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1136516

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date	03/07/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Missing Persons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2019 to Question 268391, if he will make an estimate of the number of looked-after children placed (a) inside and (b) outside the borough that were reported (i) missing and (ii) away without authorisation in each local authority area in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	272767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of looked-after children in children’s homes who were missing or away without authorisation status, and by placement location, from 2015 to 2018, for each local authority. The figures presented in the table are higher than those presented in response to PQ <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-06-24/268391/" target="_blank">268391</a>, as a child may have an incident that is ‘missing’ and an incident that is classified as ‘away without authorisation’ in their care history. These incidents may also vary by placement location over the same period. A child will be counted once for each variation of incident that is recorded.</p><p>The latest figures nationally on children looked after who go missing and the number of incidents are published in table G1 of the statistical release ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2017 to 2018’, which can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>All figures on the overall number of children who were looked after during the year, who were missing or away from placement without authorisation, are still classified as experimental statistics. This is the fourth year these statistics have been collected in this way, and local authorities have reported some variation over recent years in how these incidents are recorded.</p><p>As experimental statistics, figures are not comparable across years. Local authority comparisons should be treated with the same degree of caution and firm conclusions cannot be drawn about local practice. Some authorities have informed the department that they do not record any incidents as ‘away without authorisation’ but instead report all incidents as ‘missing information’. We estimate that around 1 in 3 local authorities record this data in this way. We will continue to assess whether the figures are considered robust enough to be classed as national statistics, rather than experimental.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/07/2019 15:36:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 272767_Children_looked_after_in_children's_homes_subject_to_children's_homes_regulations_who_were_missing_or_away_without_authorisation_during_the_year_ending_31_March (1).pdf title 272767_Table
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

1136522

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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	Heart Diseases: Health Services
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 is taking to ensure equitable access to less invasive treatments for structural heart diseases throughout the regions of England.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	272771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The NHS England Specialised Cardiac Improvement Programme is working to streamline pathways for patients so they can access specialist teams able to offer advice on the full range of treatment options supported by evidence of effectiveness and long term patient outcomes.</p><p>NHS England Specialised Commissioning considers it is important that patients are aware of all treatment options and this includes access to less invasive treatments, where clinically appropriate. NHS England is currently considering less invasive interventions for structural heart disease as part of its 2019/20 clinical policy pipeline.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 08/07/2019 16:15:57 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1136523

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2019 to Question 255390, whether strategic oversight for the collection and use of data held by Government departments provided by the cross-government Data Advisory Board, chaired by the Chief Executive of the Civil Service, is a permanent​ arrangement.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	272942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Yes. The cross-government Data Advisory Board, chaired by the Chief Executive of the Civil Service, is a permanent board that provides strategic oversight for the collection and use of data held by Government departments.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/07/2019 15:11:29 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1136526

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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	Cancer: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts in the devolved regions on recent changes in rates of cancer involving children to ensure reductions in all parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	272769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Health and social care, including cancer treatment and care, is a devolved matter. As such, no discussions are currently planned.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 08/07/2019 16:13:09 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1136527

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings in The evaluation of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol report, published by NHS Scotland in June 2019, that alcohol sales in Scotland have dropped during the last year, while they have risen in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	272936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes the harms associated with alcohol abuse very seriously and overall consumption of alcohol in England and Wales is on the decline.</p><p>There are currently no plans to implement minimum unit pricing in England. However, we will keep this under review as evidence emerges from Scotland.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 272937 question first answered 08/07/2019 16:10:06 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1136528

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Unit Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Department of Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 3 September 2018 to Question 169474 on Alcoholic Drinks: minimum unit pricing, when Public Health England’s review into the impact of minimum unit pricing of alcohol will be published.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Williams
uin	272937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes the harms associated with alcohol abuse very seriously and overall consumption of alcohol in England and Wales is on the decline.</p><p>There are currently no plans to implement minimum unit pricing in England. However, we will keep this under review as evidence emerges from Scotland.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 272936 question first answered 08/07/2019 16:10:06 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4666 label Biography information for Dr Paul Williams

1136532

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Military Alliances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment she has made of the future of the UK-Saudi defence relationship.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	272884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>Saudi Arabia is a key ally in a strategically important region. It is an important partner in trade and investment, education, counter terrorism, defence, and energy security. We are committed to maintaining and developing the relationship.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/07/2019 16:33:03 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1136534

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iran: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	272886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>We are extremely concerned by Iran's breach of the nuclear deal and we are working intensively to keep the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in place.</p><p>We remain clear that the nuclear deal is still the best option in the interests of global security. It is critical that Iran does not develop nuclear weapons and this deal makes the world a safer place by taking the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran off the table.</p><p>Iranian attacks on tankers in the Gulf and a US drone violate international norms and increase the risk of escalation by miscalculation. We are continuing to use all diplomatic channels to work with the international community to restore maritime security in the Gulf and de-escalate regional tensions.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/07/2019 16:34:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1136548

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how feedback from presenting officers in personal independence payment tribunals is used to inform future decision making on personal independence payment cases.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	272897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The helpful feedback from Presenting Officers (POs), has resulted in decision makers, appeals writers and POs themselves, reviewing their approach to the weighing of evidence, including taking a more considerative view of existing evidence. Changes have also been made to how decisions are being explained to claimants and in the paperwork prepared for appeal tribunals. Further, it has fed into our new approach for PIP cases where we contact claimants, where appropriate, to see if there is information that would enable us to change the decision ourselves at Mandatory Reconsideration or at the appeal stage.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 272898 question first answered 08/07/2019 15:39:36 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1136550

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the quality of the feedback received from presenting officers on personal independence payment tribunals.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	272898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The helpful feedback from Presenting Officers (POs), has resulted in decision makers, appeals writers and POs themselves, reviewing their approach to the weighing of evidence, including taking a more considerative view of existing evidence. Changes have also been made to how decisions are being explained to claimants and in the paperwork prepared for appeal tribunals. Further, it has fed into our new approach for PIP cases where we contact claimants, where appropriate, to see if there is information that would enable us to change the decision ourselves at Mandatory Reconsideration or at the appeal stage.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 272897 question first answered 08/07/2019 15:39:36 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle