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1020130

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date	05/12/2018
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	Gibraltar: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps the Government has taken to consult the Gibraltarian Government during negotiations for the UK to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	908051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to fully involving Gibraltar as we leave the EU together. Most recently, DExEU Secretary of State, Steve Barclay, and I met the Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo, on 5 December, and the Prime Minister met him on 15 November. We also meet regularly in the Joint Ministerial Council, our primary forum for engagement, which has met seven times since the referendum.</p><p>Chief Minister Picardo observed in his statement on 23 October that we have worked “hand in glove” throughout the negotiations on Withdrawal. He described the deal as one which ‘works for Gibraltar’ and welcomed the “unwavering commitment of the United Kingdom that it will negotiate future trade and other arrangements with the EU that work for all of the British family of nations, including Gibraltar.”</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 06/12/2018 14:11:34 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

1020136

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales and Borders Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on Transport for Wales’s management of the Wales and Borders rail franchise.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	907945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>I hold regular discussions with the Welsh Government and Transport for Wales on rail services in Wales, including the new Wales and Borders franchise. I have also met with the Director of Keolis this week, who have recently taken over the running of the train service in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The devolution of the Franchise is an example of effective co-operation between the Welsh and UK Governments.</p><p> </p><p>It is vital that Transport for Wales resolves the service issues affecting the Franchise as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 05/12/2018 17:30:25 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1020181

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	Economic Situation: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed Withdrawal Agreement on the economy in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	908047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s analysis, ‘EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis’, considers the long run economic impact of the new relationship with the EU after the economy has adjusted to the changes.</p><p>The analysis shows that every region, including the North East, would be stronger than under a no deal scenario.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 06/12/2018 14:12:50 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

1020216

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the School Food Standards permits school to sell (a) doughnuts, (b) waffles and (c) cookies to pupils.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	199332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The school food standards severely restrict foods high in fat, salt and sugar. The standards apply to the overall planned provision of food and drink in schools, including during school lunches and food provided by the school at other times.</p><p>Governing boards are legally responsible for meeting the school food standards and it is for schools and caterers to decide which foods to serve across the school week. Desserts are permitted when served during the school lunch service and the types of products mentioned in this question are only permitted by the standards under restricted circumstances: for example, confectionery is prohibited, and only healthy snacks, such as fruit, vegetables, seeds and nuts can be provided for food other than lunch.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our work on the Childhood Obesity Plan, we have committed to reducing sugar in the school food standards and officials are working with Public Health England to achieve this. Further details will be available shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 10/12/2018 17:16:21 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1020219

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Physical Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his department has made of the potential benefits of reinstating rounders on the activity list of assessed sports for GCSE and A-level physical education.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	199473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department published subject content for reformed physical education GCSE, AS and A levels in England in January 2015. Both sets of subject content include a list of activities in which students can be assessed. On 24 October 2018, the Department launched a review inviting proposals to add activities to the list, information about which is available here:</p><p><a href="https://consult.education.gov.uk/gcse-and-alevel-reform/review-of-gcse-as-and-a-level-physical-education-a/" target="_blank">https://consult.education.gov.uk/gcse-and-alevel-reform/review-of-gcse-as-and-a-level-physical-education-a</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The deadline for responses is 20 December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will consider all responses to this review, including those relating to rounders, along with Ofqual and exam boards. Decisions drawn from the review will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 10/12/2018 17:34:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1020222

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	Allied Healthcare
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 packages of domiciliary care are provided by Allied Healthcare to self-funders of social care.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	199376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information centrally.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 10/12/2018 16:58:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1020224

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
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	Dogs: Meat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the human consumption of dog meat.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, Dr Lisa Cameron, on 12 November 2018, PQ UIN 187378.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/12/2018 11:57:37 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1020228

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent lessons his Department has learned to help increase the proportion of tax returns filed by 31 January 2019 deadline.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>HMRC continually uses customer insight to improve filing rates. For example, HMRC has used customer insight to deliver personalised messaging, which research has shown to have a statistically significant effect on filing rates.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 10/12/2018 15:15:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1020229

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Covenant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times the Armed Forces Covenant Reference Group met in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Cabinet Office records indicate that the Armed Forces Covenant Reference Group met three times in each year.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/12/2018 16:14:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1020230

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Productivity Investment Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of money the National Productivity Investment Fund will allocate in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	199322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) will provide £37 billion of capital investment between 2017-18 and 2023-24 to support jobs and growth.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has set out how over £27 billion of this funding will be allocated across housing, transport, digital infrastructure and R&amp;D. The remaining funding will be allocated at future fiscal events.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of allocations can be found on page 54 of the Autumn Budget 2018 document: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/752202/Budget_2018_red_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/752202/Budget_2018_red_web.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/12/2018 15:38:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell