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1126853

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date	16/05/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Weedkillers: Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of whether the weedkiller RoundUp is a potential cause of cancer.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	254714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Like all pesticides, Roundup (a range of weedkillers containing glyphosate) is subject to strict regulation to ensure that its use will not harm people or have unacceptable effects on the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The European Commission decided in December 2017 to approve glyphosate for continuing use until December 2022. The decision followed a scientific risk assessment by the European Food Safety Authority, which included a very close scrutiny of the evidence on whether glyphosate causes cancer. UK experts participated in that assessment and supported its conclusions.</p><p> </p><p>All pesticide products, including Roundup, are tightly regulated by the Health and Safety Executive. They are only authorised for use if scientific data demonstrates that they will not harm people or have unacceptable effects on the environment.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to keep an active watch on the scientific evidence on glyphosate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/05/2019 16:17:51 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1127099

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
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	Council of Europe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what funding the Government provides to representatives from the British Youth Council who sit on the Youth Department of the Council of Europe.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	255254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>As a ‘major contributor’ to the Council of Europe, the UK pays over €32 million annually, which includes a contribution to the European Youth Foundation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/05/2019 15:04:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1127114

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Chemical Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of medical measures to protect members of the armed forces against nerve agents following the incidents in Salisbury and Amesbury last year.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	255262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The response to this unique incident in the UK was predominately led by other Government Departments, supported by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Post event there was detailed examination of the properties of the nerve agent and its medical management by military and civilian scientific and medical communities, re-affirming the effectiveness of our current Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) medical countermeasures and the importance of continuing medical care.</p><p><br>The MOD, in collaboration with countermeasure development partners, will use the information and lessons identified for future capability development as well as the continuing training of first responders and medical personnel. Furthermore, the UK has shared valuable information with its allies to allow them to assess their CBRN medical countermeasures and maximise interoperability.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 22/05/2019 15:07:06 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1127122

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
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	NHS Trusts: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS Trusts have appointed Freedom to Speak Up Guardians; and how many of those are (a) board members and (b) members of human resources staff.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	255384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Freedom to Speak Up Guardians have been appointed in all National Health Service trusts in England.</p><p>Appointments to the role are made locally. There is no nationally published data on the number of Freedom to Speak Up Guardians in trusts that are board members or members of human resources staff.</p><p>However, further information on the grade and job role of Freedom to Speak Up Guardians can be found in the National Guardian’s 2018 survey of guardians at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20181101_ngo_survey2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20181101_ngo_survey2018.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/05/2019 13:05:00 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1127126

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
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	Oxford-Cambridge Arc
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many civil servants are working on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc plans; and in which government departments those civil servants are based.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	255385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The full time equivalent number of civil servants developing policy on the Oxford to Cambridge Arc is 35. This number including non-departmental public bodies comprises: 20 at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; 9 at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; 3 at Department for Transport; 1 at Cabinet Office; 1 at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and 1 at HM Treasury.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 21/05/2019 15:00:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1127139

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
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	General Practitioners: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs have been recruited through the international GP recruitment programme in each of the last five years; and which countries those GPs were recruited from.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	255395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The International GP Recruitment (IGPR) Programme was announced in August 2017 and recruitment began from April 2018. Prior to this, four pilot schemes were established between May 2016 and November 2017. Data on the number of general practitioners (GPs) who accepted a place on the IGPR programme and the pilot schemes and which countries they were recruited from for the years 2016/17 - 2019/20 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Staff involved in the IGPR Programme are undertaking wider workforce retention activities and the spend on international recruitment is therefore not separately identifiable. A number of staff roles are shared across general practice workforce initiatives to ensure maximum use of the available resource.</p><p>NHS England, Health Education England, and partner organisations continue to review the effectiveness of all measures in place to increase the GP workforce, including international GP recruitment, as part of the wider development of a sustainable general practice workforce.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 255396 255397 question first answered 24/05/2019 13:50:41 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1127147

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
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	Females: Directors
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of women in senior roles at UK energy companies.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	255270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>Government does not make assessments of the number of women in senior roles at UK energy companies, but alongside sponsoring the Hampton-Alexander Review on FTSE Women Leaders and promoting diversity in the energy sector, we support the work of POWERful Women which collates data on gender diversity in senior and middle management levels in the energy sector - which can be found at: <a href="http://powerfulwomen.org.uk/board-statistics-by-company/" target="_blank">http://powerfulwomen.org.uk/board-statistics-by-company/</a></p><p>Strong progress has been made in that the representation of women on FTSE 100 boards has increased from 12.5% in 2011 to 31.6% in May 2019 and among executive directors has doubled from 5.5% to 10.3% in the same period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/05/2019 16:20:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 119452 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1127151

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Per Capita Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much her Department has spent per capita in each region of the UK in each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	255365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Statistics on Ministry of Defence (MOD) expenditure per person, broken down by region is published in Tables 4 and 5 of the MOD regional expenditure with UK industry and supported employment 2017/18 bulletin, which can be found at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-with-uk-industry-and-supported-employment-201718</p><p>Data for 2018/19 will be published in January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 21/05/2019 15:02:00 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127180

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
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	Bahrain: Homosexuality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Bahraini ambassador on that country's laws on gay rights.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	255370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government of Bahrain is aware that we consider that the criminalisation of same-sex relations and the persecution of gay people is wrong.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/05/2019 08:11:34 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1127181

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
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	Prisons: Mental Health 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 recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the assessment and treatment of prisoner mental health.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	255324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>NHS England is working with partners across the criminal justice and immigration removal system to improve services for offenders and detainees with mental health difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>National Health Service England specialised commissioners and NHS England health and justice (H&amp;J) Commissioners have also been working collaboratively alongside the mental health team in NHS England to develop work to improve mental health of prisoners and to develop and improve the system for transfers and remissions of adult prisoners to mental health hospitals</p><p> </p><p>Mental health summits are being delivered regionally to develop the whole offender mental health pathway, identifying local anomalies, and gaps as well as good practice, and producing locally owned action plans to improve services.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, new service specifications have been published for both low and medium secure hospitals as well as prison mental health services. The prison mental health specification embeds the ‘Standards for Prison Mental Health Services’, developed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists to ensure high quality care for all.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/05/2019 12:46:11 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah