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1105632

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much Government funding is allocated to the protection of (a) mosques, (b) synagogues, (c) churches, d) Hindu Temples, e) Gurdwaras and (f) other places of worship.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Under the 2016 Hate Crime Action Plan, we committed £2.4m over three years to the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme to provide protective security measures to places of worship who have been victim of or are vulnerable to hate crime attacks. Last week, we announced an uplift of funding for 2019/20 of the scheme to £1.6 million. This is double the amount awarded in 2018/19. Following the Finsbury Park terror attack in June 2017, we also announced a one year £1m fund to protect vulnerable faith institutions.</p><p>Both the Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme and the Vulnerable Faith Institution Scheme are/were open to Christian, Muslim, Sikh and Hindu faiths. There are no specific allocations of funding per faith group, with decisions on funding being based on eligibility criteria and the recommendations of the multi-faith independent advisory panel (with security expertise).</p><p>We provide funding for the security of Jewish sites separately through the Jewish Community Protective Security (JCPS) Grant, which is delivered by the Community Security Trust. Funding to synagogues is allocated on a risk assessed basis, and is as follows:</p><p><strong>2015-16</strong> - approx. £800k <br><strong>2016-17</strong> - approx. £900K<br><strong>2017-18</strong> - approx. £1.3m</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/04/2019 16:13:44 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1105631

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Mosques: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policing budget funds have been allocated to the protection of mosques.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>Police and Crime Commissioners are responsible for setting local priorities and allocating budgets accordingly. Therefore, this information is not collected centrally</p><p>However, we know the Police and Crime Commissioner and their Chief Constables continue to place a high priority on protecting places of worship as part of their core activity particularly in relation to hate crime. Fol-lowing the attacks in New Zealand local police have increased patrolling and security measures around mosques and other places of worship to enhance safety and reassure the public</p><p>In addition, protective security advice is provided by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO), and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI). NaCTSO have published sector specific protective security advice and guidance for owners and operators of crowded places sites such as places of worship, to allow them to identify key risks and consider what steps to take.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/04/2019 09:33:53 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1105633

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Mosques: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in attacks on mosques; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Attacks on any place of worship are completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated in our communities. We know there have been incidents at mosques following the New Zealand attacks, and we are aware of anxieties within communities around safety and security at places of worship.</p><p><br>The police continue to protect places of worship as part of their core priorities, and following the recent attacks on mosques, these patrols have been increased to provide enhanced safety and reassurance to all places of worship.</p><p><br>We recently announced an increase in funding for the Places of Worship Protective Security Fund to £1.6 million for 2019-20. This is double the amount awarded last year. This is the fourth year of the scheme, with just under 50 mosques granted funded over the first three years. In addition, we have committed £5 million over three years for the provision of security training to places of worship. We will be consulting with communities and faith groups to develop and deliver this new scheme as well as review what more should be done.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/04/2019 16:10:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1105541

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service is projected to spend on third-party suppliers (a) in total and (b) per supplier in the financial year 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested in point A of each question is listed below.</p><p>HMCTS has spent the following on third party suppliers:</p><ul><li>1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016: £415,684,106</li><li>1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017: £528,626,816</li><li>1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018: £679,957,077</li><li>1 April 2018 – 28 February 2019: £667,349,522</li></ul><p> </p><p>The information requested within point B of each question could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS use third party suppliers to provide a wide range of goods and services across the court estate, including security, fines enforcement, court interpreters and IT software.</p><p>As part of the governance process, approvals are sought from finance business partners, HR business partners and the director general to ensure that project outcomes and budget are validated and to seek confirmation that internal resource is not available to deliver either due to the specialist nature of the project or due to capacity issues enabling delivery within the project timescales. By using third parties the department can save on salary, national insurance and pension costs associated with permanently employing individuals whose skills may not be needed after a set period.</p><p> </p><p>Spending has increased as HMCTS delivers its £1 billion Reform programme, bringing new ways of working to the justice system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 237665 237666 237667 question first answered 05/04/2019 13:39:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1105534

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service spent on third-party suppliers (a) in total and (b) per supplier in the financial year 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested in point A of each question is listed below.</p><p>HMCTS has spent the following on third party suppliers:</p><ul><li>1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016: £415,684,106</li><li>1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017: £528,626,816</li><li>1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018: £679,957,077</li><li>1 April 2018 – 28 February 2019: £667,349,522</li></ul><p> </p><p>The information requested within point B of each question could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS use third party suppliers to provide a wide range of goods and services across the court estate, including security, fines enforcement, court interpreters and IT software.</p><p>As part of the governance process, approvals are sought from finance business partners, HR business partners and the director general to ensure that project outcomes and budget are validated and to seek confirmation that internal resource is not available to deliver either due to the specialist nature of the project or due to capacity issues enabling delivery within the project timescales. By using third parties the department can save on salary, national insurance and pension costs associated with permanently employing individuals whose skills may not be needed after a set period.</p><p> </p><p>Spending has increased as HMCTS delivers its £1 billion Reform programme, bringing new ways of working to the justice system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 237666 237667 237668 question first answered 05/04/2019 13:39:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1105535

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service spent on third-party suppliers (a) in total and (b) per supplier in the financial year 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested in point A of each question is listed below.</p><p>HMCTS has spent the following on third party suppliers:</p><ul><li>1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016: £415,684,106</li><li>1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017: £528,626,816</li><li>1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018: £679,957,077</li><li>1 April 2018 – 28 February 2019: £667,349,522</li></ul><p> </p><p>The information requested within point B of each question could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS use third party suppliers to provide a wide range of goods and services across the court estate, including security, fines enforcement, court interpreters and IT software.</p><p>As part of the governance process, approvals are sought from finance business partners, HR business partners and the director general to ensure that project outcomes and budget are validated and to seek confirmation that internal resource is not available to deliver either due to the specialist nature of the project or due to capacity issues enabling delivery within the project timescales. By using third parties the department can save on salary, national insurance and pension costs associated with permanently employing individuals whose skills may not be needed after a set period.</p><p> </p><p>Spending has increased as HMCTS delivers its £1 billion Reform programme, bringing new ways of working to the justice system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 237665 237667 237668 question first answered 05/04/2019 13:39:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1105536

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service spent on third-party suppliers (a) in total and (b) per supplier in the financial year 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237667
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested in point A of each question is listed below.</p><p>HMCTS has spent the following on third party suppliers:</p><ul><li>1 April 2015 – 31 March 2016: £415,684,106</li><li>1 April 2016 – 31 March 2017: £528,626,816</li><li>1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018: £679,957,077</li><li>1 April 2018 – 28 February 2019: £667,349,522</li></ul><p> </p><p>The information requested within point B of each question could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS use third party suppliers to provide a wide range of goods and services across the court estate, including security, fines enforcement, court interpreters and IT software.</p><p>As part of the governance process, approvals are sought from finance business partners, HR business partners and the director general to ensure that project outcomes and budget are validated and to seek confirmation that internal resource is not available to deliver either due to the specialist nature of the project or due to capacity issues enabling delivery within the project timescales. By using third parties the department can save on salary, national insurance and pension costs associated with permanently employing individuals whose skills may not be needed after a set period.</p><p> </p><p>Spending has increased as HMCTS delivers its £1 billion Reform programme, bringing new ways of working to the justice system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 237665 237666 237668 question first answered 05/04/2019 13:39:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1105576

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Atos and Microsoft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the value is of all current contracts agreed by his Department and (a) Microsoft Corporation and (b) Atos.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The total value of all current contracts with Microsoft is £52,312,423.</p><p>The total value of all current contracts with Atos is £182,226,526.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 05/04/2019 13:47:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1105699

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Pregnancy Tests
	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 has taken to ensure the (a) impartiality and (b) independence of panels members on the Commission on Human Medicines’ independent scientific review of the publication by Professor Carl Heneghan into hormone pregnancy tests.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Since publication of the report of the Commission on Human Medicines Expert Working Group on Hormone Pregnancy Tests (HPTs) the Government has committed to review any important new evidence that arises. In response to publication of the study by Heneghan et al. the Commission on Human Medicines convened an Expert Group to advise on the suitability and robustness of the methodology (including the selection and application of the data quality score) and any clinical implications.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure impartiality none of the members of the Group was involved in the previous review by the Expert Working Group on HPTs. A specific conflict of interest policy was developed and all participants were required to complete and sign a declaration of interests form. Participants were asked to declare personal or non-personal interests in the companies who marketed HPTs or whose predecessors marketed them, current or previous involvement in any studies or reviews on HPTs, the expression in public of a strong opinion about HPTs or any of the companies that produced them, and direct or indirect involvement with, or peer review of, the publication by Heneghan et al. The conflict of interest policy and declarations of participants will be made public in due course.</p><p> </p><p>For complete transparency the meeting was observed by the Chair of the Association for Children Damaged by HPTs, an advocate for those affected by thalidomide, a Lay representative and a representative from the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review.</p><p> </p><p>In parallel, the European Medicines Agency is conducting an independent review of the publication by Heneghan et al. Both reviews are ongoing, and we expect the conclusions to be made public within a month of their completion, likely to be May 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 237674 question first answered 04/04/2019 13:11:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1105733

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2019
	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	Pregnancy Tests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the publication of the findings of the Commission on Human Medicines’ independent scientific review of the publication by Professor Carl Heneghan into hormone pregnancy tests.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	237674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>Since publication of the report of the Commission on Human Medicines Expert Working Group on Hormone Pregnancy Tests (HPTs) the Government has committed to review any important new evidence that arises. In response to publication of the study by Heneghan et al. the Commission on Human Medicines convened an Expert Group to advise on the suitability and robustness of the methodology (including the selection and application of the data quality score) and any clinical implications.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure impartiality none of the members of the Group was involved in the previous review by the Expert Working Group on HPTs. A specific conflict of interest policy was developed and all participants were required to complete and sign a declaration of interests form. Participants were asked to declare personal or non-personal interests in the companies who marketed HPTs or whose predecessors marketed them, current or previous involvement in any studies or reviews on HPTs, the expression in public of a strong opinion about HPTs or any of the companies that produced them, and direct or indirect involvement with, or peer review of, the publication by Heneghan et al. The conflict of interest policy and declarations of participants will be made public in due course.</p><p> </p><p>For complete transparency the meeting was observed by the Chair of the Association for Children Damaged by HPTs, an advocate for those affected by thalidomide, a Lay representative and a representative from the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review.</p><p> </p><p>In parallel, the European Medicines Agency is conducting an independent review of the publication by Heneghan et al. Both reviews are ongoing, and we expect the conclusions to be made public within a month of their completion, likely to be May 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 237673 question first answered 04/04/2019 13:11:53 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi