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870250

registered interest
date	23/03/2018
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	Pensions: Consumer Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress has been made on the Pensions Dashboard Prototype project.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	134114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>The Association of British Insurers (ABI) led Dashboard Project Group delivered a prototype in April 2017, this proved that technology to connect everyone with their pensions in one place can be built. Following this the ABI-led Pensions Dashboard Project published their report “Reconnecting people with their pensions” in October 2017. This set out research findings and a number of recommendations on taking forward the project.</p><p>Within government DWP assumed responsibility for pensions dashboard policy from HMT on 19th October 2017. At Report stage of the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill, on 27<sup>th</sup> October, Baroness Buscombe announced that the DWP would undertake a feasibility study and she set out the aims of the study.</p><p>We will be reporting the findings of the feasibility study in the Spring setting out next steps for the development and delivery of a pension dashboard.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 28/03/2018 13:15:02 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

860529

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Musculoskeletal Disorders
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 his Department has made of the potential merits of administering intra-joint injections by ultrasound instead of by x-ray to reduce costs.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	131886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. Decisions to adopt new clinical interventions or approaches would be a matter for local NHS services, taking into account the available evidence on safety, efficacy and cost effectiveness, as well as any relevant guidance.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/03/2018 15:38:12 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

860541

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether parents of disabled children are entitled to an increase of 40 per cent in the proportional rate of the top-up for tax-free childcare contributions.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	131898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare offers more generous support for parents of disabled children, who can get up to £4,000 a child each year and who remain eligible for Tax-Free Childcare until the child is 17 years old. This is to reflect the additional costs associated with childcare provision for disabled children.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/03/2018 15:39:54 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

855784

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Severn River Crossing: Tolls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential change to traffic volumes in Bristol after the removal of tolls on the Severn Bridge.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	131089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Prior to the Severn Crossings consultation in 2017 the Government undertook modelling to assess the effect of the policy to continue tolling at a reduced rate and on the possible option of free-flow tolling. The modelling used a version of the M4-CAN traffic model extended to take account of the effect of changes in tolls on both the South West of England and Wales, which included estimates of wider economic effects consistent with DfT Transport Appraisal Guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Removal of the tolls will mean more people will be able to afford to cross the border in both directions to seek job and trade opportunities. This will support motorists, residents and businesses across Wales and the south-west, helping rebalance the economy as part of the Industrial Strategy. These benefits are expected to be associated with an increase in traffic around the Severn and Bristol area.</p><p>The Government announced on 21 July 2017 that it was removing tolls by the end of 2018. No further modelling was undertaken by the Department for Transport on this specific option.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/03/2018 12:11:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

837962

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	GKN: Melrose
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the effect on domestic defence supply chains of the takeover of GKN by Melrose.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	126992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>While this is a commercial matter for the companies involved, Government is closely monitoring the situation. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has spoken on an impartial basis to both companies.</p><p> </p><p>Takeovers of publicly listed companies in the UK must abide by the Takeover Code, which sets out an orderly framework for how takeovers must be conducted, and earlier this month new changes to the Code were introduced that will give companies subject to a bid more time to prepare their response.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers can only intervene in mergers on public interest grounds, covering national security, financial stability or media plurality.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 12/02/2018 17:30:37 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

833738

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Gratuities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations he has received on hospitality workers being forced to pay a proportion of table sales to their employer; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	125497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government received a wide range of evidence in relation to tipping in response to a call for evidence and a subsequent consultation. The Government is committed to ensuring all workers are paid fairly, and at least at the appropriate National Minimum Wage rate. Deductions from workers’ wages that take the wage below the National Minimum Wage rate are only permitted in exceptional circumstances set out in Government guidance entitled ‘Calculating the National Minimum Wage’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 02/02/2018 13:00:34 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

833115

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
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	Gratuities
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 assessment he has made of the prevalence of employer-mandated policies on the retention of tips in the hospitality sector.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	125431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government collected evidence on the treatment of tips and other discretionary payments in a call for evidence. The Government’s response to the evidence collected in that exercise was included in a consultation document published which sought further evidence on the same issue.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 01/02/2018 17:17:54 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

831140

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Respite Care: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of provision of respite care for children with severe and multiple additional behavioural needs; and what steps his Department is taking to improve the level provision of such care.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	125148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Since 2011, local authorities have been under a duty to provide a range of short breaks services, sometimes known as respite care, which can provide support for children with a range of needs including severe and behavioural needs. Local authorities are required to publish a local short breaks services statement showing what services are available, how they are responding to the needs of local parents and carers, and how they can be accessed, including any eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>While responsibility for funding short breaks rests with local authorities, the Department for Education has offered support and to help make surelocal authorities meet their statutory requirements; has funded innovative grants that promote best practice for delivering services; and continues to consider how we can best support local authorities who are working to deliver sustainable short breaks provision.</p><p> </p><p>The government is able to oversee how much local authorities have planned to spend on short breaks provision through authorities’ annual section 251 returns. This information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-251-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/section-251-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental surveys such as the Children’s Services Omnibus also gather information on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) services provided by local authorities, including short breaks.</p><p> </p><p>There are also opportunities through the new Ofsted and Care Quality Commission SEND inspections framework for local areas to consider how well they are providing for the education, health and care needs of those with SEND, including their need for short breaks services. A thematic ‘one year on’ report published by the two inspectorates in October 2017 found that “children and young people who have SEND and their families typically had good access to high-quality short breaks” (full publication here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652694/local_area_SEND_inspections_one__year__on.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652694/local_area_SEND_inspections_one__year__on.pdf</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/02/2018 16:44:38 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

823743

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
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	Huntington's Disease: Drugs
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 prescriptions of (a) individual benzodiazepine drugs and (b) individual antidepressants were dispensed in the community in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	123187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 24/01/2018 12:08:27 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine attachment 1 file name PQ123187 table.docx title PQ123187 attached table
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

818665

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she plans to support the charity Theirworld's #RewritingTheCode campaign on attitudes and behaviours that prevent girls and women from succeeding and leading.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	121429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>We welcome any action that supports girls and women to succeed and lead and therefore applaud TheirWorld's campaign. DFID is committed to challenging and changing the negative attitudes and discriminatory practices that hold women and girls back throughout their lives. UKaid funded programmes have secured pledges from more than 8 million people to abandon female genital mutilation and have reached over 750,000 girls at risk of child marriage. UKaid also supports women and girls to achieve their full potential through education, supporting more than 5.3 million girls in school and helping over 36 million women access financial services.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 15/01/2018 17:48:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones