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1091116

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date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress he has made on ensuring that flight services between the UK and Europe are not disrupted after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	909940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>Flights between the UK and the EU will continue whatever the outcome of EU Exit. In a deal scenario, flights will continue as now during the time-limited Implementation Period. In a no deal scenario, the EU have adopted a regulation which gives UK airlines the right to fly to and from the EU for 12 months, and the UK will reciprocate these rights for EU airlines. We will continue to work closely with the aviation industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 21/03/2019 14:59:22 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1091123

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to support high street businesses.
tabling member constituency	Lewes
tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
uin	909881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>High streets are changing, and the Government is committed to helping communities adapt.</p><p> </p><p>In Budget 2018, we set out Our Plan for the High Street, a £1.6bn package to support the sustainable transformation of our high streets.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a £675m Future High Streets Fund, support for local leadership with a High Streets Task Force, and a one third cut to the business rates bills of eligible small retailers for two years from April this year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield

1091124

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Post Offices: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent post office closures on high street footfall.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	909882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognise and value the importance that post offices play in communities across the UK and we remain committed to the Post Office network’s future.</p><p> </p><p>There is no programme of Post Office closures and the network has been as its most stable for decades thanks to Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Office have in fact opened 350 branches through their New Network Location programme since April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1091125

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether it is his policy to promote fracking.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	909883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>As we make the transition to low carbon energy, the UK still needs gas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes shale gas is an important new domestic energy source as it meets of 30% of our energy demand</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that any hydraulic fracturing has to be consistent with one of toughest regulatory regimes in the world.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1091126

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to review the operation of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	909885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has continued to examine and make reforms to the whistleblowing regime, both to the guidance and legislative framework of protections for workers. The most recent reforms came into effect last year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to listen to stakeholders and will, of course, review the recent reforms once there is sufficient evidence of their impact.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1091202

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	NHS: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will bring forward legislative proposals to reform the tort of negligence in medical malpractice to address the rising cost of clinical negligence claims.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	234133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>In 2017 the National Audit Office (NAO) published a report which challenged the Government to publish a co-ordinated strategy to reduce clinical negligence costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is working jointly with the Department of Health and Social Care, the Treasury, Cabinet Office, NHS Resolution and others, to respond to the challenge from NAO in the report <em>Managing the Costs of Clinical Negligence in Trusts</em> to publish a co-ordinated strategy to reduce clinical negligence costs. We are looking at all the drivers of costs, as challenged by NAO, and a wide range of options are being considered. We will update the House when we are in a position to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Justice Council (CJC) is expected to report shortly on proposals to extend fixed recoverable costs (FRC) in clinical negligence cases up to £25k damages. The Government will consult before implementing any extension of FRC following the CJC report.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 234134 question first answered 25/03/2019 17:18:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1091203

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	NHS: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will work with the Civil Justice Council to fix recoverable costs for clinical negligence claims above £25,000 and below £250,000.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	234134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>In 2017 the National Audit Office (NAO) published a report which challenged the Government to publish a co-ordinated strategy to reduce clinical negligence costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is working jointly with the Department of Health and Social Care, the Treasury, Cabinet Office, NHS Resolution and others, to respond to the challenge from NAO in the report <em>Managing the Costs of Clinical Negligence in Trusts</em> to publish a co-ordinated strategy to reduce clinical negligence costs. We are looking at all the drivers of costs, as challenged by NAO, and a wide range of options are being considered. We will update the House when we are in a position to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Justice Council (CJC) is expected to report shortly on proposals to extend fixed recoverable costs (FRC) in clinical negligence cases up to £25k damages. The Government will consult before implementing any extension of FRC following the CJC report.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 234133 question first answered 25/03/2019 17:18:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1091204

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have applied for universal credit; and how many of those claimants received an advance payment.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	234135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The latest available information on the number of Universal Credit claims is published and can be found at: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at: <a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Internal data shows that for February 2019, around 60% of eligible new claims to Universal Credit Full Service received an advance payment. Subject to some fluctuation, this rate of advance take-up has been broadly consistent. This shows that claimants are being made aware of advances and are using it where they need this help.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/03/2019 14:59:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1091206

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Rugby: World Cup
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to (a) update and (b) promote travel vaccination advice in advance of the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	234137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>We are all looking forward to the Rugby World Cup in Japan in September 2019 and advise all British nationals wishing to travel to obtain adequate travel and medical insurance for the trip in good time. Advice on all aspects of travel to Japan, including vaccinations, can be found on our FCO travel advice pages which are regularly updated and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/japan also see https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rugby-world-cup-2019.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 22/03/2019 14:12:20 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1091212

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on maintaining levels of funding for conflict reduction projects in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	234142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to reducing conflict in South Sudan. We support the ongoing peace process, including by providing funding through the Conflict Stability and Security Fund to region led monitoring bodies – the Revitalised Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC) and the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism (CTSAMVM). We also provide support to civil society to help hold the parties accountable to the peace deal, and to the South Sudan Council of Churches for their dialogue and reconciliation work. In the coming months we will launch a Peacebuilding Opportunities Fund to foster innovative and sustainable peacebuilding initiatives, primarily at the local level.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/03/2019 14:32:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson