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757398

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date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Life Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research his Department has conducted into the readability of the terms and conditions set out in life insurance policies.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	8661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The readability of the terms and conditions set out in life insurance policies falls within the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). As such, HM Treasury has not conducted research into this topic.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is the UK’s conduct of business regulator and is an independent public body. The FCA has confirmed that it will provide a written response to the Member’s question. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 9036 question first answered 13/09/2017 15:13:49 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757406

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	BBC: Equal Pay
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 help reduce the gender pay gap at the BBC.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	8662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The government is committed to eliminating the gender pay gap. As a public service broadcaster funded by the licence fee, the BBC has a responsibility to set an example for others and lead the way in promoting equality in the workplace. It is for the BBC to determine how to close its gender pay gap and we expect to see improvement in next year's disclosure.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/09/2017 14:55:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757419

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Free School Meals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of children were eligible for free school meals in (a) Kirklees and (b) England in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	8653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Figures on the proportion of children eligible for free school meals are published, for all authorities in England, annually. The figures can be found in the statistical first releases, which are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/09/2017 16:16:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757420

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Class Sizes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average class size was for (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in (i) Colne Valley constituency, (ii) Kirklees, (iii) West Yorkshire and (iv) England in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	8654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Average class size figures for state-funded schools are calculated and published annually in the statistical first releases available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-school-and-pupil-numbers</a>.</p><p>A national summary of average class sizes for key stages 1 and 2 and secondary is in the link to national tables, tables 6a and 6b respectively.</p><p>A summary at local authority and regional level is only available for key stages 1 and 2 and published in the link to local authority and regional tables, table 11.</p><p>Data is not summarised by parliamentary constituency, but data for each school providing key stages 1 and 2 and secondary is available via the link to underlying tables then the file ‘…Schools_Classes_UD’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/09/2017 16:09:47 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757452

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Accident and Emergency Departments: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people with mental health issues were admitted to accident and emergency departments in (a) Kirklees, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	8655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 12/09/2017 14:38:42 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757454

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Huddersfield Royal Infirmary: Accident and Emergency Departments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients were admitted to the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Accident and Emergency Department in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	8656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. NHS England publishes trust-level data on the number of attendances at accident and emergency (A&amp;E) departments, but data on attendances at individual hospital sites are not available. The table below provides the number of A&amp;E attendances at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust for the full years 2010-11 to 2016-17 and the year to date position in 2017-18.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Attendances at A&amp;E</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18 Year to Date*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>134,528</p></td><td><p>137,821</p></td><td><p>140,825</p></td><td><p>138,799</p></td><td><p>142,038</p></td><td><p>148,355</p></td><td><p>151,354</p></td><td><p>51,194</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Activity from April to July 2017 inclusive</p><p>Sources: NHS England:</p><p>2010 data is from the Quarterly Monitoring of Accident and Emergency (QMAE) collection. The number of emergency admissions not via A&amp;E were not collected on the QMAE return.</p><p>2011-12 to June 2015 data is from the A&amp;E Attendance and Emergency Admissions Weekly Sitrep collection.</p><p>From July 2015 data comes from the A&amp;E Attendance and Emergency Admissions Monthly Sitrep collection.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/09/2017 10:37:13 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757455

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Hospitals: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on the use of private financial investment companies to fund the building of new hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	8657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>It is for individual National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts to make decisions in consultation with local stakeholders (e.g. clinical commissioning groups) about their facilities and accordingly they are responsible for developing their own business cases for major new investment projects. They are required to do so with regard to value for money and affordability of the different options. The Department and NHS Improvement works closely with trusts going through this process. HM Treasury are responsible for the policy on the use of Private Finance 2 (PF2), the successor to the Private Finance Initiative, introduced under the Coalition Government in 2012. This introduced changes to the previous model.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 13/09/2017 10:10:44 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757484

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect on small online businesses of proposed changes to the online sale of knives.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	8658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Tackling knife crime is a priority for the Government and we are taking action. Our approach is centred on four key strands – early intervention and prevention, working with the police on operations and enforcement, work with retailers on responsible sales and work on the legislative framework. As part of this wide approach, on 18 July the Government announced its intention to consult on a number of proposals to tackle knife crime . The consultation respond to concerns about how some retailers are selling knives online. We will use the responses to the consultation to inform further work to assess the impact on these proposals.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/09/2017 16:07:08 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757485

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police forces have made representations for additional funding to support people affected with mental health issues.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	8659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government has protected overall police spending in real terms since the Spending Review in 2015. In addition, nine police forces have submitted a total of 11 bids collectively, for Home Office innovation or transformation funding in relation to local projects involving support for people affected by mental health issues. Of these, six of the bids have been successful.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/09/2017 16:55:54 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757486

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average number of police responses to calls from people with a mental health issue was in (a) England and (b) West Yorkshire in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	8660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Many police forces have local joint initiatives with health partners to respond to people with mental health issues. For example, approximately 38 police forces in England have access to a Street Triage service – where mental health professionals accompany police officers on patrol and all forces have access to mental health partners who provide advice and support them in dealing with the public. Information on the average number of responses to calls from people with a mental health issue, by the police, is an operational matter for individual police forces and is not held centrally by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 12/09/2017 10:53:46 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker