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855644

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date	05/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to introduce a register of individuals convicted of domestic abuse against two or more people.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	130951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to tackling serial perpetrators of domestic abuse.</p><p>We will be seeking views on what more can be done to manage serial perpetrators through our forthcoming consultation on domestic abuse.</p><p>The current framework ensures that those convicted of domestic abuse related offences are already captured on the Police National Computer. Where appropriate, they will also be captured on other systems such as on the dangerous persons’ database (ViSOR) and managed by police and probation under Multi-agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA). In addition, the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme has also been rolled out nationally to inform and alert new partners about a perpetrator's previous offending.</p><p>The Government’s focus is on strengthening this framework and we have been working with the police and stakeholders to identify how we can improve information sharing, risk assessment and disclosure in relation to serial perpetrators.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/03/2018 13:21:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

855645

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Refuges: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support has been made available to (a) Shropshire County Council and (b) Telford and Wrekin Council for the provision of domestic refuges since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	130952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for making local spending decisions. In our Priorities for Domestic Abuse Services, published in 2016, we acknowledged the importance of local authorities taking a strategic approach to provision of these vital services informed by an assessment of local need.</p><p>Since 2014, the Department has dedicated £33.5 million in direct grant funding available to all local authorities for refuges, safe accommodation and other services.</p><p>In 2015 the Department launched a one year £3.5 million fund to help support victims of domestic abuse. Shropshire County Council submitted a successful bid for this fund and was awarded £45,156. Telford and Wrekin did not submit a bid for this round of funding.</p><p>In 2016, the Department launched a two year, £20 million fund for specialist accommodation based support and service reform to meet the Priorities for Domestic Abuse Services. Shropshire County Council worked in partnership with Telford and Wrekin Council and local domestic abuse services to submit a bid and were awarded £115,753.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 13/03/2018 16:27:21 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

855646

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the publication of the Government's Domestic Abuse Bill, announced by the Prime Minister on 17 February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	130953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that survivors of domestic abuse receive the help and support they need. On 8 March we launched our consultation on a draft Domestic Abuse Bill, seeking views on how we can better protect victims of domestic abuse and take robust action against perpetrators.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 12/03/2018 17:37:07 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

855649

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps taken by local authorities to tackle loneliness; and what support the Government has provided to local authorities for such work.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	130956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Loneliness can have a significant impact on physical and mental health.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will be working closely to support the Minister for Sport and Civil Society in developing the cross-Government strategy on loneliness, announced by the Prime Minister in January.</p><p> </p><p>A number of existing Departmental supported programmes can help to address loneliness, including dementia friendly communities, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, the Carers Action Plan and social prescribing, and we will be looking to work with local authorities and the National Health Service to tackle loneliness as the strategy develops.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 13/03/2018 14:59:49 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

855650

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent steps the Government has taken to improve local infrastructure for small and medium-sized businesses.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	130957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>Government has supported and invested in the creation of a network of Growth Hubs (one in each Local Enterprise Partnership area), providing businesses across England with tailored advice and support. Businesses in Telford are served by The Marches Growth Hub. Since its launch in 2015, this Growth Hub has engaged and supported over 14,081 businesses and delivered 144 intensive assists.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Industrial Strategy, Government has announced its intention to ensure all businesses in every region continue to have access to a Growth Hub. We will therefore build on the Growth Hub programme, providing a further £24m of core funding over the next 2 years (£12m in 2018-19 and £12m in 2019-20). In addition, Government will continue to provide national support to all businesses through the Business Support Helplinee and GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting Local Enterprise Partnerships to develop local infrastructure, skills, broadband and innovation in their areas. We are investing £104.9 million in The Marches LEP as part of the Growth Deal Programme. This includes a £4 million project to provide Telford with 100% fibre broadband coverage by 2020 to support the town’s growth, economic prosperity and digital inclusion; and significant works to improve connectivity and access to Telford Town Centre, which will benefit small and medium-sized businesses in your constituency.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 13/03/2018 16:22:28 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

855651

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Broadband: Telford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many homes are connected to superfast broadband in Telford constituency.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
uin	130958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>According to Thinkbroadband, in Telford constituency over 96.8% of premises now have access to superfast broadband (<a href="http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/telford,E14000989" target="_blank">http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/telford,E14000989</a>), up from 81% in 2010.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Approximately 41,028 premises in Telford constituency can now access superfast broadband. As confirmed in our announcement in December 2017 we are pushing ahead with our plans for a Universal Service Obligation (USO) so that, by 2020, everyone across the UK will have a clear, enforceable right to request 10 Megabit per second broadband.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/03/2018 17:54:54 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

855655

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Drugs: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department attaches conditions to pharmaceutical research grants to ensure any medicines developed are affordable.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	130962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) support research grants via the Research councils and Innovate UK. BEIS does not impose conditions neither does the Research Councils or Innovate UK as part of their terms and conditions.</p><p>Research Councils invest in basic research into the development of new drugs and treatments to the point where other organisations, often industry, fund further development.</p><p> </p><p>Neither BEIS nor the Research Councils have undertaken an assessment.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 131323 question first answered 12/03/2018 13:59:44 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

855656

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many and what proportion of the staff employed by his Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	130963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union employs 17 apprentices through the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Programme. The Department for Exiting the European Union now has over 600 staff based in the UK. We regularly review headcount to ensure we are appropriately staffed to deal with all aspects of the negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 12/03/2018 12:48:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

855663

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Parkinson's Disease: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of prisoners with Parkinson's disease in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	130970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>No estimate of the number of prisoners with Parkinson’s disease has been made in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Commissioning of health services (based on a Health Needs Assessment) is carried out by local Health and Justice commissioning teams. All NHS England Health and Justice commissioners work closely with individual establishments within the secure and detained estate, to commission and procure health care providers to provide a range of high quality services which meet the needs of prisoners, this would include services for prisoners with Parkinson’s disease.</p><p> </p><p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) works closely with NHS England and local government partners to provide services for all those with care and support needs. HMPPS is committed to ensuring that all prisoners are supported and prisons will make adjustments to ensure the needs of prisoners are met. Both health and social care services in prisons are arranged to be equivalent to services available in the community.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 130977 130979 question first answered 13/03/2018 13:52:23 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

855670

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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	Parkinson's Disease: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether people with Parkinson's in prison have access to (a) a specialist Parkinson's nurse or (b) a consultant.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	130977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>No estimate of the number of prisoners with Parkinson’s disease has been made in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Commissioning of health services (based on a Health Needs Assessment) is carried out by local Health and Justice commissioning teams. All NHS England Health and Justice commissioners work closely with individual establishments within the secure and detained estate, to commission and procure health care providers to provide a range of high quality services which meet the needs of prisoners, this would include services for prisoners with Parkinson’s disease.</p><p> </p><p>HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) works closely with NHS England and local government partners to provide services for all those with care and support needs. HMPPS is committed to ensuring that all prisoners are supported and prisons will make adjustments to ensure the needs of prisoners are met. Both health and social care services in prisons are arranged to be equivalent to services available in the community.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 130970 130979 question first answered 13/03/2018 13:52:23 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery