Region
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been provided by his Department for (a) domestic violence prevention programmes and (b) services for victims of domestic violence in (i) St Helens and (ii) Liverpool City Region.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	196798
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government published a Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy on 8 March 2016 setting out an ambitious programme to make tackling VAWG everybody’s business, ensure victims and survivors get the support they need and inspire confidence in the Criminal Justice System to bring more perpetrators to justice as well as doing more to rehabilitate offenders.</p><p>Over this spending review period, we are providing £100m of dedicated funding to tackle VAWG. VAWG services are mainly commissioned at a local level by PCCs, local authorities and health commissioners. The Government’s VAWG National Statement of Expectations encourages service provision decisions to be taken, by commissioners, at a local level and driven by local need.</p><p>We have allocated £17 million of funding to establish the 3-year VAWG Service Transformation Fund, which is supporting projects across 41 areas in England and Wales to support, promote and embed the best local practice and drive major change across all services so that early intervention and prevention, not crisis response, is the norm.</p><p>Liverpool City Council is being supported by the VAWG Transformation Fund to deliver the ‘Liverpool Early Help for Victims of VAWG’ project. We have awarded over £400,000 to support the Council to deliver a complex needs perpetrator programme, ‘Inner Strength’, and create Early Help Hubs to improve the multi-agency response to victims of domestic abuse.</p><p>The Home Office also supports the national VAWG Helplines and recently committed funding of up to £1.1m per annum for these services until 2021. The Helplines provide essential advice and support to victims of violence and abuse; advice to friends and family who are worried about someone; guidance to those wishing to stop perpetrating abuse; as well as assisting professionals seeking specialist support for victims.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/12/2018 17:26:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1016285

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made in developing the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF); and what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the publication of the planned public consultation on the UKSPF.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	196796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>As set out by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in July, the government will establish a UK Shared Prosperity Fund once the UK has left the European Union and EU Structural Funds. The Fund will tackle inequalities between communities by raising productivity, especially in those parts of our country whose economies are furthest behind.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/12/2018 14:20:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1016286

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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	UK Shared Prosperity Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress has been made in developing the UK Shared Prosperity Fund(UKSPF); and when he plans to publish the public consultation on the UKSPF.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	196797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>We are continuing to work on the design and priorities of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, the composition of which will be decided at next year’s Spending Review. Decisions will be informed by a consultation and will be published in due course, which will give all interested parties an opportunity to convey their views directly to Government.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 03/12/2018 16:29:17 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1016433

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2018 to Question 190838, how much UK funding will be used to fund local observation of the upcoming general election in Bangladesh.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	196764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK is providing £542,703 through the Department for International Development (DFID) to a coalition of 23 Bangladeshi civil society organisations (Election Working Group) to observe the upcoming general election in Bangladesh. The grant is managed by The Asia Foundation and observers are all drawn from organisations with considerable experience in observing elections in Bangladesh. Combined with complementary support from USAID and the Swiss Development Cooperation, we will cover all constituencies and will deploy both short and long term observers.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/12/2018 17:16:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

1016389

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia until an independent international inquiry can establish culpability for violations of international humanitarian law on all sides of the Yemeni conflict.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	196649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria provides a thorough risk assessment framework for considering all applications to export military goods to Saudi Arabia. We will not grant a licence if do so would be inconsistent with these Criteria. The policy remains as announced to Parliament in a Written Ministerial Statement on 25 March 2014:</p><p><a href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018" target="_blank">https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm140325/wmstext/140325m0001.htm#14032566000018</a> and updated with an additional policy, as announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 13 September 2018:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS957/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-09-13/HCWS957/</a> .</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 04/12/2018 17:05:58 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1016295

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what additional financial support his Department makes available to (a) primary and (b) secondary schools with high numbers of SEND children.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	196799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are required to provide schools with sufficient funds to enable them to provide additional support up to the value of £6,000 for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This is provided through the local school formula. When the costs of supporting an individual pupil are more than £6,000 per year, the local authority provides top-up funding from its high needs budget. It is for the local authority to determine what level of top-up funding is required for each pupil.</p><p>In addition, local authorities have the discretion to give schools additional funding from the high needs budget, for example to support schools which are particularly inclusive of pupils with SEND. Authorities in England are planning to provide £41 million to primary schools and £16 million to secondary schools in such funding, in addition to the funding provided through their local formula and through top-ups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 07/12/2018 12:33:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1016297

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the staffing budget for schools has been in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	196800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not allocate funding specifically for staffing. Schools are best placed to make decisions about how to use their funding to deliver the best outcomes for their pupils.</p><p>The total funding allocated through the schools block of the dedicated schools grant in each of the last five years is shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dedicated schools grant, <br>schools block funding (in millions)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£30,655</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£32,168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£32,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£33,094</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£33,684[1]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] This figure is not directly comparable to previous years as the central schools services block was introduced in 2018-19. Prior to 2018-19, much of that funding was provided through the schools block. Re-baselining was carried out in this year due to the introduction of the national funding formula, which led to some funding movements between blocks.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/12/2018 18:05:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith