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820596

registered interest
date	11/01/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to help (a) women and (b) men balance work with childcare responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	903244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text The Government is committed to helping men and women to balance work and childcare between them. It is good for parents and children, as well as being an important way to address the Gender Pay Gap. Shared Parental Leave and the right to request flexible working enables parents to arrange work and care in a way that works for them. answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 11/01/2018 11:57:10 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

818583

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on how many occasions in 2017 it was necessary to scramble Quick Reaction Alert aircraft; and, in each case, for what purposes those aircraft were scrambled.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
uin	HL4460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby launched to intercept on 6 days in 2017.</p><p>I am withholding further details as deterrence is a principal function of QRA, which is in turn an integral part of the air defence of the UK. The disclosure of information that might compromise the QRA deterrent capability would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 11/01/2018 15:02:16 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

818650

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London Midland: Passengers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers travelled to London from Coventry during peak hours on London Midlands trains in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	121414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>There are no published statistics on the number of passengers travelling on London Midland’s train services from Coventry to London in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>Rail passenger journeys statistics by train operator are available on the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data portal at the following link. The latest data are also attached: <a href="http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/2b2e2c38-c822-4e1f-9fb4-b049b3c13899" target="_blank">http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/displayreport/report/html/2b2e2c38-c822-4e1f-9fb4-b049b3c13899</a>.</p><p> </p><p>ORR also publish Estimates of Station Usage, which gives annual totals for all passengers entering and exiting each station on Great Britain’s rail network, on the following page. The latest data are also attached:</p><p><a href="http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates" target="_blank">http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name 121414 - ORR Statistics - Passenger Journeys by TOC.xls title ORR Stats - Passenger Journeys by TOC 2 file name 121414 - estimates-of-station-usage-2016-17.xlsx title Estimates of Station Usage 2016-17 question first answered 11/01/2018 14:44:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

818673

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Growth Hubs: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Industrial Strategy, published in November 2017, (a) what additional funding will be made available and (b) what the length of the funding settlement will be for Growth Hubs.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	121437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Through the Industrial Strategy White paper we have announced our intention to ensure all businesses in every region have access to a ‘Growth Hub’. We will build on this programme, providing continued funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) for Growth Hubs to enable them to carry on building their reach, developing peer to peer networks and signposting businesses to the best support available from the private and public sectors.</p><p>We will confirm the level and duration of funding to be awarded to LEPs for their Growth Hubs at the earliest possible opportunity.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 11/01/2018 15:00:15 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

818684

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Sri Lanka: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when last he met his counterpart in the Government of Sri Lanka and what issues were discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	121448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>I met with Foreign Minister Marapana on 5 October 2017 during a visit to Colombo and Jaffna. We discussed in detail the importance of the Sri Lankan government implementing in full its commitments under UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1, including meaningful devolution through constitutional reform and the need for more progress on transitional justice commitments. The visit also reaffirmed the close bilateral relationship with Sri Lanka; the forthcoming Commonwealth Summit; and the importance of prosperity and regional security.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 11/01/2018 14:56:50 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

818699

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS 111
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what training is provided to the staff working on the NHS 111 service.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	121463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Initial training for call handlers within NHS 111 is an intensive training programme that spans 10 weeks in the case of call handlers, and 14 weeks in the case of clinicians. These programmes, and further information, incorporate several formal classroom-based training modules focusing on NHS Pathways use, distance learning materials, supervised practice supported by an Accredited Coach, consolidated practice and a ‘common learning programme’.</p><p> </p><p>Once call handlers and clinicians start practising independently they are then subject to on-going performance management and professional development. The terms of the NHS Pathways “Licence to Use” mandate that all staff should be audited on a monthly basis. This involves listening to ‘live’ or recorded calls which are audited using a competency based audit tool.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 11/01/2018 15:33:00 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

818706

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transforming Cities Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much money from the Transforming Cities Fund his Department plans to allocate to each NUTS 1 region.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	121470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Half of the Transforming Cities Fund will be allocated to the six mayoral combined authorities on a per capita basis. These are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Combined Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>£243m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire and Peterborough</p></td><td><p>£74m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£250m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tees Valley</p></td><td><p>£59m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West of England</p></td><td><p>£80m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool City Region</p></td><td><p>£134m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£840m</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The remainder of the fund will be allocated to other major cities in England via a competitive process. Further details of this process will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2018 14:53:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

818707

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money from the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund his Department plans to allocate to each NUTS 1 region.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	121471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Following the announcement of this fund at Autumn Budget, the Government is engaging with the private sector to ensure that it is set up in the most effective way. Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/01/2018 14:09:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

818708

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Independent Industrial Strategy Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, where the independent Industrial Strategy Council will be based when it is created in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	121472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>We expect the Council’s membership to be multidisciplinary and include leading business men and women, investors, economists and academics from across the country. Our aim is for it to start work in spring 2018 and envisage that it will meet four times a year in a convenient location for all members.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/01/2018 14:17:25 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

818741

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which fruitless payments in excess of £30,000 her Department has made by (a) recipient of each such payment, (b) purpose of each such payment, (c) value of each such payment and (d) reason that payment was classified as fruitless in the 2017-18 financial year to date.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	121505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>Disclosure of any fruitless payments made in 2017-18 will be made in accordance with the requirements set out in Managing Public Money and published in the Department’s 2017/18 Annual Report and Accounts, planned for July 2018. The Department waits until its Annual Accounts to publish this information so that the National Audit Office can verify to the House that any disclosures made meet audit standards.</p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 11/01/2018 14:59:29 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard