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1126282

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	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	Patients: Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of funding provided for in the NHS Long Term Plan he plans to allocate to non-emergency patient transport home after hospital attendance.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	253566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The funding of non-emergency patient transport services is a matter for local National Health Service commissioners.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 21/05/2019 10:55:42 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1126023

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Wrexham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average wait is for mandatory reconsideration of (a) personal independence payment and (b) employment support allowance claims in each of the last three years in Wrexham constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	253531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The requested information can be found below:</p><p>A) Personal Independence Payment (PIP)</p><p>Statistics on Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) clearance times for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims by parliamentary constituency are planned to be published on 11th June 2019 in accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. The figures requested will be included within the PIP Official Statistics publication.</p><p>It should be noted that the Department’s decision makers are, in relation to PIP, now proactively engaging with claimants at the MR stage to ensure that they have all material evidence before they make their decision. Early indications are that this is helping decision makers.</p><p>B) Employment Support Allowance (ESA)</p><p>The available information on the average waiting time for MRs of ESA work capability assessments is published and can be found in table 16 here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/esa-outcomes-of-work-capability-assessments-including-mandatory-reconsiderations-and-appeals-march-2019</a></p><p>It is the intention to produce further geographical breakdowns of these statistics in the future.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 21/05/2019 14:41:04 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

1126064

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	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	Brain: Injuries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to establish a cross-departmental taskforce to address the issues and recommendations outlined in the report of the all-party parliamentary group on acquired brain injury entitled Acquired brain injury and neurorehabilitation - time for change.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	253567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>Officials at the Department worked with colleagues across Government to respond to recommendations of the report by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on acquired brain injury. This response, which outlined the broad range of activity underway to address the issues raised by the APPG, was issued on 19 February 2019. A copy of the response is attached.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 16/05/2019 15:42:08 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy attachment 1 file name DHSC APPG ABI Response.pdf title APPG Response
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1126004

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Herald article entitled MoD stops using toxic chromium paint on tanks published on 17 April 2019, (a) when and (b) by whom the decision was taken to discontinue the use of paints containing hexavalent chromium on military vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
	uin	253590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The hexavalent chromate compound used in paints for vehicle servicing was banned in January 2019 under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals regulations. Work had been ongoing since 2006 to remove paints containing hexavalent chromate compounds, and the Ministry of Defence implemented this ban for the remaining few uses when it came into force. Updated instructions were provided to personnel and any remaining paints were recalled for safe disposal.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/05/2019 15:02:47 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1126287

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on online protections for children and young people of the Internet Engineering Task Force DNS over HTTPS (DOH) protocol; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	253529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>Whilst we look to support capabilities that seek to deliver security and privacy to the UK online, we are concerned about the potential unintended consequences.</p><p> </p><p>DCMS is working closely with industry, stakeholders and regulators to seek solutions to any potential issues with online protections, as part of our ongoing work to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/05/2019 09:34:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1126288

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many internet browser providers have informed his Department that they will not be adopting the Internet Engineering Task Force DNS over HTTPS (DOH) protocol.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	253530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>How DOH will be deployed is still a subject of discussion within the industry, both for browser providers and the wider internet industry. We are aware of the public statements made by some browser providers on deployment and we are seeking to understand definitively their rollout plans. DCMS is in discussions with browser providers, internet industry and other stakeholders and we are keen to see a resolution that is acceptable for all parties.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 16/05/2019 09:45:13 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1126168

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2019 to Question 249214 on Buildings: Insulation, what assessment he has made of the nature of the risks to public safety.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	253506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>We believe there are public safety risks, including risks to residents, associated with releasing information that allows buildings with cladding which is likely to present a hazard to be easily identified.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 21/05/2019 13:16:53 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1126074

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	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	Cataracts: Surgery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of whether local Clinical Commissioning Groups are implementing NICE guidelines on cataract removal.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	253495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has made no such assessment. Local clinical commissioning groups are responsible for the commissioning of cataract surgery, and are required to carefully consider the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines in making commissioning decisions.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 21/05/2019 10:47:32 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1126071

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	answering dept id	90
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	hansard heading	Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, pursuant to the Answer of 7 May 2019 to Question 249206 on Members: Allowances, what the (a) forecast and (b) final cost was of the new IPSA IT system; and what assessment was made of additional costs that would be incurred by MPs' staff to work on the new system.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	253492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>I have asked IPSA to reply.</p><p>The original April 2016 business case for IPSA’s new IT system, IPSA Online, estimated a cost of £4.641 million. At that time, IPSA expected the programme to be completed in 2017-18. The full costs of the system are now forecast to be £8.253 million.</p><p>The increase in cost was due in part to the unexpected General Election of June 2017 which diverted all IPSA work for up to nine months to supporting MPs who left or joined parliament, and increased supplier costs. Costs also increased following our change of suppliers in September 2018 to improve the quality of IPSA’s IT support. IPSA also spent longer than anticipated on testing the new system so that IPSA could have confidence that it would be fully secure and free of technical problems. The increases in cost have been partly mitigated by savings elsewhere in IPSA’s budget.</p><p>The new system administers MPs’ pay and business costs more efficiently and effectively, providing improved support to MPs and their staff while saving taxpayers’ money. MPs and their staff will benefit from these improvements by being able to access information and make changes to their staffing budget or office leases without needing to contact IPSA staff. They can now also access IPSA’s system directly through their secure parliamentary digital account without an additional logon. MPs and staff no longer need to send IPSA paper receipts and invoices through the post, but can scan and photograph them and upload them to IPSA digitally. The new system can also reimburse MPs’ staff directly rather than via the MP. On the basis of the experience so far, IPSA estimate that MPs will need to spend around 30 per cent less time overall on the new system than they did on the old one.</p><p>However, IPSA recognise that many MPs and their staff still need to get used to the new system. IPSA are therefore conducting group and one-to-one training in Parliament and have staff available on the phone to answer queries. IPSA are putting on more such training sessions in response to demand, with a regular presence in Portcullis House.</p><p>IPSA will shortly conduct a survey to gather more feedback about the new system, with plans for further improvements in due course. IPSA will report to the Speaker’s Committee for the IPSA later in the year on the overall costs and benefits of IPSA Online.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Mr Charles Walker question first answered 20/05/2019 12:41:32 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1126072

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	answering dept id	90
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	hansard heading	Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the cost has been of the move by IPSA to new premises in central London; and what assessment was made of the potential merits of moving the organisation to a cheaper location outside London.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	253493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>I have asked IPSA to reply.</p><p>IPSA moved into new office premises at 85 Strand in March 2019. The forecasted cost of this move is £732,900. This budget was approved by the Speaker’s Committee for the IPSA in January 2018. IPSA’s Annual Accounts for the 2018-19 financial year are being finalised and will be laid in Parliament in November. The Speaker’s Committee will have an opportunity to scrutinise this and other expenditure.</p><p>After reviewing properties on the market, the offices selected met IPSA’s criteria and offered the best value for money to the taxpayer over the long term, with competitive running cost over the life of the lease after completing initial fit-out work. Locations outside of London were considered. IPSA concluded that basing IPSA’s office in London and within reasonable distance of Parliament would ensure that IPSA can provide a better support to MPs and their staff, including regular meetings between them and their IPSA account managers.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Mr Charles Walker question first answered 20/05/2019 12:40:18 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar