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1132387

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the projected cost to the public purse of the proposed Western Rail Link to Heathrow Airport.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	265557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Government policy is for developers to pay the costs of upgrading or enhancing road, rail or other transport networks or services where there is a need to cope with additional passengers travelling to and from expanded or growing airports. Where the scheme has a wider range of beneficiaries, the Government will consider, along with other relevant stakeholders, the need for additional public funding on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p><p>The Western Rail Link to Heathrow is being promoted by Network Rail and is expected to benefit both airport and non-airport users. The scheme must demonstrate a satisfactory business case; with the cost to the public purse being a factor. The Department and Network Rail are engaged with Heathrow Airport Limited, the Civil Aviation Authority and Her Majesty’s Treasury on this issue and to comment further would prejudice the department’s commercial position.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 20/06/2019 15:21:51 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1132579

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Thameslink Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will provide the (a) punctuality and (b) reliability data for the Thameslink service between Bedford and London stations for each month of 2019 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
	uin	265612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department holds performance data on a rail period (13 four-week periods per year) basis, rather than according to calendar months.</p><p>For punctuality we hold the data as the Public Performance Measure (PPM), the percentage of trains arriving at their destination within five minutes of schedule. For reliability we hold the data as Cancellations and Significant Lateness, the percentage of services that are cancelled or delayed by more than thirty minutes.</p><p>The periodic results for the Thameslink route between Bedford and London, covering all days of the week in both directions, are contained in the table below. This does include the vast majority of services that passengers from Bedford would use, except for a small number of services which stop at all stations south of St Albans, which are counted in a separate ‘metro’ category. As this is data for the entire service group, it will include some trains that did not run the full length of the route.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PPM</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CaSL</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9 December 2018 – 5 January 2019</p></td><td><p>85.6%</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6 January 2019 – 2 February 2019</p></td><td><p>83.0%</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 February 2019 – 2 March 2019</p></td><td><p>85.9%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 March 2019 – 31 March 2019</p></td><td><p>83.7%</p></td><td><p>5.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 April 2019 – 27 April 2019</p></td><td><p>88.4%</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>28 April 2019 – 25 May 2019</p></td><td><p>86.4%</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 24/06/2019 12:46:41 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1132503

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	English Language: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of access to English language classes to reduce levels of loneliness among resettled refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	265589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The government is committed to tackling loneliness and published its first loneliness strategy on 15 October 2018, bringing together the government, local government, public services, the voluntary and community sector and businesses to identify opportunities to tackle loneliness and build more integrated communities.</p><p>The government recognises that learning English is essential in enabling refugees to rebuild their lives. We are working closely across government to develop a new strategy for English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) in 2019, which will provide a shared vision for all publicly funded English language provision, including addressing the needs of refugees.</p><p>We know that language skills are crucial to help people integrate into life in England, as well as to break down barriers to work and career progression. This is why we support adults in England through the Adult Education Budget to secure the English language skills they need. The Home Office and the Department for Education have also provided £10 million to enable refugees resettled through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to access additional classes.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 20/06/2019 12:53:28 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1132536

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	English Language: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all refugees who come to the UK are provided with English language education at the earliest opportunity.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	265552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The government recognises that learning English is essential in enabling refugees to rebuild their lives. We are working across government to develop a new strategy for English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) in 2019, which will provide a shared vision for all publicly funded English language provision, including addressing the needs of refugees.</p><p>The department funds ESOL through the Adult Education Budget (AEB), which is allocated to providers on an annual basis. Colleges and adult learning providers have the freedom and flexibility to determine how they use their AEB allocation to meet the needs of their communities and this includes planning, with local partners, the ESOL courses that they will deliver locally. The AEB also provides additional support for learners who face specific financial hardship, which is preventing them from taking part or continuing in learning.</p><p>The Home Office and the Department for Education have also provided £10 million to enable refugees resettled through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to access additional classes.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 20/06/2019 12:50:01 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1132643

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Drugs: Misuse
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction's European Drug Report 2019: Trends and Developments, published in June 2019, and in particular the findings that the UK has the highest rate of cocaine use among young adults in Europe with almost five per cent of 15–34 year-olds having used cocaine in the last 12 months and three per cent of schoolchildren aged 15–16 having tried the drug; and what action they plan to take as a result of these findings in order to reduce drug use amongst young people, including any plans to establish effective prevention strategies and drug recovery services.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL16421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>We are concerned by the findings of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction’s <em>European Drug Report 2019</em> on the prevalence of cocaine use in the United Kingdom, especially among younger people. The Home Secretary has appointed Professor Dame Carol Black to lead a major review which will build on existing Government strategies to combat drugs and will examine the harms that drugs cause and the best ways to prevent drug-taking. The report will also examine the drivers behind recent trends such as the increased recreational use of Class A drugs by young adults. The plan is for Dame Carol to present the Home Secretary with a report detailing her key findings and proposals by the end of the summer. The outcome of this meeting will shape phase 2 of the review. The Government will respond to recommendations made in the report once it is finalised and published.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 27/06/2019 13:34:46 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1132648

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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 Professions: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord O'Shaughnessy on 13 June 2018 (HL8293) and Baroness Manzoor on 29 January (HL12896), whether they have published a response to the consultation Promoting professionalism, reforming regulation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court
	uin	HL16426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Government, along with the Governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, consulted on high-level proposals to reform professional regulation of healthcare professions in the UK. <em>Promoting professionalism, reforming regulation </em>ran from 31 October 2017 to 23 January 2018.</p><p>A response will be published shortly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 01/07/2019 13:20:10 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	4586 label Biography information for Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court

1132659

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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: Learning Disability
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with care providers following the abuse of patients with learning disabilities at Whorlton Hall hospital filmed by the BBC's Panorama programme, aired on 22 May.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL16437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has had no discussions on this matter with care providers directly. The Care Quality Commission, the independent inspectorate of hospitals and adult care homes, has commissioned an independent review of its inspection and regulatory approach to Whorlton Hall, which should inform work to ensure the appropriate oversight of care provided to people with a learning disability.</p><p>On 21 May 2019, I laid a written statement (HLWS1533) in which it was announced that the National Health Service would be strengthening its existing oversight arrangements. Where someone with a learning disability and/or autism is an inpatient out of area they will be visited every six weeks if they are a child and every eight weeks if they are an adult, on site. The host clinical commissioning group will also be given new responsibilities to oversee and monitor the quality of care for hospitals in their local areas.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 27/06/2019 13:35:36 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

1132639

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to start the pilot of Universal Credit managed migration in July; if so, when in July; and what meetings they have held with stakeholders to discuss any such pilot.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL16417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>We plan to commence the Move to UC pilot when the necessary preparations are in place, subject to management checks of readiness. Preparations are proceeding to plan.</p><p>Stakeholder engagement has been and continues to be a vital part of the work we are doing on Universal Credit. Since last October we have been working closely with a diverse range of stakeholders to listen to their views and to better understand their concerns, to ensure the widest possible range of insights are played into the design of the process for moving claimants from legacy benefits onto Universal Credit.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 25/06/2019 13:40:22 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1132641

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 6 June (HL15922), whether the information provided about deductions in the Universal Credit statement includes information about how much debt is left to pay and the recovery rate being applied.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL16419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>This information is not currently included on a claimant’s Universal Credit statement.</p><p> </p><p>Under Universal Credit there is a structured and simplified approach to deductions from benefit. Claimants can view their Universal credit statement online to see how their award is calculated and a breakdown of what deductions are being made, supporting them to manage their financial obligations.</p> answering member printed Baroness Buscombe question first answered 01/07/2019 14:21:27 answering member 3349 label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1132610

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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	Burma: Dams
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the statement by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Myanmar about the Myitsone dam project in Kachin State, Burma, published on 8 June, in particular that that dam project would “provoke a humanitarian catastrophe” of forcible displacement, migration and natural disasters; and what representations they are making about the impact of the project with the governments of Burma and China.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL16388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government remains concerned about potential risks attached to the Myitsone Dam project. We urge both the Chinese and Burmese governments to ensure that infrastructure projects comply with international norms and standards, including environmental and socials standards and the necessity of consultations with affected communities. It is vital that much needed infrastructure investments deliver sustainable and equitable development impacts for the people of Burma. We have raised this issue with the both the Government of Burma and the Chinese Ambassador to Burma.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 01/07/2019 16:07:54 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool