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1019818

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date	04/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an estimate of the revenue that will accrue to the public purse from an age-related levy to pay for social care; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	198890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The revenue raised by any new tax or levy would depend on the way it is designed, including how the tax base is defined, how the tax is structured, and the rate or rates of taxation applied to the base. It would also depend on the economic circumstances at the time the tax or levy is introduced.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/12/2018 10:42:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1019819

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Opening Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of minimum staffing levels required for the flexible operating hours pilots to be undertaken at (a) Brentford County Court, and (b) Manchester Civil Justice Centre.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	198792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Reform Programme, the Flexible Operating Hours (FOH) project was set up to look at options to maximise the use of our court rooms by using them at different times of the day, outside of the traditional hours of 10am – 4pm. On 16 November 2018, it was announced that HMCTS will be proceeding with two pilots in the Civil and Family Courts in Brentford County Court and Manchester Civil Justice Centre and a revised Pilots Prospectus was published. Local Implementation Teams in Brentford and Manchester will finalise the pilot designs and start dates, which are likely to be in Spring 2019.</p><p> </p><p>A key objective of the FOH pilots is to understand the impacts of FOH for all court users, including HMCTS staff. An Evaluation Advisory Group has been established to ensure a balanced and comprehensive assessment of pilot activity by independent assessors. Consultation with trade unions will take place under separate arrangements in recognition of the need to consider FOH in the context of wider organisational changes affecting HMCTS staff.</p><p> </p><p>In Manchester Civil Justice Centre, the total number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff is 205 with 29.5 FTE at Band A to D, 146 FTE at Band E and 29.5 FTE at Band F. In Brentford County Court, the total number of FTE staff is 15.5 with 1 FTE at Band C, 2 FTE at Band D, 11 FTE at Band E and 1.5 FTE at Band F. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 0.5. We are committed to ensuring that courts and tribunals have adequate staff to meet operational demands. Staffing requirements for the FOH pilots will be considered by the Local Implementation Teams.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 198789 198790 198791 question first answered 11/12/2018 12:17:35 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1019820

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
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 number of rail passengers who have been delayed by (a) at least (i) 30 minutes and (ii) one hour and (b) more than two hours in the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	198729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Transport (DfT) does not hold estimates of the number of rail passengers who have been delayed by (i) at least thirty minutes, (ii) one hour or more, or (iii) more than two hours each year since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>However, DfT recently published (1 October) the compensation amounts paid by TOCs to passengers for delayed journeys since 2009. It shows the total amount of compensation paid to passengers has risen 80% in the past two years, as the government has increased the requirements of train operators to publicise passengers’ rights.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 10/12/2018 14:47:11 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1019822

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Old Admiralty Building: Repairs and Maintenance
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 30 November 2018 to Question 195681, what the total cost to the public purse was of the refurbishment of Old Admiralty Buildings.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	198851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The refurbishment of Old Admiralty Buildings is ongoing. Total costs are not yet known as the specification of fit out will be determined by the tenant.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 10/12/2018 16:44:38 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1019823

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	Prescriptions: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on the roll-out of electronic prescribing medications systems; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	198893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Work is already underway to accelerate the roll-out electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems across the NHS in England. Capital funding of £75 million over three years has been allocated to support this roll-out, with £16 million available in 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>Trusts were invited to submit bids to be included in wave 1 of the roll-out in July 2018, and the 13 successful applicants were informed at the beginning of October 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Further bids will be invited for wave 2 funding in January 2019 for award in the subsequent financial year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/12/2018 13:28:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1019824

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the World Health Organisation on global preparedness in the event of further Ebola outbreaks.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	198730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK takes the threat of Ebola to global health security very seriously. The Secretary of State has engaged regularly with the Director General of the World Health Organisation about the current outbreak in DRC and how the UK can provide support to the response. The current response is building on previous UK investments on preparedness and health systems; the experimental vaccine used in DRC was developed with UK support after the West Africa outbreak in 2014-15.</p><p>More broadly DFID is investing £40million over four years through the Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa Programme (TDDAP) to support preparedness, detection and response work for diseases including Ebola in the countries most at risk. Our ongoing work to support WHO reform is paying dividends in the current response.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/12/2018 17:44:50 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1019826

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the administration of medicines in NHS trusts.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	198894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>Medicines administration processes are complex and technology can help support staff to prescribe and administer medicines safely.</p><p> </p><p>We are accelerating the roll-out of electronic prescribing and administration systems to National Health Service trusts. The roll-out is in its first phase, with 13 trusts informed of their successful applications in October. Additional capital funding is secured for the following two financial years. The second phase will allow trusts to apply for funding as part of the roll-out in January 2019 for award in the 2019/20 financial year.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/12/2018 13:26:38 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1019827

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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	NHS: Drugs
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 his Department has made of the potential savings to the public purse of the NHS of the mandatory introduction of automated medicines cabinets in each NHS Trust.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	198895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/12/2018 13:25:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1019828

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Digital and the Creative Industries of Thursday 15 November 2018, Official Report, column 545, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the statement that using the term fibre in advertising for part-copper broadband is misleading advertising.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	198802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The 2017 Digital Strategy set out that Government would work with regulators and industry to ensure that the advertising of broadband reflects the speeds that consumers can expect to receive and accurately describes the technology used.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Digital Strategy was published, the ASA has implemented new guidance, which states that speed claims should be based on the download speeds available to at least 50% of customers at peak time, and no longer on 'up to' speeds available to at least 10% of customers. Ofcom has also updated its Code of Practice on Broadband Speeds.</p><p> </p><p>The ASA also reviewed the use of the term ‘fibre’ to describe part-fibre and full-fibre broadband and concluded in November 2017 that the term 'fibre' is unlikely to mislead consumers as currently used in the advertising of part-fibre broadband services. In June, the Administrative Court granted CityFibre permission to proceed with its Judicial Review (JR) of the ASA's decision. The next stage is for the Administrative Court to make a substantive decision on the JR.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to working with regulators and industry to ensure that consumers receive clear, concise and accurate information in order to make informed choices about their broadband, particularly as the rollout of new technologies like full fibre broadband increases.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 198722 198803 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:17:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1019830

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Digital and the Creative Industries of Thursday 15 November 2018, Official Report, column 545, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the misleading advertising of fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	198803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The 2017 Digital Strategy set out that Government would work with regulators and industry to ensure that the advertising of broadband reflects the speeds that consumers can expect to receive and accurately describes the technology used.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Digital Strategy was published, the ASA has implemented new guidance, which states that speed claims should be based on the download speeds available to at least 50% of customers at peak time, and no longer on 'up to' speeds available to at least 10% of customers. Ofcom has also updated its Code of Practice on Broadband Speeds.</p><p> </p><p>The ASA also reviewed the use of the term ‘fibre’ to describe part-fibre and full-fibre broadband and concluded in November 2017 that the term 'fibre' is unlikely to mislead consumers as currently used in the advertising of part-fibre broadband services. In June, the Administrative Court granted CityFibre permission to proceed with its Judicial Review (JR) of the ASA's decision. The next stage is for the Administrative Court to make a substantive decision on the JR.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to working with regulators and industry to ensure that consumers receive clear, concise and accurate information in order to make informed choices about their broadband, particularly as the rollout of new technologies like full fibre broadband increases.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 198722 198802 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:17:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray