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registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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: Accountability
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 referrals have been received by his Department under sub-section 244 of the National Health Service Act 2006 since the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 by (a) local authority and (b) clinical commissioning group where such a request has been passed to the Independent Reconfiguration Panel; and what the outcome was of any decision.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	273476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Since the commencement of the Health and Social Care Act in 2012, the Department has received 23 referrals from local authorities and none from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). CCGs are the bodies that propose service change and do not have the power to refer such changes to the Secretary of State.</p><p>Findings and final advice on each of the 23 cases are set out in detail on the Independent Reconfiguration Panel’s website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 09/07/2019 15:55:55 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1088527

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	NHS Digital: Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what back-up power generation systems are in place for NHS Digital; and when they were last tested under load.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	232078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital has advised that back-up power generation systems are in place at the following locations:</p><p>- Leeds - last load bank test carried out on 6 March 2019; and</p><p>- Exeter - last load bank test carried out on 25 June 2018.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 21/03/2019 12:11:10 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1088528

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	Hospitals: Electricity Generation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a central register of back-up generators at NHS hospitals is maintained by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	232079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>A central register of back-up generators at National Health Service hospitals is not maintained centrally.</p><p> </p><p>NHS trusts are responsible for ensuring their estate and services are resilient against emergencies, hazards and threats and their impacts and consequences.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 21/03/2019 16:29:07 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1064026

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Stoke on Trent
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) discussions and (b) correspondence he has had with Stoke-on-Trent City Council on the potential for bus franchising within that city; and whether he will place copies of that correspondence in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	223224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 (BSA) introduces new bus franchising powers for local authorities as well as providing other tools to improve bus services. We are working with interested local authorities to determine which of the powers provided are best able to support bus networks in their areas.</p><p>We have had no formal requests or correspondence on the potential for bus franchising within the City of Stoke-on-Trent. Ministers and officials meet regularly with all local authorities to discuss a range of issues.</p><p>Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCA) have automatic access to new powers to franchise local bus services. No local authority which is not part of an MCA currently runs a franchise under the BSA.</p><p>We set out criteria for assessing proposals in our guidance, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694428/bus-services-act-2017-franchising-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694428/bus-services-act-2017-franchising-guidance.pdf</a>)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 223225 223226 223229 question first answered 25/02/2019 13:47:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1064027

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many local authorities that are not part of Mayoral Combined Authority areas, run franchised bus services under the Bus Services Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	223225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 (BSA) introduces new bus franchising powers for local authorities as well as providing other tools to improve bus services. We are working with interested local authorities to determine which of the powers provided are best able to support bus networks in their areas.</p><p>We have had no formal requests or correspondence on the potential for bus franchising within the City of Stoke-on-Trent. Ministers and officials meet regularly with all local authorities to discuss a range of issues.</p><p>Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCA) have automatic access to new powers to franchise local bus services. No local authority which is not part of an MCA currently runs a franchise under the BSA.</p><p>We set out criteria for assessing proposals in our guidance, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694428/bus-services-act-2017-franchising-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694428/bus-services-act-2017-franchising-guidance.pdf</a>)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 223224 223226 223229 question first answered 25/02/2019 13:47:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1064028

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which local authorities have submitted proposals for franchising services to his Department under the provisions of the Bus Services Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	223226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 (BSA) introduces new bus franchising powers for local authorities as well as providing other tools to improve bus services. We are working with interested local authorities to determine which of the powers provided are best able to support bus networks in their areas.</p><p>We have had no formal requests or correspondence on the potential for bus franchising within the City of Stoke-on-Trent. Ministers and officials meet regularly with all local authorities to discuss a range of issues.</p><p>Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCA) have automatic access to new powers to franchise local bus services. No local authority which is not part of an MCA currently runs a franchise under the BSA.</p><p>We set out criteria for assessing proposals in our guidance, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694428/bus-services-act-2017-franchising-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694428/bus-services-act-2017-franchising-guidance.pdf</a>)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 223224 223225 223229 question first answered 25/02/2019 13:47:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1064031

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria his Department uses to assess the (a) capacity, (b) track-record and (c) economic geography of a local authority to undertake bus franchising; and whether Stoke-on-Trent City Council has complied with that criteria.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	223229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Bus Services Act 2017 (BSA) introduces new bus franchising powers for local authorities as well as providing other tools to improve bus services. We are working with interested local authorities to determine which of the powers provided are best able to support bus networks in their areas.</p><p>We have had no formal requests or correspondence on the potential for bus franchising within the City of Stoke-on-Trent. Ministers and officials meet regularly with all local authorities to discuss a range of issues.</p><p>Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCA) have automatic access to new powers to franchise local bus services. No local authority which is not part of an MCA currently runs a franchise under the BSA.</p><p>We set out criteria for assessing proposals in our guidance, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694428/bus-services-act-2017-franchising-guidance.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/694428/bus-services-act-2017-franchising-guidance.pdf</a>)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 223224 223225 223226 question first answered 25/02/2019 13:47:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1051365

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Modern Slavery Act 2015 Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to respond to the recommendations of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 Review: Second Interim Report, published on 22 January 2019, and whether he intends to accept the findings in the report.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	214630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office will formally respond to the recommendations of the Independent Review of the Modern Slavery Act, following submission of its final report and recommendations to the Home Secretary by the end of March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/02/2019 12:11:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1051366

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the additional funding required by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority to fulfil its role under the new Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme pilot; and whether such additional funding will be provided.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	214631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the response that I gave to a question from the Honourable Member for Manchester, Gorton on 17 December 2018 (201233).</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/02/2019 18:47:45 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1051367

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Exploitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of being unable to access public funds on the ability to leave exploitative employment of workers under the (a) seasonal agricultural workers scheme pilot and (b) proposed 12-month short-term work visa scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	214632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The Seasonal Workers pilot will use scheme operators to ensure that migrant workers are matched with suitable UK employers.</p><p>The short-term work visa proposals set out in the recent White Paper are consistent with our approach to our existing mobility arrangements, which do not permit access to public funds.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/02/2019 16:56:09 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell