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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-01-15more like thismore than 2024-01-15
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Water Supply: Greater London more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure London has a safe and sustainable water supply; and what steps he is taking to help minimise the environmental impact of London's water supply. more like this
tabling member constituency Putney more like this
tabling member printed
Fleur Anderson more like this
uin 9670 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-01-24more like thismore than 2024-01-24
answer text <p>Defra works closely with water companies, including Thames Water, to ensure that they meet their regulatory requirements in relation to security and resilience as set out on the Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) 2022 – including preparedness for short-term risks.</p><p> </p><p>Defra published its Plan for Water which set out the importance of ensuring a clean and plentiful water supply. It estimated 4,000 million litres per day of extra capacity is needed in England by 2050 to sustainably meet the pressures on public supply from climate change, population growth and the needs of a healthy environment. The Plan sets out our commitment to a twin track approach to improving water supply resilience, with action to reduce water company leaks alongside investing in new supply infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, regional water resources groups and water companies, including Thames Water, consulted on their draft water resources plans. These statutory plans set out how each company will secure water supplies sustainably for at least the next 25 years. Within their plans, water companies consider all options, including water demand management and new water resources infrastructure. The plans are scrutinised by water regulators and the Environment Agency is advising the Secretary of State’s decisions on the next steps for the plans.</p><p> </p><p>Drinking water quality in England is of an exceptionally high standard and among the best in the world. Water companies have a statutory duty to carry out regular risk assessments and sampling for any substance that may pose a risk to human health to make sure that drinking water supplies remain safe to drink. The Drinking Water Inspectorate monitor water companies’ compliance with our drinking water regulations and, where necessary, take enforcement action.</p>
answering member constituency Keighley more like this
answering member printed Robbie Moore more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-01-24T16:31:05.84Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-24T16:31:05.84Z
answering member
4861
label Biography information for Robbie Moore more like this
tabling member
4788
label Biography information for Fleur Anderson more like this
1174332
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-29more like thismore than 2020-01-29
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Holiday Activities and Food Programme more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Holiday Activities and Food scheme will operate in each year of the 2019 Parliament. more like this
tabling member constituency Stockton North more like this
tabling member printed
Alex Cunningham more like this
uin 9670 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-07more like thismore than 2020-02-07
answer text <p>This government has announced a programme of research and pilots to explore ways of supporting disadvantaged families during school holidays. Following the success of our previous programmes, we now understand more about how best to support disadvantaged families. We are targeting this support where it is needed during the 6-week summer holidays.</p><p> </p><p>We awarded £2 million of funding to 7 organisations to deliver free healthy food and activities to children and families in some of the most disadvantaged areas in the country during the 2018 summer holidays. The organisations informed us that with this money they were able to support around 280 clubs and reach around 18,000 children.</p><p>In summer 2019 we invested £9 million in 11 local authority areas reaching around 50,000 children. The assessment process for bids for the 2020 summer programme remains ongoing and we will announce the outcome of the process shortly, alongside the areas that we will be working in and the number of children that we expect to benefit.</p><p>We have also commissioned an independent evaluation of the 2019 programme, which will report on the number of disadvantaged eligible children who accessed the clubs across the country, including our work in the North East, and which will be published in 2020.</p><p>Further funding of this programme after 2020 will be considered as part of the three-year Spending Review and we will set out our plans in due course.</p>
answering member constituency Chippenham more like this
answering member printed Michelle Donelan more like this
grouped question UIN
9669 more like this
9671 more like this
9672 more like this
9673 more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-07T14:43:24.9Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-07T14:43:24.9Z
answering member
4530
label Biography information for Michelle Donelan more like this
tabling member
4122
label Biography information for Alex Cunningham more like this
758990
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-09-08more like thismore than 2017-09-08
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Health Professions: Conditions of Employment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what rules or guidance he provides to health commissioning organisations on staff of those organisations taking up employment with other organisations from which the commissioning organisation had commissioned products or services. more like this
tabling member constituency West Lancashire more like this
tabling member printed
Rosie Cooper more like this
uin 9670 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-09-13more like thismore than 2017-09-13
answer text <p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) should take all reasonable steps to ensure that employees, committee members, contractors and others engaged under contract with them are aware of the requirement to inform the CCG if they are employed or engaged in, or wish to be employed or engaged in, any employment or consultancy work in addition to their work with the CCG (for example, in relation to new care model arrangements).</p><p> </p><p>The following principles and rules should be adhered to:</p><p> </p><p>- CCGs should require that individuals obtain prior permission to engage in outside employment, and reserve the right to refuse permission where it believes a conflict will arise which cannot be effectively managed;</p><p> </p><p>- Staff should declare any existing outside employment on appointment, and any new outside employment when it arises;</p><p> </p><p>- CCGs may also have legitimate reasons within employment law for knowing about outside employment of staff; even if this does not give rise to risk of a conflict. Nothing in this guidance prevents such enquiries being made.</p><p> </p><p>- CCGs should ensure that they have clear and robust organisational policies in place to manage issues arising from outside employment. In particular, it is unacceptable for pharmacy advisers or other advisers, employees or consultants to the CCG on matters of procurement to themselves be in receipt of payments from the pharmaceutical or devices sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- All CCGs have a statutory duty to follow this guidance and ensure that any person involved in making a decision on the contract award has no pecuniary interest. Guidance on managing conflicts of interest is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/revised-ccg-coi-guidance-jul-17.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/revised-ccg-coi-guidance-jul-17.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>- All staff National Health Service terms and conditions of service is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.nhsemployers.org/employershandbook/afc_tc_of_service_handbook_fb.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nhsemployers.org/employershandbook/afc_tc_of_service_handbook_fb.pdf</a></p>
answering member constituency Winchester more like this
answering member printed Steve Brine more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-09-13T16:26:02.477Zmore like thismore than 2017-09-13T16:26:02.477Z
answering member
4067
label Biography information for Steve Brine more like this
tabling member
1538
label Biography information for Rosie Cooper more like this
418020
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-09-09more like thismore than 2015-09-09
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
hansard heading Government Departments: Furniture more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons remove filter
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to report on the performance of each Department against the five per cent target for the purchase of remanufactured office furniture in the Government Buying Standard. more like this
tabling member constituency Southampton, Test more like this
tabling member printed
Dr Alan Whitehead more like this
uin 9670 remove filter
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-09-16more like thismore than 2015-09-16
answer text <p>The five per cent target for the purchase of remanufactured office furniture in the Government Buying Standard has been replaced with stringent new requirements, which should deliver environmental benefits and savings expected to exceed £45m over ten years:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/341461/Furniture_GBS_1407.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/341461/Furniture_GBS_1407.pdf</a></p><p>Under the new requirements, reuse and refurbishment should be deployed before any new furniture purchases. Any new purchase should be made from a core list of standard items with non-standard purchases a last resort.</p> more like this
answering member constituency West Suffolk more like this
answering member printed Matthew Hancock more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-09-16T14:20:34.887Zmore like thismore than 2015-09-16T14:20:34.887Z
answering member
4070
label Biography information for Matt Hancock more like this
tabling member
62
label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead more like this