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1027537

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	Epilepsy
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 (a) women and (b) men aged (i) 10 to 30 years and (ii) 31 to 60 years have a diagnosis of epilepsy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	203328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/12/2018 14:14:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1027538

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	Lung Cancer
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 clinical commissioning group areas offer percutaneous needle biopsy for the detection of lung cancer.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	203329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/12/2018 14:18:25 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1027539

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	Influenza: 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 steps his Department is taking to increase take-up of the flu vaccine among (a) ethnic and (b) low-income groups.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	203330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England (PHE) has investigated variations in flu vaccine uptake. Vaccine coverage is closely monitored, and deprivation and ethnicity are key predictors for the levels of flu vaccine uptake.</p><p> </p><p>Outcomes from this analysis are being taken forward in the delivery of the national programme, for instance:</p><p>- PHE and NHS England run the annual national ‘Help Us Help You - Stay Well This Winter campaign’ which encourages eligible groups to get their flu vaccine each year, including tailored activity for Black, Asian and Minority and Ethnic groups;</p><p>- NHS England local teams work in partnership with local authorities and other stakeholders to plan and promote vaccination, such that it is responsive to local needs; and</p><p>- PHE works with an extensive range of partners to provide campaign resources that can be tailored to specific audiences and local needs as required.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/12/2018 14:16:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1027542

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Photography: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of photography apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	203333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>​​There is no apprenticeship framework or standard called ‘photography’. The most relevant framework found was the ‘Photo imaging for Staff Photographers’ framework which is the only apprenticeship framework or standard to contain ‘photo’ or ‘image’ in its title. There were no starts on this framework in the 2017/18 academic year compared to 20 in each of the previous two academic years (2016/17 and 2015/16).</p><p>The table below shows apprenticeship starts in the Arts, Media and Publishing sector subject area, along with further subject area breakdowns for the 2017/18 academic year. This sector is most likely to contain frameworks or standards with an element of photography within them. The data is taken from the Individualised Learner Record, available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761151/Monthly-apprenticeship-starts_SSA-Fwk-Std-Age-Level-Fund_Nov2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/761151/Monthly-apprenticeship-starts_SSA-Fwk-Std-Age-Level-Fund_Nov2018.xlsx</a>.</p><p><strong>Apprenticeship starts in the 2017/18 academic year (August 2017 – July 2018) in the Arts, Media and Publishing sector subject area</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Apprenticeship starts in 2017/18 (Aug 2017 – July 2018)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total starts in Arts, Media and Publishing sector subject area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>950</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Crafts, Creative Arts and Design</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Media and Communication</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Performing Arts</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which Publishing and Information Services</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><ol start="1"><li><p>Data are based on full final year figures for the 2017/18 academic year (August 2017 to July 2018).</p></li></ol><ol start="2"><li><p>​Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10, ‘-’ indicates a value of less than 5 starts.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 21/12/2018 14:03:56 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1027546

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	Food Banks: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to visit food banks in the (a) North East and (b) Sunderland in the next six months.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	203334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State will be making a number of visits across the UK over the next six months. The member will be updated via the usual means should such a visit be planned. The Jobcentre Plus staff in Sunderland and the North East work extremely hard to help people get into employment and this has helped contribute to an additional 71,000 people in employment since 2010.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/12/2018 15:07:24 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

1027550

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	Service Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2018 to Question 201700 on Letting Agents, whether the Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 Technical Group discussed the threshold of £250 consultation limit for large developments with multiple apartments under one lease at those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	203338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2018 answer text <p>The Technical Group discussed the effectiveness of section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, including the monetary thresholds that result in a consultation taking place prior to carrying out any qualifying works to a building.</p><p>The Technical Group’s work and early recommendations on section 20 are being taken forward by the Regulation of Property Agent’s working group, chaired by Lord Best. This is to ensure the section 20 considerations are aligned with the wider reform agenda for both service charges and managing agents. The working group is expected to report back to government in summer 2019.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 27/12/2018 10:52:23 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1027558

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of his Department paying the £65 application fee for settled or pre-settled status for EU nationals (a) employed by and (b) working as an outsourced worker in his Department; what estimate he has made of the total cost to his Department of paying those fees; and what assessment he has made of the risks that the EU Settlement Scheme poses to the retention of EU nationals (i) employed by or (ii) working as an outsourced worker in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	203247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2018 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) employees must be British nationals so the Settlement Scheme does not apply. Outsourced workers are not FCO employees so this would be a decision for their employer.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 24/12/2018 14:04:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1027560

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of his Department paying the £65 application fee for settled or pre-settled status for EU nationals (a) employed by and (b) working as an outsourced worker in his Department; what estimate he has made of the total cost to his Department of paying those fees; and what assessment he has made of the risks that the EU Settlement Scheme poses to the retention of EU nationals (i) employed by or (ii) working as an outsourced worker in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	203249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government currently does not plan to pay the Settled Status Fee for its non-UK EU citizen employees. The fee is set at an affordable rate (£65), less than the cost of an UK passport.</p><p> </p><p>Outsourced workers are not employees of the Department and therefore this would be a decision for their employers.</p><p> </p><p>The number of non-UK EU citizens employed across the Civil Service is not consistently collected across Government. It is therefore not possible to estimate the cost of paying the settled status fee for non-UK EU nationals employed directly by the Department.</p><p> </p><p>We value the significant contribution made by EU citizens working in the Civil Service and we want these colleagues to continue to play a full role in the work of the Civil Service. We are committed to supporting our EU citizen employees across the Civil Service, the important engagement with EU national networks across government will continue over the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/12/2018 11:52:04 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1027561

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	Ministry of Justice: Migrant Workers
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 potential merits of his Department paying the £65 application fee for settled or pre-settled status for EU nationals (a) employed by and (b) working as an outsourced worker in his Department; what estimate he has made of the total cost to his Department of paying those fees; and what assessment he has made of the risks that the EU Settlement Scheme poses to the retention of EU nationals (i) employed by or (ii) working as an outsourced worker in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	203250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government currently does not plan to pay the Settled Status Fee for its non-UK EU citizen employees. The fee is set at an affordable rate (£65), less than the cost of an UK passport. Outsourced workers are not employees of the Department and therefore this would be a decision for their employers.</p><p> </p><p>The number of non-UK EU citizens employed across the Civil Service is not consistently collected across Government. It is therefore not possible to estimate the cost of paying the settled status fee for non-UK EU nationals employed directly by the department.</p><p> </p><p>We value the significant contribution made by EU citizens working in the Civil Service and we want these colleagues to continue to play a full role in the work of the Civil Service. We are committed to supporting our EU citizen employees across the Civil Service, the important engagement with EU national networks across government will continue over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/12/2018 12:52:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1027564

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Migrant Workers
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of his Department paying the £65 application fee for settled or pre-settled status for EU nationals (a) employed by and (b) working as an outsourced worker in his Department; what estimate he has made of the total cost to his Department of paying those fees; and what assessment he has made of the risks that the EU Settlement Scheme poses to the retention of EU nationals (i) employed by or (ii) working as an outsourced worker in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	203253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government currently does not plan to pay the Settled Status Fee for its non-UK EU citizen employees. The fee is set at an affordable rate (£65), less than the cost of an UK passport. <br> <br>Outsourced workers are not employees of the Department and therefore this would be a decision for their employers. <br> <br>The number of non-UK EU citizens employed across the Civil Service is not consistently collected across Government. It is therefore not possible to estimate the cost of paying the settled status fee for non-UK EU nationals employed directly by the department. <br> <br>We value the significant contribution made by EU citizens working in the Civil Service and we want these colleagues to continue to play a full role in the work of the Civil Service. We are committed to supporting our EU citizen employees across the Civil Service, the important engagement with EU national networks across government will continue over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 21/12/2018 14:28:50 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas