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1041688

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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

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

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

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

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

1042285

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: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism are included in the development of mandatory disability and equality training for NHS staff.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
uin	209343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>We will shortly consult on proposals for mandatory learning disability and autism training to ensure that staff working in health and social care understand the needs of people with learning disabilities and autism and have the skills to provide them with the most effective care and support.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation will consider the role of people with a learning disability or autism in the development and deployment of training as they can bring a unique and valuable perspective as users of health and care services. It will also consider the content of training and the knowledge and skills which are fundamental to providing effective support to people with learning disabilities or autism.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 209344 question first answered 23/01/2019 13:41:04 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper