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837676

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date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve broadband and mobile phone coverage in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	903829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to my answers to the hon members from Copeland and Banbury during Departmental Oral Questions today.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/02/2018 17:57:45 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

837677

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	NHS: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of trends in the level of vacancies across the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	903787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Only a very small proportion of shifts are ever left vacant – where a substantive staff member is not in place, nurse leaders are able to utilise bank and agency staff to ensure they provide high quality care to their patients. There are now almost 42,700 more professionally qualified clinical staff working in the National Health Service since 2010, as well as almost 14,200 more nurses on our wards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 06/02/2018 16:12:50 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

837678

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Accountable Care Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to establish Accountable Care Organisations in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	903788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The proposed regulation changes do not ‘create’ Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs). It is the awarding of an ACO contract by local commissioners that would create an ACO. The regulations simply ensure that current rules continue to apply to any ACO contract. NHS England has promised to publicly consult on the ACO contract before it is used anywhere in the NHS.</p><p><br> The Department will not bring forward legislation until NHS England has consulted on the draft ACO contract.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 06/02/2018 16:13:57 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

837679

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Life Sciences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress the Government has made on implementing the recent life sciences strategy.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	903789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>In December 2017, Government and the life sciences sector agreed a landmark sector deal that follows on from, and starts to implement, the sector-led Life Sciences Industrial Strategy.</p><p>An Implementation Board for this will convene in the coming weeks to discuss implementation of the Deal and wider Strategy, with working sub-groups to lead on specific aspects of the Deal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 06/02/2018 14:17:22 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

837680

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress the NHS has made on meeting the A&E waiting time target by March 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	903790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>Latest data shows that over two million people were seen in accident and emergency (A&amp;E) in December 2017 and despite increasing demand, nearly nine out of 10 people are assessed and then admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours. The National Health Service is now seeing over 1,800 more patients within four hours every single day compared to 2009/10.</p><p>The Government has given the NHS an additional £1.6 billion to support and improve performance. The investment will be used to treat a quarter of a million more patients in A&amp;E and for improved A&amp;E performance, with the overall four hour standard achieved within the course of next year.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 06/02/2018 16:14:41 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

837681

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	General Practitioners: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate his Department has made of the number of GPs who plan to leave general practice in the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	903795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>We know that one of the main reasons GPs leave general practice is retirement. That is why we have put in place comprehensive measures to ensure we meet our commitment of an extra 5,000 GPs in the NHS by 2020. GP Career Plus, the GP Retention Scheme and the National GP Induction and Refresher Scheme will all help get valuable experienced GPs back into our NHS. 3,157 GP training places were also filled in 2017 – the highest number ever.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 06/02/2018 15:44:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

837737

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when UK Visas and Immigration plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Harrow West of 19 December 2017 regarding Mr Kyei of Harrow.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	126768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK Visas and Immigration MP Account Management team responded to Mr Thomas’s enquiry on 17 January. A copy of this response has been resent to his office on 7 February.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/02/2018 15:13:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

837738

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government is taking steps to prevent people from incurring debt as a result of overdraft charges.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	126769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>Decisions on overdraft fees and charges are a commercial matter for firms. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requires firms to treat their customers fairly and has broad and robust powers to enforce breaches of its rules.</p><p> </p><p>In its July 2017 review of high-cost credit, the FCA concluded that it had concerns about both arranged and unarranged overdrafts. On 31 January 2018 the FCA published an update on its review, confirming it had seen evidence of consumer harm and would be undertaking further analysis to identify the extent of that harm, and how it might be resolved. The FCA has committed to publishing the results of this analysis in May 2018. The FCA also confirmed that overdrafts would be considered as part of its wider Strategic Review of Retail Business Banking Models and that it would look to consult on any further remedies towards the end of 2018, taking into account the findings of the Strategic Review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports the FCA’s work in this area and will continue to work with it to ensure that all consumers who use high-cost credit products are treated fairly.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/02/2018 15:26:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

837740

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Heathrow Airport: Inland Waterways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposals to expand Heathrow airport on the (a) environmental and (b) financial cost to operators and owners of waterways and canals in the areas surrounding Heathrow.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	126771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) has not yet made a detailed assessment of the effect of proposals to expand Heathrow Airport.</p><p> </p><p>Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) is currently working on its detailed proposal and once this is submitted the EA will assess it. The EA will be responding to the first phase of HAL’s public consultation which was launched on 17 January 2018. The EA will not be able to assess the detailed proposals until HAL submit their application for a Development Consent Order, which they expect to do by the end of 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/02/2018 11:10:56 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

837744

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hezbollah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of proscribing the political wing of Hezbollah as a result of the comments made by Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem that the organisation does not maintain a military and a political wing.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	126775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK distinguishes between the political and military wings of Hizballah. The UK proscribed Hizballah’s External Security Organisation in March 2001 and in 2008 the proscription was extended to Hizballah’s military apparatus. We do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not under consideration for proscription.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/02/2018 15:15:35 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell