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1135168

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Lough Foyle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many occasions since February 2017 have meetings been held between officials in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic to conclude a management agreement which would clarify criminal and regulatory jurisdiction on Lough Foyle.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	270310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the need to take action to address illegal activity on Lough Foyle and our position on Lough Foyle has not changed. The regulation of activities in Lough Foyle is the responsibility of the Loughs Agency, a cross-border body established under the Belfast Agreement of 1998.</p><p> </p><p>We remain fully committed to these arrangements and continue to work closely with the Irish Government over improvements to the management of the Loughs. British and Irish officials last met in October 2017 when a number of issues were discussed including the Loughs, and the management of aquaculture in them, and they have been in regular contact since.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 02/07/2019 10:36:25 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1135169

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether section 14 of the Railway Regulation Act 1842 is used by Network Rail to gain access to tenanted railway arch premises.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	270382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>It is not standard practice for Network Rail to use section 14 to obtain access to tenanted railway arches. Network Rail has obtained access to a tenanted archway once in the last five years in order to maintain the integrity and safety of the railway.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/07/2019 09:40:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1135171

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) automotive, aerospace, medicines and agri-foods sectors and (b) all businesses to plan and prepare in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	270384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Supporting the long-term competitiveness of UK industry and business is a priority for ministers across Government. Through the Automotive Sector Deal, the Faraday Battery Challenge and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles for example, we are ensuring the UK remains internationally competitive post Exit, and continues to be a world leader in the development of emerging automotive technologies.</p><p>We remain focused on ensuring our smooth and orderly withdrawal from the EU with a deal. However, as a responsible Government we are engaging extensively with all sectors of the economy to understand their needs and help mitigate the impacts of a no deal exit. In the last year, DExEU ministers attended approximately 200 engagements with business and civil society stakeholders. We have published approximately 750 pieces of no deal communications since August 2018, including 106 technical notices. When necessary we will continue to update our advice on how people should prepare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 02/07/2019 15:27:32 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1135172

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what steps his Department is taking to ensure appropriate sanitary and phytosanitary checks are in place to avoid customs delays to onshoring perishable foodstuffs and medicines in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	270385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK currently ensures appropriate sanitary and phytosanitary checks are in place at the border through the use of the EU’s TRACES import notification system. In the event of a no deal, the UK will lose access to this system. To prepare for this scenario, the Government has developed the UK’s own import notification capability.</p><p>This capability was in place for exit on 12 April and will be in place for exit on 31 October. This will ensure resources are targeted appropriately, so that sanitary and phytosanitary checks can continue to protect the UK from risks to public health while delays at the border are minimised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 02/07/2019 15:29:02 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1135176

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Horse Racing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the importance of the British thoroughbred racing industry to the UK rural economy.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	270252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to driving sustainable growth in the rural economy. Our world leading horseracing industry employs over 17,000 people nationally and contributes around £3.5 billion to the national economy each year, and plays a significant role in rural areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 02/07/2019 10:53:09 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1135177

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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	Garden Communities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government,with reference to the Loneliness Strategy, what steps he is taking to work with Homes England to incorporate community cohesion as part of the support offered to existing and future garden communities.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	270355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Across England, we are currently supporting 48 locally-led garden communities, to be exemplars of high quality, good design and best practice.</p><p>These places will encourage strong social connections through vibrant spaces with mixed community use and healthy places that take a holistic approach to tackling wellbeing priorities. To date we have provided £38 million in capacity funding which includes early support to fund dedicated staff teams, key studies and assessments to underpin delivery of our garden towns and villages.</p><p>My Department and Homes England are exploring an effective means of sharing learning and good practice on tackling loneliness and social isolation through design and planning approaches with professional and accredited bodies.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/07/2019 14:38:11 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1135178

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of Network Rail's planned maintenance on the rail network in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	270387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>It is a matter for the independent regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), to assess the effectiveness of NR’s maintenance activity and its impact on the performance of the rail network. ORR reports every six months on its assessment of how Network Rail is performing in the “Network Rail Monitor”, which is available on the ORR’s website at ORR.gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/07/2019 09:15:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1135180

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Working Links: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract for the Transforming Rehabilitation scheme agreed with Working Links in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	270316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Details for the contract Transforming Rehabilitation contracts with Working Links in Wales are published on Contracts Finder;</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/933013f7-cfc2-4880-8e84-0bdb84d7e94f?p=@FQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08=U" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/933013f7-cfc2-4880-8e84-0bdb84d7e94f?p=@FQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08=U</a></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 02/07/2019 14:45:48 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

1135181

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Oxford-Cambridge Arc
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and which local authorities were asked to sign non-disclosure agreements by (a) his Department and (b) Highways England as part of the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway project.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	270389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>Confidentiality Agreements are used to protect both Highways England’s information and the information of the other signatory party and are in accordance with typical business practice. Confidentiality Agreements help to avoid placing homes and businesses in unnecessary blight and protect commercially sensitive information and the personal information of those potentially affected by any proposed changes. Highways England does not discuss the existence or otherwise of specific arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport has not asked any local authorities to sign a Confidentiality Agreement in relation to this project. Both the Department and Highways England will continue to work closely with all local authorities and other stakeholders in the development of the expressway and a full public consultation is planned for later this year.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/07/2019 13:52:21 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1135188

registered interest
date	27/06/2019
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	Personal Independence Payment: County Durham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2019 to Question 267733 on Personal Independence Payment: County Durham, what key performance indicators his Department uses to monitor the processing of personal independence payments mandatory reconsiderations.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	270340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>There is no target in law for processing mandatory reconsideration (MR) applications. Decisions are made without delay, but the focus is on making sure that the decision under dispute is thoroughly reviewed.</p><p> </p><p>We are engaging with stakeholders to explore how we can improve the MR process. We have also recently implemented a new approach in PIP which includes contacting claimants, where appropriate, to see if there is information that would enable us to change the decision ourselves at an earlier stage. To support this, we are investing additional time and resource for communication, evidence gather and review, which means that some cases can take longer. However, this approach supports our aim; to make the right decision as early as possible so that claimants don’t need to progress to the Appeal stage.</p><p> </p><p>Introducing performance indicators - be they in relation to outcomes or the speed of clearance - would compromise the Department’s quality-driven approach. But as explained in my previous reply, from late May 2019 claimants have been advised that as a guide, and to manage their expectations, that they should hear from the Department within 10 weeks.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 270341 question first answered 02/07/2019 15:20:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris