Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1125698

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Organised Crime: Proceeds of Crime
	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 income that organised crime groups have made from criminal activity by (a) supplying and/or selling illegal drugs and (b) trafficking people in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	252481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>No estimate has been made on this specific issue by the Home Office.</p><p>The scale and social &amp; economic costs associated with a number of Serious &amp; Organised Crimes including Drugs Supply and Human Trafficking are set out in the Understanding Organised Crime report (published November 2018).</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 16/05/2019 10:40:06 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1125596

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what structures and procedures are in place to (a) monitor and (b) assess the effectiveness of the work of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	252526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional membership association, independent of government, working to improve health care for women both in the United Kingdom and worldwide.</p><p>The College is governed by a Royal Charter, from which are derived the College Regulations. These guide the governance, management and business arrangements of the College.</p><p>The RCOG is a registered charity in England and Wales and is subject to charity law. The Charity Commission is the independent regulator of charities.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 16/05/2019 11:46:05 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1125638

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the costs recovered from foreign nationals who received treatment on the NHS in (a) Mid Essex, (b) North East Essex and (c) the UK in the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	252536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the costs recovered from foreign nationals who have received treatment on the National Health Service in Mid Essex and North East Essex. Data on the costs recovered from overseas visitors, including United Kingdom nationals resident overseas, is published in NHS trust and NHS foundation trust annual accounts.</p><p>The total income identified from chargeable overseas visitors receiving NHS treatment is set out in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total income*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£391 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£352 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£290 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£97 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£100 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note:</p><p>* includes direct charges, reimbursement from European Economic Area member states and immigration health surcharge</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 15/05/2019 10:46:56 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1125740

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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: Medical Equipment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 1 May to Question 246433, which products purchased in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal his Department had to dispose of as a result of expiry dates being before 29 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	252469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>There are no products purchased by the Department in preparation for leaving the European Union without a deal that have had to be disposed of as a result of expiry dates before 29 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/05/2019 11:16:30 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1125594

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what surveys his Department has commissioned in (a) the UK and (b) countries in receipt of Official Development Assistance on his Department's policy of providing support to abortion services overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	252524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>DFID’s long-standing policy on safe abortion takes an evidence-based public health approach that aims to reduce death and disability caused by unsafe abortion. The evidence base for this, from World Health Organisation and other sources, is cited in our published position.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/05/2019 16:35:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1125796

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	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	Mali: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote peace in Mali.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	252522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to be concerned about the situation in Mali. We reiterate our previous calls on the parties to the 2015 Algiers Peace Agreement to take immediate steps to advance the peace process. We are also deeply concerned by the increase in terrorist and intercommunal attacks in the centre of Mali. We underline the need for security efforts to be accompanied by inclusive political and institutional reform, as well as initiatives to promote economic development.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/05/2019 14:47:44 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1125798

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Azerbaijan: Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much Official Development Assistance his Department was allocated to Azerbaijan in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	252584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Development does not operate a country programme in Azerbaijan and therefore has not allocated any resources to that country. The most recent figures for all UK ODA spend are available in Statistics for International Development (<a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatistics-on-international-development-final-uk-aid-spend-2017&amp;data=02%7C01%7CFrank-Lowery%40dfid.gsx.gov.uk%7Ccfec848c4ac54eb4148708d6d55d9203%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636930995184290017&amp;sdata=7dWuqm%2BJD%2FWvBYdSX60xg4Q%2B0hClnOmIs560J9gpIAo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-final-uk-aid-spend-2017</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/05/2019 15:32:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1125700

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Guide Dogs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of legislating to make it illegal for taxis and private hire vehicles to turn away guide dogs.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	252628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>Sections 168 and 170 of the Equality Act 2010 already require drivers of taxis and PHVs to accept passengers accompanied by assistance dogs without charging them extra.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects drivers to comply with the law and encourages local licensing authorities to take robust action against those unwilling to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Drivers convicted of a relevant offence face fines of up to £1000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/05/2019 10:04:40 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1125741

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2019 to Written Question 232503, what the timeframe is for the Government to bring forward primary legislation to reform taxi and private hire licensing laws.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	252470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Government will bring forward legislation in respect of the commitments made in the response to the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing when time allows.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/05/2019 14:24:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1125742

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2019 to Question 240585 on taxis: licensing, how his Department is planning to restrict cross-border hiring by private hire drivers; and what the timescale is for bringing forward legislative proposals.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	252471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>Government is considering how any restriction of out-of-area journeys by taxis and private hire vehicles proposed by the Chair of the Task and Finish Group might work in practice, with a view to legislating.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/05/2019 14:22:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake