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786971

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date	10/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many times aircraft were intercepted by Quick Reaction Alert flights in 2016.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	112256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby launched to intercept on 12 days in 2016.</p><p>I am withholding further details as deterrence is a principal function of QRA and QRA is in turn an integral part of the air defence of the UK. The disclosure of information that might compromise the QRA deterrent capability would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 16/11/2017 15:14:07 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

786972

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
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	Agriculture: Scotland
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 recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the future of farm subsidies after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	112257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State met Fergus Ewing, the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity, Lesley Griffiths, the Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, and Noel Lavery, the Permanent Secretary in the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in Northern Ireland, on 6 November to discuss future agriculture policy. Ministers have held regular meetings with all devolved administrations over the past year.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/11/2017 11:53:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

786973

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much schools have spent on advertising for teacher posts in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	112289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not have the specific data requested but it is committed to helping schools recruit teachers as efficiently as possible. We have therefore begun to develop a teacher vacancy site that will enable schools to recruit teachers without paying for advertising.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 112290 question first answered 15/11/2017 17:34:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

786974

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much (a) schools and (b) colleges have spent on private sector recruitment and search agencies for teacher recruitment in each in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	112290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not have the specific data requested but it is committed to helping schools recruit teachers as efficiently as possible. We have therefore begun to develop a teacher vacancy site that will enable schools to recruit teachers without paying for advertising.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 112289 question first answered 15/11/2017 17:34:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

786975

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department has provided to local authorities to aid recruitment of teachers and temporary supply teachers.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	112288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is in the planning stage of a new commercial framework designed to help schools with the sourcing of supply teachers. The framework will be aimed at providing improved terms and conditions, promoting better agency conduct and offering improved pricing for schools. As part of the development of the framework we have engaged with a variety of stakeholders, including schools and local authorities. It is anticipated that the new supply teacher framework will be available in September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/11/2017 17:29:34 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

786976

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the White Paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere, published in March 2016, what the timetable is for the launch of the national teacher vacancy website; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	112377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The Department is undertaking user research with head teachers, school business managers and recruitment staff as well as returning, aspiring and newly qualified teachers, to strengthen its understanding of the issues schools face when advertising teacher vacancies and the challenges teachers have finding and applying for jobs. The Department is using this information in the development and design of a new national teacher vacancy service. We are currently at an early stage of prototyping the new service and testing, to ensure the service meets the needs of users. Depending on the outcome of this development phase, we could expect to start building a service early in 2018. We will provide further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/11/2017 17:34:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

786977

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
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	Madagascar: Bubonic Plague
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what travel and health advice his Department is providing to British citizens visiting Madagascar since the outbreak of plague on that island.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	112270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>FCO travel a​dvice was updated on 4 October to reflect the recent outbreak of bubonic and pneumonic plague in Madagascar. We​ continue to monitor the situation closely.​​​</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/11/2017 17:01:50 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

786978

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bubonic Plague: Madagascar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the NHS is planning to take any steps in response to the outbreak of plague in Madagascar; and what assessment his Department has made of potential risks to public health in the UK related to that outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	112271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>At the start of the outbreak Public Health England undertook a comprehensive assessment of the risk to the United Kingdom, which it considered to be very low. The assessment was shared with the National Health Service who is monitoring the situation. The report is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/654174/Plague_in_Madagascar_Risk_Assessment.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/654174/Plague_in_Madagascar_Risk_Assessment.pdf</a></p><p>The UK Government deployed the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) to Madagascar in the early stages of the outbreak. The UK-PHRST provided expertise in epidemiological surveillance (case identification, contact tracing), organisation of case management, and infection prevention and control measures. The team have now returned as the outbreak has tailed off and the response has moved from acute outbreak to more steady state.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2017 12:32:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

786979

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken at UK borders to prevent any dangers to public health relating to the outbreak of plague in Madagascar.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	112269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>Border Force Officers will refer any passengers that require medical attention in accordance with established procedures and advice from Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 15/11/2017 10:38:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

786980

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Madagascar: Bubonic Plague
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department has offered to the Government of Madagascar since the outbreak of plague on that island.
tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
uin	112272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>DFID has helped the Government of Madagascar monitor and respond to the plague outbreak through our support to the World Health Organisation (WHO). This has included sending 114 experts, mobilising 1.2 million doses of antibiotics, and establishing nine specialist treatment centres. Protocols on clinical management, safe burials, and airport screenings have been developed and are being implemented. DFID and the FCO have been closely monitoring the outbreak response in Madagascar, including during a visit by DFID officials.</p><p>In addition, the Department of Health deployed the ODA funded UK Public Health Rapid Support Team to Madagascar in the early stages of the outbreak, which provided expertise in epidemiological surveillance, case management, infection prevention and control measures. The team have now returned to the UK as the outbreak has tailed off and the response has moved to a more steady state.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/11/2017 14:33:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey