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1041344

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of fires in (a) publicly and (b) privately owned high rise residential blocks in each of the last 20 years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	208350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office do not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 17/01/2019 17:39:12 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1041374

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to restrict the sale of faulty fire doors.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	208363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>All doors being placed on the UK market must meet the required standards they are advertised as meeting. Wherever the Government is made aware this is not the case we have taken action to withdraw the product from the market.</p><p>Following the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) investigation into Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) composite fire doors, MHCLG took swift action to stop the production and distribution of this type of fire door. As a result, no new doors of this type were placed on the market, until evidence that they consistently meet the standard has been demonstrated. MHCLG also acted with industry to ensure that all GRP composite fire doors already on the market were withdrawn from sale.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 31/01/2019 14:20:23 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1041688

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the long-term viability of the UN Relief and Works Agency.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	208837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Last year the UK led international efforts to help ensure UNRWA’s essential services were maintained, by almost doubling our original core support of £33.5 million to £65.5 million, including £5 million for Gaza, and lobbying other donors to step up to ensure the funding burden is shared more evenly across the international community. Both the UK and UNRWA recognise the need for UNRWA to reform to ensure its sustainability, and UNRWA has undertaken significant cost-cutting measures to respond to budget cuts and growing need. We welcome UNRWA’s efforts to broaden its donor base and are encouraging partners to step up with more funding and more predictable disbursements.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a multi-year commitment to support UNRWA and we plan to continue to fund the Agency in line with that agreement. This will provide basic services such as health and education to Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the West Bank and the region. A long-term solution requires a just, fair, agreed and realistic settlement for Palestinian refugees. Until that happens the UK remains firmly committed to supporting UNRWA and Palestinian refugees.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/01/2019 17:14:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1042203

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When his Department plans to respond to its consultation entitled Food labelling: amending laws.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	908633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Defra intends to provide a summary of responses and the Government response by 7 February as set out on the consultation web page.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/01/2019 17:46:13 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1042204

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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	Nature Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Foreign Secretary on the protection of endangered species.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	908630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with the Foreign Secretary to discuss international species conservation issues. Our close working delivered the highly successful Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London in October last year, which brought together global leaders to drive forward action to end this despicable trade. Our ban on ivory sales through the Ivory Act is one of the toughest in the world and demonstrates our joint leadership to galvanise action around the world.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 17/01/2019 16:14:23 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1042206

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Broadband: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the roll-out of broadband in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	908514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a wide range of matters including on digital connectivity in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 16/01/2019 17:33:36 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1042207

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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 assessment he has made of the effect on low-income families of the roll-out of universal credit in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	908518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Evidence shows that Universal Credit is working. It empowers people to move into work and I am pleased that the budget announced a £4.5 billion cash boost for it, including measures that will allow millions of families to keep more of what they earn.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 16/01/2019 17:34:31 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

1042259

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Public Houses: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of crowdfunding by lessees to raise money to challenge decisions made by pub companies in the courts.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	209335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>If a dispute arises between a lessee (also known as a tenant) and a pub company - following a decision made by the latter, that is a matter for those parties to resolve. If parties wish to pursue a dispute through the courts, they are free to determine how they will fund advice and representation.</p><p> </p><p>In England and Wales, if a matter falls within the scope of the relevant provisions of the Pubs Code it can be referred to the Pubs Code Adjudicator.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/01/2019 12:09:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1042260

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	New Businesses: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with his Northern Ireland counterparts on the support offered to entrepreneurs seeking to start new businesses.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	209336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Due to the current absence of an Executive in Northern Ireland, discussions between HMG and the administration are currently being held with officials in the Northern Irish Civil Service. The monthly EU Exit Devolved Administrations Forum, which rotates location between Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and London, is one particular example of cross-governmental engagement on business issues. In January, the forum discussed various issues relevant to the devolved administrations, such as no deal planning, Statutory Instruments, as well as other topics such as business engagement and operational readiness regarding EU Exit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Regarding support for Northern Ireland entrepreneurs, they can access support through schemes such as the the Go For It programme providing step by step advice and mentoring to produce their own business plan for people wishing to start a business. The British Business Bank-owned StartUp Loans Company (SULCO) has lent 945 startup loans, worth over £6.5 million. The Autumn Budget 2018 announced that Government would extend Start-Up Loans funding to 2021, meaning it will be able to back a further 10,000 entrepreneurs across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/01/2019 17:06:38 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1042261

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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	British Nationals Abroad: 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, which EU member states have indicated that UK citizens living in those countries would continue to be able to access local health services in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	209279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>We want to secure reciprocal arrangements in a ‘no deal’ exit, so that no-one faces sudden changes to how they obtain healthcare.</p><p> </p><p>The United Kingdom has made a generous unilateral offer to European Union citizens resident in the UK; through the EU settlement scheme, they will be able to work, study, and access benefits and services on broadly the same terms as now. We believe Member States have responsibilities and a duty of care towards UK nationals and are urging the EU and all its Member States to make the same commitment to protect the rights of UK nationals in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill will give the Government the power to fund and arrange payments for healthcare for UK nationals (or former residents) outside of the UK, as well as to share the necessary data in relation to this.</p><p> </p><p>This will enable the Government to work to ensure reciprocal healthcare arrangements continue when we leave the EU, whether through arrangements with the EU as a whole or, individual arrangements with EU Member States.</p><p> </p><p>The UK and Irish Governments have both set out their firm intention to maintain current reciprocal access to local health services under the Common Travel Area framework, and work on this is at an advanced stage.</p><p> </p><p>We have informally approached other Member States and are prioritising those that are the major pensioner, worker and tourist destinations. We will shortly be writing to all EU Member States, along with the EU Commission, formally outlining our generous offer on reciprocal healthcare. This will be subject to ongoing discussions.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/01/2019 17:39:22 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1042262

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Concessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a free railcard for people over the age of 65.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	209337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>A senior railcard is already offered for those aged 60 and above. The card offers one third off standard and first class anytime, off-peak and advance fares. The cost associated with the railcard is very low compared to the discount savings achieved by regular users.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/01/2019 12:01:17 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1042263

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what conclusions the Road Collision Investigation Project has made on road accidents involving motorcyclists.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	209338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>In June 2018, the Government announced that the RAC Foundation, supported by £480,000 of Government funding, would lead the trial of an innovative new approach to road casualty investigation alongside police forces. As part of this initiative dedicated teams will be carrying out in-depth research in selected cases to get a better understanding of what is really causing collisions on our roads. These collisions will be analysed in 3 regions over 3 years and will look at collisions covering a range of modes of travel, including motorbikes. The Government will release a final report at the end of the project.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/01/2019 17:44:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1042264

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow roadside rescue and recovery operators to use red warning light on their vehicles; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	209303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important work that recovery operators perform. The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations (RVLR) 1989 permit the use of amber warning beacons capable of emitting a flashing or rotating beam of light to raise awareness of vehicles during recovery operations. Amber is a universally recognised signal colour.</p><p> </p><p>RVLR also permits the use of an illuminated warning sign which must show a steady light, and be red if showing to the rear of the vehicle, and white or in some circumstances yellow if showing to the front.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to change the law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/01/2019 13:30:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1042265

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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 recent assessment the Government has made of why uptake rates in groups eligible for free flu vaccination remain low.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	209339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>England has one of the highest flu vaccine uptake rates in Europe. Most years, for those aged 65 and above, uptake is close to the World Health Organization (WHO) target of 75%. There is normally only a short window in which to vaccinate between the vaccine becoming available and the flu season commencing. This year, the phased delivery of the adjuvanted vaccine for older people meant that some flu clinics had to be delayed until sufficient vaccine was available.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of flu vaccination has now taken place. Vaccine uptake is at similar levels to previous years for older people and pregnant women. For those in clinical risk groups it is marginally lower. There are many reasons for this including that many patients do not appreciate how serious flu can be and the importance of protecting themselves, with some women wary of having a vaccine whilst pregnant. For two and three year olds it is at the highest level since the programme started. This data can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-national-flu-reports-2018-to-2019-season" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-national-flu-reports-2018-to-2019-season</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 21/01/2019 16:42:01 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1042266

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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	Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase the level of immunisation performed by the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	209340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>Vaccinations are a key part of the prevention strategy in the NHS Long Term Plan. To help increase immunisation uptake, NHS England will undertake a fundamental review of general practitioner vaccinations and immunisation standards, funding, and procurement. This will support the goal of improving immunisation coverage, using local coordinators to target variation and improve groups and areas with low vaccines uptake.</p><p> </p><p>By 2022, technology will better support clinicians. The Long Term Plan states that an integrated child protection system will replace many legacy systems, to help deliver a screening and vaccination solution that is worthy of the NHS's world leading services.</p><p> </p><p>Prevention is at the heart of the NHS Long Term Plan, which is backed by a £20.5 billion per year increase in funding for the NHS in England by 2023/24. Immunisation is a key preventative measure and the Long Term Plan commits to prioritising improvements in childhood immunisation and immunisation uptake.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/01/2019 16:11:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1042267

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of funding in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22, (d) 2022-23 and (e) 2023-24 for (i) the acute sector, (ii) primary care, (iii) cancer services, (iv) mental health services, (e) community services, (f) NHS IT and digital services, (g) maternity services, (h) medicines and pharmaceuticals, (j) mental health, (k) diabetes and (l) dementia services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	209341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>Alongside publication of the NHS’s Long Term Plan, the Government has confirmed its final cash settlement for the National Health Service, which will see the NHS budget grow by £33.9 billion in cash terms by 2023-24, compared to 2018-19. This is equivalent to the £20.5 billion real terms increase set out last June and reiterated at Budget 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The following table confirms the NHS England resource budget in each year under this final settlement, which has been agreed with the NHS as the basis of its fully costed Plan. This excludes NHS England revenue budgets for depreciation and impairments, which will be handled separately. Furthermore, it excludes additional funding for NHS pension costs arising as a result of the ongoing revaluation of public sector pensions that the Treasury has made provision for, as outlined in June 2018 and at Budget 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>NHS England Resource Departmental Expenditure Limit (excluding depreciation)</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>2023-24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nominal budget (£ billion)</p></td><td><p>114.60</p></td><td><p>120.81</p></td><td><p>127.01</p></td><td><p>133.28</p></td><td><p>139.99</p></td><td><p>148.47</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold the requested breakdown of funding into the service and sector categories listed. How the NHS budget set out above is spent will depend on the commissioning decisions of individual commissioner organisations.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 22/01/2019 17:29:33 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1042268

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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 Health Services: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding has been allocated to training for professionals working with child mental health in North Herefordshire constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
uin	209304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/01/2019 13:44:46 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1042269

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the letter of the hon. Member for Lincoln, of 5 October 2018, on issues at HMP Lincoln, reference MC062204.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karen Lee
uin	209399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The response was sent to you on 6 November 2018 and a further copy has been sent to your office.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/01/2019 16:18:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1042270

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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: Members' Constituency Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which Ministers were consulted by NHS England before they advised health bodies to request a signed authority from an honourable Member acting on behalf of a constituent; and for what reason that policy on this matter has been changed.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	209287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>There has been no change in policy with regards to obtaining consent of a patient for the purposes of an inquiry or investigation and therefore Ministers have not been consulted.</p><p> </p><p>If a National Health Service body is to disclose patient information held by it in order to progress an inquiry from a hon. Member, it must obtain the consent of the patient before doing so. An inquiry or an investigation will almost certainly require the disclosure by the NHS body of information relating to the constituent as patient.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS body must be content that there is a legal basis under the General Data Protection Regulation/Data Protection Act for processing patient information (i.e. disclosing and sharing it for the purposes of the investigation). This is easier to satisfy if it is clear the patient has consented to the hon. Member making investigations on their behalf.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 208761 question first answered 21/01/2019 15:10:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1042271

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Service Complaints Ombudsman: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his letter dated of 15 January 2019 in relation to Question 196768, what assessment he has made of the reasons why only a maximum of nine out of the full compliment of 11 full-time investigator posts have ever been filled in the office of the Service Complaints Ombudsman; and whether the problems identified in the United Kingdom Security Vetting agency by the National Audit Office in its report entitled Investigation into national security vetting, published in September 2018, have contributed to the posts being unfilled; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	209305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Service Complaints Ombudsman is provided with an annual budget from defence funds which, under the financial delegation given to her, is used to meet all the costs associated with her independent function.</p><p>The Ombudsman's office is staffed by Civil Servants and all job advertisements are posted on the Civil Service Jobs website at the earliest opportunity. On occasions, it has not been possible to attract sufficiently qualified applicants from within the Civil Service with the necessary skills for investigation officer posts. This has led to jobs being advertised externally, a process which takes significantly longer as it requires necessary security vetting.</p><p>All posts are subject to the usual churn of staff, some of whom will seek opportunities elsewhere following a two or three-year term. It is, therefore, not surprising that with the establishment of the SCO office in 2015, a number of staff left the Ombudsman's office in the latter part of 2017. Around that time, an internal restructuring was also undertaken which has taken time to bed in.</p><p>The number of filled investigation officer posts has now increased to ten, with recruitment ongoing for the remaining post plus another that is due to become vacant in April 2019. I am also aware that the Ombudsman is reviewing her staffing requirements. A review of the office's case handling processes, without detriment to quality, will, I understand, form the basis for this.</p><p>To date, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has responded positively to any requests for additional staff from the Ombudsman, including throughout the period when recruitment in the MOD was subject to severe restrictions, and we will of course be happy to fully consider any further requests.</p><p>It will take time to collate the detailed information requested on the average length of investigations, recruitment to full-time investigator posts and sick leave. I will write to the hon. Member in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 208852 208853 208854 208857 208859 208860 question first answered 21/01/2019 16:47:00 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

1042272

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
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	India: Demolition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Indian Government on the demolition of the homes of British and EU citizens in Daman, India.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	209288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. I have asked our officials in the British Deputy High Commission in Mumbai to investigate further and will update you in due course. ​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 21/01/2019 17:19:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1042273

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what scenario planning his Department is undertaking on Military Aid to Civil Authorities.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	209289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Civil authorities and emergency services provide the first response to crises, emergencies and/or major incidents within the UK. They can however request Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) when they require additional or niche capabilities as described in 'Joint Doctrine Publication 02, UK Operations: the Defence Contribution to Resilience and Security'.</p><p>Defence participates actively in the Cabinet Office coordinated National Risk Assessment (NRA) process. The NRA, which is refreshed every two years, is a compendium of the most significant risks, or scenarios, that could manifest in the UK over the next five years. As part of the development and assessment of these scenarios the extent to which Defence may be required to provide MACA is considered. An unclassified version of the scenarios detailed in the NRA, can be found in the National Risk Register at the following link:</p><p>https://naru.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/UK-National-Risk-Register-2017.pdf</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/01/2019 16:26:34 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1042274

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date his Department awarded ETS a contract to undertake English language tests for overseas students.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	209280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Affairs Committee inquiry into the Home Office's use of English-language testing in relation to the issuing of visas, with particular reference to its handling of recent allegations involving English-language test centres, can be found in the following links.</p><p><br>Question 60, contains information requested in PQ 209280: <br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36541.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36541.pdf</a></p><p>Annex C contains information requested in PQ 209281:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf</a></p><p>Question 25 in the following link contains information requested in PQ 209282:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/33662.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/33662.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 209281 209282 209283 question first answered 21/01/2019 16:41:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1042275

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements his Department has put in place to monitor performance on the contract awarded to ETS to undertake English language tests for overseas students.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	209281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Affairs Committee inquiry into the Home Office's use of English-language testing in relation to the issuing of visas, with particular reference to its handling of recent allegations involving English-language test centres, can be found in the following links.</p><p><br>Question 60, contains information requested in PQ 209280: <br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36541.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36541.pdf</a></p><p>Annex C contains information requested in PQ 209281:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf</a></p><p>Question 25 in the following link contains information requested in PQ 209282:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/33662.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/33662.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 209280 209282 209283 question first answered 21/01/2019 16:41:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1042276

registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many bidders were considered by his Department in the procurement exercise which led to a contract being awarded to ETS to undertake English language tests for overseas students.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	209282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Home Affairs Committee inquiry into the Home Office's use of English-language testing in relation to the issuing of visas, with particular reference to its handling of recent allegations involving English-language test centres, can be found in the following links.</p><p><br>Question 60, contains information requested in PQ 209280: <br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36541.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36541.pdf</a></p><p>Annex C contains information requested in PQ 209281:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/36543.pdf</a></p><p>Question 25 in the following link contains information requested in PQ 209282:<br><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/33662.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/home-affairs-committee/english-language-testing/written/33662.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 209280 209281 209283 question first answered 21/01/2019 16:41:26 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms