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843935

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
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	Psychiatric Hospitals: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide fiscal support to increase the provision of emergency beds for mental health crisis patients in the Black Country.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	128329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group advises that it is delivering services to support the intentions laid out in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health. This will identify mental health needs at an earlier opportunity and provide community support and treatment to reduce the use of crisis inpatient services going forward.</p><p> </p><p>Commissioners across the Black Country Sustainability and Transformation Partnership area have assessed local service provision and are working collaboratively to address gaps in services and deliver improved service delivery across the region. This includes potentially jointly commissioning services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 128050 question first answered 27/02/2018 15:36:27 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

843936

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
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 potential merits of including first aid in the driving test.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	128052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) includes first aid information in its study materials for both the theory and practical driving tests. In addition, the theory part of the driving test includes questions about first aid.</p><p> </p><p>Introducing a test on first aid into the practical driving test would lengthen the test, resulting in fewer tests per day, longer waiting times for tests and higher cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) for vocational drivers includes first aid training, and there are 130 CPC approved courses that are wholly first aid courses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2018 10:23:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

843937

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 23 of his Department's document Public Bodies 2017, published in November 2017, what work has been commissioned on the implementation of the recommendations as a result of the functional review of regulators.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	128330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The recommendations of the functional review of regulators are being taken forward by regulators and their sponsor departments, coordinated by the Cabinet Office. Consultation on any changes to policy and practice will, where appropriate, be undertaken by the relevant regulator or department.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/03/2018 10:46:59 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

843938

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 31 of his Department's document, Public Bodies 2017, published in November 2017, for what reason his Department does not anticipate major changes in the number of bodies as a result of leaving the European union; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	128054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>In the majority of cases we anticipate that any repatriated EU functions can be absorbed by departments or existing public bodies. This is dependent on the outcome of negotiations with the EU. Officials continue to keep Arms Length Body numbers under review.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 01/03/2018 16:50:04 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

843939

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Arms Length Bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 32 of his Department's document Public Bodies 2017, published in November 2018, what progress he has made on the review of arrangements for arms length bodies with advisory functions; and what the timetable is for that review to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	128331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Functional Review of Bodies Providing Expert Advice to Government was published on the 21st of August 2017 on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/03/2018 12:48:41 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

843940

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reviews of his Department's single source contract regulations have occurred since their introduction; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	128056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made by the Secretary of State for Defence on 14 December 2017 on the review of Single Source Contract Regulations (HCWS 351).</p><p>The Department will be making a further statement on this shortly.</p> answering member constituency Aberconwy answering member printed Guto Bebb question first answered 26/02/2018 16:24:24 answering member 3910 label Biography information for Guto Bebb attachment 1 file name WMS HCWS 351- Hansard Exttract Thursday 14 December 2017.docx title Single Source Procurement Legilslation: Review
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

843941

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Self-employed: Adoption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to provide financial support for self-employed people taking adoption leave.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	128332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The government set out in its response to the Taylor Review of modern employment practices that it agrees with the principle of equalising benefits for the</p><p>self-employed. However, it is right that we only consider making changes to this area once we have carefully considered this in the wider context of tax, benefits and rights over the longer term.</p><p> </p><p>The government has taken significant steps to equalise the state benefits provided to the employed and self-employed, including giving the self-employed access to the full rate of the new State Pension for the first time, (worth an additional £1,900 per year).</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/02/2018 17:15:54 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

843942

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Adoption Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons self-employed and employed people are treated differently on the provision of statutory adoption leave.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	128058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The main reason why parental leave entitlements for adopters focus on supporting employed parents is that they do not generally have the same level of flexibility and autonomy over the time they take off work as self-employed adopters do.</p><p>The Government is not ruling out providing further support for self-employed parents in the future. But, as set out in the Government response to the Taylor Review of modern employment practices, while we agree with the principle of equalising benefits for the self-employed it is right to only consider making changes to this area once we have carefully considered this in the wider context of tax, benefits and rights over the longer term.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 27/02/2018 14:01:41 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

843943

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 30 March 2017 to Question 68451 on Immigration, how many people who passed through the National Referral Mechanism as victims of (a) modern slavery and (b) human trafficking with positive conclusive grounds status were granted discretionary leave to remain in the UK in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	128333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency publishes statistics on referrals into the National Referral Mechanism on a quarterly basis. These reports are available via the following links:<br> <a href="http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">http://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/publications/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a><br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2017-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2017-uk-annual-report-on-modern-<strong>slavery</strong></a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The specific information you have requested is not currently published. <br> Statistics on the total number of people granted discretionary leave for all reasons can be found online at the following address:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/02/2018 15:10:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

843944

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Adoption: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many self-employed people adopted a child in (a) Oxfordshire and (b) England in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	128334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally</p><p>The latest figures on adoption were published in a Statistical First Release ‘Children looked after in England including adoption: 2016 to 2017’ on the 7 December 2017. The release is available on the department’s website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/<br> statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2016-to-2017</a>.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/02/2018 17:38:38 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran