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1087716

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date	13/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to move civil service jobs out of London in line with the Government's Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	909770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>We have established the Places for Growth Programme to relocate Civil Service roles into the regions and nations. This will see at least 1,000 roles moved by 2022 and thousands more by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The programme is reinforcing the Government’s commitment to driving economic growth across the UK through local industrial strategies, devolution deals and city deals.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 13/03/2019 15:28:52 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1087717

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether the Government plans to conduct further voter ID pilots; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	909771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy. A diverse range of local authorities have confirmed that they will be taking part in Voter ID and postal vote pilots for the 2019 local elections. The pilots will provide further insight into ensuring the security of the voting process.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/03/2019 15:29:30 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

1087718

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Candidates: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans the Government has to use the centenary of Nancy Astor’s election to Parliament to encourage more women to stand for public office.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Victoria Prentis
uin	909772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>Everyone in this house owes a great debt to Nancy Astor. As the first woman to take her seat in the Commons in December 1919, she forged the way for women to take their rightful place in our representative democracy - and I’m proud that she was a Conservative. Since 2018 the government’s suffrage centenary fund has been supporting projects to increase women’s political participation in the years to come</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 13/03/2019 15:29:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis

1087719

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that Government (a) suppliers and (b) subcontractors are paid on time.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	909773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that 90% of invoices from SMEs are paid within 5 days, alongside paying all invoices within 30 days.</p><p> </p><p>I announced new measures coming into force this year that will exclude suppliers from winning Government contracts if they fail to pay subcontractors on time.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 13/03/2019 15:30:19 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1087720

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Procurement: Social Impact Bonds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to use social impact bonds in Government procurement.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	909774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>On Monday, I spoke at the Social Value Summit, where I outlined our commitment to recognising social value in major government procurements. Social Impact Bonds, which this Government has pioneered since 2010, are an important part of our commitment to social value, and we encourage contracting authorities to use them in public procurement wherever appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 13/03/2019 15:30:42 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1088221

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Optical Fibres: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of extending full fibre relief from five years to (a) 10 years, (b) 15 years and (c) 20 years by financial year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	231921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Estimates of the Exchequer effect of extending full fibre relief are not available.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/03/2019 15:44:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1088224

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Electronic Commerce: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish proposals for modernising the eCommerce Directive.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	231922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Any revision to the eCommerce Directive is the sole initiative of the European Commission. We are not aware of any plans to revise this Directive at this point. The UK is subject to EU law whilst it remains a Member State of the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>During the implementation period agreed as part of the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will no longer be a Member State yet to give businesses and citizens certainty, common rules will remain in place until the end of the period meaning businesses will be able to trade on the same terms as now up until the end of 2020. This includes the eCommerce Directive.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/03/2019 15:08:43 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1088227

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Permitted Development Rights: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect of changes to permitted development rights on the long-term viability of high streets and town centres.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	231916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Through our consultation <em>Planning Reform: Supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new homes</em> which closed on 14 January 2019, we have consulted a range of proposals and considered the responses received.</p><p>As announced in the written ministerial statement made on 13 March 2019, HCWS1408, it is now our intention to bring forward a range of reforms. To support the high street we intend to introduce additional flexibilities for businesses. These include new permitted development rights to allow change between high street uses.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/03/2019 16:09:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1088233

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Community Hospitals: Social Services
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 potential merits of increasing the proportion of specialised social care provided by community hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	231928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the potential merits of increasing the proportion of specialised social care in community hospitals.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have duties under the Care Act 2014 to meet the eligible needs of the people in their local area, subject to a financial assessment. Local authorities should ensure that they commission appropriate and effective services for people with eligible care and support needs.</p><p> </p><p>Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) bring together local organisations to redesign care and improve population health, creating shared leadership and action. They are a pragmatic and practical way of delivering the ‘triple integration’ of primary and acute care, physical and mental health services, and health with social care. ICSs will have a key role in working with local authorities at ‘place’ level and through ICSs, the National Health Service and local government will work together to design services and improve population health. The NHS Long Term Plan set out a vision for ICSs to cover the whole country by April 2021.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/03/2019 11:09:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage previous answer version 108485 answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1088234

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
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	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 26 February 2019 to Question 224304 on Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements, how many European Health Insurance Cards have been issued to people over the age of 70 in each of the nations and regions of the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	231936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of active European Health Insurance Cards issued to people over 70 is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>60,132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>2,391,876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>219,675</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>140,439</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> The data by region is not available.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 18/03/2019 11:28:47 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest