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1027450

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date	18/12/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Candidates: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps the Government is taking to encourage women to participate in politics.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	908346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>One of our aims for the Women’s Suffrage Centenary was to ensure more women participate in politics and decision-making. Whether that is to vote, to campaign or to stand for election, women must be there making the decisions.</p><p>Over the course of this year, the Centenary Fund has supported nearly 320 small and large projects. Many of them are designed to encourage participation by offering women across the country information and training to take part in civic society at all levels.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/12/2018 16:02:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1027463

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress the Government has made on its Export Strategy.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	908323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Export Strategy sets out how the Government will encourage, inform, connect and finance UK businesses to enable them to take advantage of the international demand for British goods and services. Last month we launched an enhanced digital service on great.gov.uk, connecting businesses to over 20,000 export opportunities.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 20/12/2018 13:02:54 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1027466

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Economic Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support the Home Office in tackling economic crime.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	908261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Our main contribution in helping to tackle economic crime is to run a world class court system that has a strong international reputation and enables highly complex crimes to be prosecuted.</p><p> </p><p>As well as that work, we are also active in scrutinising the law to see if anything needs to be changed to tackle economic crime. The Department carried out a Call for Evidence to examine the case for a change in the law in corporate criminal liability for economic crime in 2017 and intends publishing its response in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to the creation of a new world class court facility in the City of London specialising in tackling cyber-crime, fraud and economic crime announced earlier this year. This will help reinforce the UK’s reputation as a world-leading legal centre ready to deal with the changing nature of 21st century crime.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/12/2018 17:07:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1027467

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administration of Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent trends in the number of court (a) staff and (b) closures on access to justice.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	908262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Providing effective access to justice is at the heart of all decisions the Government makes regarding our justice system. We are committed to making sure that our court and tribunal services can be accessed by those that need to do so.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS staffing levels are appropriate to make sure that effective access to justice is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>All court closures are subject to public consultation and the responses received are considered carefully before final decisions are made. Impact Assessments are published alongside the consultations.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/12/2018 17:08:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1027468

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mental Health Act 1983 Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the implications of the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act for the work of (a) his Department and (b) HM Courts & Tribunals Service.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	908263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government have welcomed the independent review of the Mental Health Act and have rightly committed to reform mental health legislation. Some of the review’s recommendations, have particular implications for civil justice and particular reforms to the Mental Health Tribunal. The Department is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care to consider the review, its recommendations and implications in detail and we will respond shortly.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/12/2018 17:23:10 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1027512

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department has plans to legalise longer heavier vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	203308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to increase the maximum length or weight of vehicles allowed in general circulation. The Department is running a trial of longer semi-trailers, which have the same maximum weight as a standard articulated lorry, but are longer. The Department has published annual evaluations of the trial, most recently in September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/12/2018 11:40:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1027513

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	Video Games: Prizes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has plans to regulate paid-for random prizes in computer and video games.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	203309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We remain committed to ensuring that consumers are properly protected and not exploited by aggressive commercial practices. Game purchasers are protected by general consumer law such as the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. This includes a requirement on businesses not to subject anyone to misleading or aggressive marketing practices, or, for example, direct exhortation to buy products, including in-game purchases of paid-for random prizes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is aware of concerns surrounding this issue and will continue to gather and look closely at any evidence. We also welcome the recent introduction by the VSC Ratings Board and PEGI of a new label for video games to warn parents where they include the opportunity to make in-game purchases.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 20/12/2018 13:31:33 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1027514

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	Health Education: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on steps to improve health literacy for (a) primary school-aged children and (b) secondary school-aged children.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	203310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care regularly discusses a range of issues, including health literacy in schools, with cabinet colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE), Health Education England, NHS England and Community Health and Learning Foundation, are working together to develop, test and implement a range of strategic and practical interventions towards improving health literacy.</p><p> </p><p>School nurses are specialist public health nurses who lead the Healthy Child Programme (5-19). They deliver evidence-based public health interventions both within and out of school settings.</p><p> </p><p>The Health Literacy toolkit has been produced with support from Public Health England and is designed to help school nurses improve the health literacy of children and young people. The Association for Young People’s Health AYPH toolkit, commissioned by PHE, can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.youngpeopleshealth.org.uk/health-literacy" target="_blank">http://www.youngpeopleshealth.org.uk/health-literacy</a></p><p> </p><p>The ‘School aged years high impact area 6: seamless transition and preparation for adulthood’ provides robust evidence for school nurses to support young people preparing for adulthood, access to information and support, and knowledge of services to help keep them healthy. ‘School aged years high impact area 6: Seamless transition and preparation for adulthood’ can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/754809/school_aged_years_high_impact_area_6.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/754809/school_aged_years_high_impact_area_6.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/12/2018 13:31:32 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1027515

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	Widowed Parent's Allowance: Cohabitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to extend the eligibility for widowed parents' allowance to unmarried parents.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	203311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>We are currently considering how to proceed following the recent Supreme Court judgement which ruled it incompatible with ECHR principles to provide that cohabitees with children are not entitled to Widowed Parent’s Allowance. When we have looked at all the options, I will update Parliament further on this matter.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/12/2018 10:27:54 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1027518

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	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, what criteria his Department uses to monitor the adoption by NHS hospitals of good practice to enable (a) appropriate patient flow, (b) timely hand-offs between A&E clinicians and acute physicians, (c) discharge to assess, (d) trusted assessor arrangements, (e) streamlined continuing healthcare processes and (f) seven-day discharge capabilities.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	203314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Monitoring of performance against the 95% four hour accident and emergency standard, along with data regarding 12 hour waits for admission, bed occupancy and delayed transfers of care is collected and published monthly by NHS England. Data, published at both a national and a trust level, is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/</a></p><p> </p><p>Discharge to Assess and Trusted Assessor arrangements are both monitored by the Better Care Fund (BCF) partners. This is supported by the BCF quarterly reports that are submitted by Health and Wellbeing Boards to NHS England as part of the policy framework and planning requirements for 2017-19.</p><p> </p><p>From 2015-16, NHS Continuing Healthcare has been included in the assurance processes for clinical commissioning groups. For individuals on the acute hospital discharge pathway, NHS England has introduced a Quality Premium to incentivise assessment for NHS Continuing Healthcare in a community setting where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>NHS Improvement’s good practice guide, ‘Focus on improving patient flow for national priorities for acute hospitals 2017’, published in July 2017, set out six principles underpinning good patient flow including the principle that flow is seven days a week. Attendances and admissions occur relatively consistently through the week and so should reviews, transitions and discharges. The document can be accessed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/good-practice-guide-focus-on-improving-patient-flow/" target="_blank">https://improvement.nhs.uk/resources/good-practice-guide-focus-on-improving-patient-flow/</a></p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/12/2018 13:36:57 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth