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758997

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date	08/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Anguilla: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to match the humantiarian assistance provided by the French Government to the people of St Barts, St Martin and Guadeloupe in providing emergency assistance and reconstruction funds to the people of the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	9668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made available £32million to support those affected by Hurricane Irma and a cross-Government response has been stood up. DFID has sent more than 40 metric tonnes of UKaid to the region including thousands of shelter kits and of solar lanterns. Nine tonnes of food and water have been procured and are being transported to Anguilla. More supplies will be arriving throughout the month. We are also working with the Overseas Territories institutions to understand how we will move from disaster response to early recovery and long-term reconstruction. The Government will continue to do all it can to support those affected.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/09/2017 15:52:52 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

753487

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2017 to Question 4502 on Department for Health Private Finance Initiative, if he will publish the full value-for-money framework applied by his Department to PF2 projects.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	5727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>In November 2011 the Coalition Government announced a complete reform of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) model after a review. This recognised the need to address the widespread concerns with PFI – too slow and expensive; too inflexible and a lack of transparency. A new Public Private Partnership model to replace the PFI was announced in 2012, Private Finance 2 (PF2). Key features of the new PF2 model include the Government co-investing in projects as a minority shareholder to strengthen the partnership working and share in any returns and exclusion of 'soft' facilities management services such as cleaning and catering to improve flexibility.</p><p> </p><p>As part of PFI review the Coalition Government undertook to revise the value for money guidance. Further guidance ‘A new approach to public private partnerships’ was published in December 2012 which is attached. At Chapter 7 ‘Efficiency and value for Money’, Paragraphs 7.28 – 7.31 set out the rationale for changing the value for money test and the immediate steps to be taken.</p><p> </p><p>Fully revised Value for Money guidance on Public Private Partnerships is to be included as an annex in a revision to HM Treasury’s Green Book which is currently being prepared for publication.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 05/09/2017 13:24:58 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name HMT PF2 guidance from 2012 - 18-7-17.pdf title PQ5727 attached doc.
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

751661

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department For Education: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the value-for-money framework which her Department applies to all private finance 2 projects.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	4764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The department has no framework of its own for assessing value for money; instead it follows the framework set out by HM Treasury in the Green Book, “appraisal and evaluation in central government”.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/07/2017 15:27:56 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

751665

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the value-for-money framework which his Department applies to all non private finance 2 and private finance 1 projects.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	4763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The methodology after the Outline Business Case stage for assessing value for money for schemes which are to be conventionally funded, is then unchanged from existing guidance in e.g. the Capital Investment Manual, published in 1994.</p><p> </p><p>In November 2011 the Coalition Government announced a complete reform of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) model after a review. This recognised the need to address the widespread concerns with PFI – too slow and expensive; too inflexible and a lack of transparency. A new Public Private Partnership model to replace the PFI was announced in 2012, Private Finance 2 (PF2). Key features of the new PF2 model include the Government co-investing in projects as a minority shareholder to strengthen the partnership working and share in any returns and exclusion of 'soft' facilities management services such as cleaning and catering to improve flexibility.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the PFI review, the Coalition Government undertook to revise the value for money guidance. Further guidance was published in December 2012.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/07/2017 16:02:45 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

751376

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the value-for-money framework applied by his Department to all private finance projects.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	4502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>In November 2011 the Coalition Government announced a complete reform of the private finance initiative (PFI) model after a review. This recognised the need to address the widespread concerns with PFI – too slow and expensive; too inflexible and a lack of transparency. A new Public Private Partnership model to replace the PFI was announced in 2012, Private Finance 2 (PF2). Key features of the new PF2 model include the Government co-investing in projects as a minority shareholder to strengthen the partnership working and share in any returns and exclusion of 'soft' facilities management services such as cleaning and catering to improve flexibility.<strong> </strong></p><p>As part of PFI review the Coalition Government undertook to revise the value for money guidance. Further guidance was published in December 2012.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 17/07/2017 17:00:38 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

751488

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
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, with reference to the Answer of 20 December 2016 to Question 57781, when his Department plans to announce the outcome of the tips, gratuities, cover and service charges: proposals for further action consultation which ended on 27 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	4517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The government is currently considering next steps in light of responses to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 18/07/2017 13:20:32 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James previous answer version 5065 answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

750672

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Surrogacy: Lone Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the contribution of Baroness Chisholm on 14 December 2016, Official Report, HL, column 1330, what the timetable is for the remedial order on the provision of parental orders for single parents of children conceived through surrogacy.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	4197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Drafting work on the remedial order, which will allow single people to apply for a parental order in a surrogacy arrangement, is ongoing. We currently estimate that the remedial order will be laid when Parliament returns after the Summer recess period.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 17/07/2017 14:53:23 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

747510

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 1 March 2017, HCWS 509, what the (a) timetable and (b) planned commencement date is for the consultation on the provision of relationships education.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	2526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education will be conducting a thorough engagement process on the scope and content of relationships education, relationships and sex education and personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education, involving a wide range of interested stakeholders. The engagement process will seek evidence from schools and teachers; parents and pupils; experts in safeguarding and child wellbeing; subject experts; voluntary organisations and other interested parties; and other government departments and public sector bodies.</p><p> </p><p>We will set out more details shortly about the engagement process and the work to consider age appropriate subject content.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/07/2017 16:47:05 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

733022

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the interest rate is for 2015-16 (a) revolving and (b) rolling maturity interim revenue support loans to each NHS hospital trust; and what that interest rate was at the start of each of those loans.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	1421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Details of loans issued in 2016/17 will be available once the audit of the Department’s accounts has been concluded. Full details of all finance issued by the Department is published alongside the accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The interest rate for any Revolving Working Capital Facility or Revenue Support Loan made by the Department to each National Health Service trust in 2015/16 is shown in the attached table. This data includes both interim and normal course of business loans made. Normal course of business loans are financing arrangement available to all NHS trusts and foundation trusts based on their ability to service the debt requested. Interim loans represent financial support to providers in order to meet their liabilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not issue variable rate loans. The interest rate is fixed for the full term of the loan.</p><p> </p><p>In assessing the impact of the interest rate, consideration must be given to the consequential impact of the debt of the payment of the public dividend capital.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 1422 question first answered 03/07/2017 16:02:14 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name PQ1422 attached table.xlsx title PQ1421 attached table
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

733025

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much was (a) drawn and (b) repaid in year in 2016-17 by each NHS hospital trust for outstanding 2016-17 (i) revolving and (ii) rolling maturity interim revenue support loans; and what the (A) loan term and (B) interest rate charged was for each of those loans.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	1422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>Details of loans issued in 2016/17 will be available once the audit of the Department’s accounts has been concluded. Full details of all finance issued by the Department is published alongside the accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The interest rate for any Revolving Working Capital Facility or Revenue Support Loan made by the Department to each National Health Service trust in 2015/16 is shown in the attached table. This data includes both interim and normal course of business loans made. Normal course of business loans are financing arrangement available to all NHS trusts and foundation trusts based on their ability to service the debt requested. Interim loans represent financial support to providers in order to meet their liabilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not issue variable rate loans. The interest rate is fixed for the full term of the loan.</p><p> </p><p>In assessing the impact of the interest rate, consideration must be given to the consequential impact of the debt of the payment of the public dividend capital.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne grouped question UIN 1421 question first answered 03/07/2017 16:02:14 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne attachment 1 file name PQ1422 attached table.xlsx title PQ1421 attached table
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy