Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

868348

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Diseases
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 implications for his policies of recent WHO reports on Disease X.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	133568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Disease X is a hypothetical infection used to represent the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) has comprehensive systems in place to identify and monitor global outbreaks of infectious disease, including incidents where the cause is not identified or the outbreak is caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease such as World Health Organization’s hypothetical “Disease X”.</p><p> </p><p>Robust risk assessment processes exist to review threats to the United Kingdom population. As information emerges appropriate mitigation strategies will be implemented to protect the health of the UK public. The PHE National Emergency Response plans exist to deal with such event and have cross-Government agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The National Health Service-PHE High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) programme, initiated after the Ebola outbreak, has developed clinical and public health protocols and plans to provide a resilient HCID service for England. This will enable the NHS to deliver care safely and effectively for a wider range of known and unknown HCIDs.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 26/03/2018 15:28:03 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

868360

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Nurses: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of applications to university nursing courses in England in the 2018 undergraduate cycle (a) by nursing discipline and (b) in each region of the country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	133580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department is not responsible for collecting data on the number of applications to study nursing degree courses.</p><p> </p><p>The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service publishes data on the number of applications to full-time undergraduate courses.</p><p> </p><p>Further information and links to 2017 and 2018 application cycle data are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis" target="_blank">https://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 26/03/2018 15:50:31 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

868365

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether paragraph 2.1 of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Principles for Business applies to (a) all firms authorised by the FCA and (b) firms engaged in regulated activities which are not authorised by the FCA.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	133585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, any firm (whether a business, a not-for-profit or a sole trader) carrying out a regulated activity must be authorised or registered by the FCA, unless they are exempt. It is a criminal offence to carry out regulated activities if a firm is not authorised or exempt.</p><p> </p><p>All FCA regulated firms must adhere to the Principles for Businesses, as set out in the FCA Handbook.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/03/2018 13:05:38 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

868394

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the value of plan 1 student loans that will not be repaid.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	133614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>It is estimated that the value of the plan 1 student loan book that will not be repaid was £13.1 billion as at 31 March 2017, when future repayments are valued in present terms. The face value of the plan 1 student loan book was £42.8 billion at this time. This information is in the public domain and published on page 155 of the Department for Education’s 2016-17 Annual Report and Accounts which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 26/03/2018 16:19:46 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

868399

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 16 March 2018 to Question 132418 on Children: Day Care, what estimate he has made of the proportion of children that are not eligible for the 30 hours of tax free childcare as a result of a household income being (a) too high and (b) too low.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	133619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>30 hours free childcare is available to working parents of three and four year olds and eligibility is based on parental income.</p><p> </p><p>A three or four year old is eligible for 30 hours free childcare if both their parents, or the sole parent in a lone parent family, expects to earn a weekly minimum equivalent to working 16 hours at national minimum or living wage and under £100,000 a year.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that 58% of three and four year olds are not eligible for 30 hours because either only one of their parents is employed or because their parent(s) do not meet the required minimum income threshold.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that less than 1% of three and four year olds are not eligible, even though both parents are employed and meet the required minimum threshold, because at least one of their parents expects to earn £100,000 or more per year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/03/2018 16:21:20 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

868400

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Local Government: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written statement of 7 November 2017, Official Report, HCWS232 on Local Government Improvement, what public consultation preceded the policy announcement on the criteria against which further locally led merger proposals would be assessed.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	133620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State’s written statement of 7 November (Official report HCWS232) indicated his intention, on which representations could be made, to assess any further locally led merger proposals received against the criteria which were the basis on which he had reached his “minded to” decision on the proposal from Suffolk Coastal and Waveney district councils. The Secretary of State has, to date, assessed all further such proposals against these criteria, having had regard to all the relevant information and representations available to him.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 26/03/2018 15:01:40 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

868401

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the amount of surplus rolling stock on the rail network in (a) 2019, (b) 2020 and (c) 2021.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	133621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The UK rolling stock market is very healthy and it will be for train operators to determine their rolling stock requirements. Recently awarded franchises will deliver thousands of new carriages as older trains are phased out, with all Pacer trains gone by 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/03/2018 16:12:03 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

868402

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage Network Rail to (a) monitor its Tier 1 suppliers and (b) ensure SMEs are contracted for high value supply side contracts.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	133622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>As an arm’s length body, Network Rail operates with independence on day-to-day operational matters from the Department. I do note, however, that more than half of Network Rail’s supply chain are SMEs and that Network Rail is taking the following actions:</p><ul><li>working closely with its Tier 1 suppliers to monitor and encourage relationships with SMEs and has increased direct engagement with SMEs through dedicated working groups, regional forums &amp; roadshows, working alongside industry bodies such as the RIA.</li><li>actively challenging poor practice, promoting the concept of ‘mutual dependency’ and holding Tier 1 organisations to account on issues of fair payment, aligned objectives &amp; terms &amp; conditions, better use of framework arrangements and the abolition of (sub-contract) retentions.</li><li>reviewing its procurement process to remove barriers for SMEs. Within its supply chain, it is generally for Tier 1 organisations to contract SMEs as part of their Tier 2 procurement process. Network Rail is also encouraging Tier 1 suppliers to embrace the SME agenda by implementing regional conferences with their SME / Tier 2 Suppliers.</li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/03/2018 14:59:55 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

868403

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Network Rail: Procurement
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 merits of supply chain audits of Network Rail to ensure that procurement practices provide value for money.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	133623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>Network Rail has an established governance regime for their procurement practices. These are subject to independent scrutiny by the Department, the National Audit Office and the Rail Regulator.</p><p> </p><p>Network Rail’s procurement process contains a number of initiatives to support a diverse and sustainable supply base, which includes SMEs. This includes requiring its Tier 1 organisations to obtain 3 independent quotations in the procurement of their key Tier 2 suppliers, thereby promoting competition and value for money.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 26/03/2018 16:15:00 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

868404

registered interest
date	21/03/2018
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	Colombia: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Colombian counterpart on not accrediting the new representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in the UN Office in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	133624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>​​We welcome the appointment of Mr Alberto Brunori, who was announced as the new representative of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia on 21 March. We also thank the departing representative, Mr Todd Howland, for his leadership of the UN Office for Human Rights in Colombia since 2012. The office has played a vital role in supporting those working to improve human rights in Colombia. In December 2017, I was pleased to announce a package of support for Colombia’s peace process that included £400k in financial support for the UN Office for Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/03/2018 12:30:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady