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1142374

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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	Tourism: North Herefordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to increase tourism in North Herefordshire.
	tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
	tabling member printed	Bill Wiggin
	uin	282232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p><strong></strong>On 10th July this year, my department launched the review of the guidance which sets out the statutory duty placed on local authorities to provide appropriate local youth services. Preliminary roundtables were held with youth sector organisations and young people through the Government’s Youth Steering Group, focussing on the strengths and weaknesses of the current guidance. A public call for evidence is the next step of this process and will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 05/09/2019 15:43:53 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1142204

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether children in secure care or detention are eligible to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	282339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>A person’s continuity of residence in the UK for the purposes of eligibility under the EU Settlement Scheme is broken when they serve a sentence of imprisonment. They will not generally be eligible to apply to the scheme while they are serving that sentence.</p><p>This is consistent with EU law on free movement, as currently given effect in the UK by the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016. This provision applies to children in detention as it does for all applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 282340 question first answered 06/09/2019 14:17:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1142206

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a period of imprisonment will be included in an assessment of a child's (a) eligibility and (b) continuous residence criteria under the EU settlement scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	282340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2019 answer text <p>A person’s continuity of residence in the UK for the purposes of eligibility under the EU Settlement Scheme is broken when they serve a sentence of imprisonment. They will not generally be eligible to apply to the scheme while they are serving that sentence.</p><p>This is consistent with EU law on free movement, as currently given effect in the UK by the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016. This provision applies to children in detention as it does for all applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 282339 question first answered 06/09/2019 14:17:14 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1142216

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	East Midlands Rail Franchise: Catering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with representatives from Abellio on Rail Gourmet’s failure to pay the Living Wage on the East Midlands franchise.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	282293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2019 answer text <p>Abellio only took over the franchise on the 18<sup>th</sup> August so the Department has not yet held any discussions with Abellio regarding the catering contract with Rail Gourmet, however the Department regularly engages with franchises and will raise this at the next available opportunity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/09/2019 16:42:13 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1142382

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Service: Sick Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2019 to Question 277660 on Prisons: Staff, whether absence due to (a) stress, (b) post-traumatic stress disorder, (c) depression, (d) exposure to new psychoactive substances, and (e) other mental-health problems are considered work-related illnesses.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	282598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Absences due to stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression and other mental health problems can all be caused by work-related issues, such as trauma. All of these absences can also be as a result of personal matters and causes that have no connection with work.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS offers staff 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) helpline which can be used for issues related to either work or home. The helpline is strictly confidential, and reports are not shared with employees’ manager or Department. Employees can also refer themselves for confidential counselling for work-related reasons or any other reasons. CBT and EMDR therapies are offered to staff who have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by work-related trauma.</p><p> </p><p>We are introducing Trauma Risk Management (TRiM), currently used effectively by the police, ambulance and fire services, to identify and signpost those staff to ensure they get the support they require. This approach has been trialled in the 10 prisons project with much success and this is planned to roll out to prisons, over the next two years.</p><p> </p><p>Absences caused by exposure to new psychoactive substances (NPS) can be as a result of exposure at work or elsewhere. Any staff who are exposed to toxic substances while at work are directed to emergency medical treatment as appropriate. Should this result in absence from work they are referred to Occupational Health by their line manager and any necessary work adjustments will be made. Staff can also self-refer to EAP for counselling.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing an extra £70 million in making prisons more secure and decent, and are giving officers tools like PAVA pepper spray and body-worn cameras to make their jobs safer. This includes £16 million to improve conditions for prisoners and staff and £7 million on new security measures such as body scanners to bring down levels of drugs and violence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/09/2019 14:31:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1142273

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Access
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer 24 July 2019 to Question 280294, what the funding allocations are for the (a) six stations in Scotland, (b) 10 stations in Wales and (c) 57 stations in England.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	282539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Access for All funding is held and managed at a national level and is not allocated separately to Scotland, England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>All projects are in the early stages of development. Once station projects are fully developed and appropriate designs selected, we will have a better idea of how much each station will cost.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/09/2019 15:30:41 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1142448

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Royal Navy ships are currently undergoing repair; and how many were out of service for repairs in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL17522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>All Royal Navy (RN) ships rotate through planned operating cycles involving maintenance, repair, training, deployment, leave and upgrades. This results in individual ships being at various levels of readiness at any one time in accordance with the long-term operating schedule and operational needs; they remain in service during these periods. These periods are necessary for any highly complex system maintenance and are essential to ensure ships are fit for purpose in the most hostile of operational environments. In addition, the periods provide an opportunity to complete modifications and to fit essential upgrades to systems.</p><p> </p><p>Repair work on individual ships and their systems takes place during both planned maintenance periods and operational deployments. It is our policy to not disclose the readiness state of individual ships as this would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. However, currently the following RN ships are undertaking routine docking or their deep refit period and are therefore unavailable for operational tasking:</p><p> </p><p>HMS RICHMOND; HMS DAUNTLESS; HMS PEMBROKE; HMS LANCASTER; HMS SOMERSET; HMS PORTLAND; HMS MIDDLETON; HMS IRON DUKE; HMS DARING</p><p> </p><p>Maintenance of Royal Navy warships is funded through an In Service Support allocation of Naval funds through a Maritime Support Delivery Framework contract.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL17523 question first answered 02/08/2019 12:15:48 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1142449

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Warships: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the cost of repairing Royal Navy ships currently unfit for action.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL17523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>All Royal Navy (RN) ships rotate through planned operating cycles involving maintenance, repair, training, deployment, leave and upgrades. This results in individual ships being at various levels of readiness at any one time in accordance with the long-term operating schedule and operational needs; they remain in service during these periods. These periods are necessary for any highly complex system maintenance and are essential to ensure ships are fit for purpose in the most hostile of operational environments. In addition, the periods provide an opportunity to complete modifications and to fit essential upgrades to systems.</p><p> </p><p>Repair work on individual ships and their systems takes place during both planned maintenance periods and operational deployments. It is our policy to not disclose the readiness state of individual ships as this would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. However, currently the following RN ships are undertaking routine docking or their deep refit period and are therefore unavailable for operational tasking:</p><p> </p><p>HMS RICHMOND; HMS DAUNTLESS; HMS PEMBROKE; HMS LANCASTER; HMS SOMERSET; HMS PORTLAND; HMS MIDDLETON; HMS IRON DUKE; HMS DARING</p><p> </p><p>Maintenance of Royal Navy warships is funded through an In Service Support allocation of Naval funds through a Maritime Support Delivery Framework contract.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie grouped question UIN HL17522 question first answered 02/08/2019 12:15:48 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1142269

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	School Day
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to prevent schools from shortening their school day or week unless it is a direct action to support and enhance their pupils’ education.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	282244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>All schools have the autonomy to decide the structure and duration of their school day, which includes the flexibility to decide when their school day should start and finish. All maintained schools are required to educate pupils for at least 380 sessions each school year. They cannot reduce the length of the school week if this would take the total number of sessions below that. The Department’s guidance on school attendance was updated on 18 July to make clear that the structure of the school day and school week should not be the cause of inconvenience to parents and it is unacceptable for schools to shorten their school day or school week unless it is a direct action to support and enhance their pupils’ education.</p><p>If schools are considering reducing their school week, where it is not directly to support and enhance their pupils’ education, then it is expected they approach either the Department or their local authority before taking such action.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 03/09/2019 08:51:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1142155

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Religion: Education
	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 schools provide pupils with opportunities to develop specific and age-appropriate knowledge and understanding of religions as part of promoting mutual respect and tolerance of people with different faiths and beliefs; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	282361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>All state funded schools are required by legislation or by their funding agreements to teach religious education (RE) to all registered pupils aged 5 to 18 years. Teaching RE is also part of schools’ activity to meet their legal duty to promote young people’s spiritual, moral and cultural development.</p><p>Each area is required to have a locally agreed syllabus for RE that maintained schools without a religious designation must follow. This is monitored by each area’s Standing Advisory Council for RE (SACRE). As part of school inspections from September 2019, as set out in Ofsted’s published School Inspection Handbook, inspectors will take account of the religious education taught as part of assessing the quality of education provided by the school. It is not Ofsted’s role to inspect denominational religious education in faith schools as part of its inspections. This provision is inspected separately under section 48 of the Education Act 2005.</p><p>The requirement for state funded schools to teach RE did not change with the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc).</p><p>Many schools choose to teach RE in key stage 4 through offering Religious Studies GCSEs, which are not included in the EBacc. Information on entries to the RE GCSE can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/key-stage-4-and-multi-academy-trust-performance-2018-revised" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/key-stage-4-and-multi-academy-trust-performance-2018-revised</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 282362 282363 question first answered 03/09/2019 15:59:21 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane