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654474

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers are employed in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	56466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text Full information on staffing in prisons in England and Wales is published in the NOMS Quarterly Workforce Bulletin available on the gov.uk website. answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 16/12/2016 12:31:26 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

647181

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Royal Brompton Hospital: Paediatrics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many admissions there were to the paediatric intensive care unit at the Royal Brompton Hospital in the last 12 months for which figures are available; what proportion of those admissions were cardiac cases; and what plans his Department has to replace elsewhere in London (a) paediatric intensive care beds and (b) the specialist children's lung disease service which will close at the Royal Brompton Hospital as a result of NHS proposals to decommission congenital heart disease services at that hospital.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	55163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of admissions to the paediatric intensive care unit at the London site of the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, which took place during 2015 – the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available - and the proportion of those admissions that were cardiac cases, are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Cardiovascular</p></td><td><p>Respiratory</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Cardiac cases</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>581</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p>87%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source</em>: Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has not yet made any decisions following its review of congenital heart disease services. It will run a service change process, including a public consultation, on the proposals for change which it announced in July 2016. In the meantime, NHS England is working with the hospital trusts that may be affected to assess the impact of implementing the proposals.</p><p> </p><p>This will include consideration of the impact on paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) services. Should the proposals proceed to implementation, NHS England would expect those hospitals accepting additional congenital heart disease patients to expand their PICU capacity accordingly. Any wider regional implications for PICU services will be considered by NHS England's paediatric critical care review, which is currently underway.</p><p> </p><p>There are alternative providers of specialist paediatric respiratory services in London. NHS England will work with those providers and the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust to consider how those services might be affected and how the potential implementation of changes could best be managed.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/12/2016 14:31:33 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

642342

registered interest
date	22/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which independent auditor vets UK aid to the Palestinian Territories; and whether that auditor is regulated by any UK regulator.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	54121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>All organisations which receive funding from DFID are required to provide independently audited financial statements. The United Nations Board of Auditors provides independent external audit services for UN programmes while competitive bidding processes are conducted to appoint auditors for other programmes.</p><p>Recent audits of DFID’s programmes in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) have been conducted by Talal Abu Ghazaleh &amp; Co, El Wafa and Price Waterhouse Cooper. Price Waterhouse Cooper is regulated by the UK’s Financial Reporting Council.</p><p>Talal Abu Ghazaleh &amp; Co and El Wafa are based in Jordan and the OPTs respectively, and are therefore not regulated by any British regulator. The National Audit Office, the principal state audit body in the United Kingdom, also provides independent external audit of DFID’s spending in the OPTs.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/11/2016 16:37:14 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

596101

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to change the calculation for child maintenance payments to take into account the outgoings of the non-resident parent.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	47290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>We have no plans to change the treatment of a non-resident parent’s outgoings within the calculation of child maintenance.</p><p>There is currently allowance made for:</p><ul><li>other children that live in the non-resident parent’s household;</li><li>children they support under a court order or family-based arrangement; and</li><li>for providing shared care for any of their children.</li></ul><p>Certain additional costs can also be taken into account - for example costs incurred in caring for a disabled child.</p><p>The calculation of a child maintenance liability is based on a percentage of the Non-Resident Parent’s income. This is broadly aligned with the proportion of their income a parent would normally spend on their child if they lived with them. This gives the Non-Resident Parent freedom to decide how to adjust their spending in light of their obligation to their child or children, as they would do if they lived with them.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 17/10/2016 12:14:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

535170

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to allow all British citizens who live abroad but pay income tax in the UK to vote in UK elections regardless of the length of time they have been resident abroad.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	42319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>As set out in our manifesto, the Government will bring forward legislation to remove the outdated 15 year time limit on overseas voting rights.</p><p>The Government’s proposals will make no change to the extent to which taxation is the basis for enfranchisement in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 19/07/2016 13:09:26 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

528941

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Isle of Sheppey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the effect of traffic lights on the A2500 on (a) traffic flows and (b) the economy and quality of life on the Isle of Sheppey; and if he will take steps to expedite the building of a new roundabout at the junction with Barton Hill Drive.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	41246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>The design, installation and maintenance of traffic management measures including traffic lights and roundabouts are the responsibility of the local traffic authority, in this case Kent County Council. It is for them to determine which solution is appropriate for a particular road or junction, taking into account local circumstances. I am grateful to my Honourable Friend for raising this issue and have written to Kent County Council to ask them to respond to him directly on it.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 04/07/2016 13:34:03 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

525555

registered interest
date	15/06/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to bring forward proposals in the Neighbourhood and Planning and Infrastructure Bill to remove the requirement for developers to carry out archaeological and wildlife surveys before starting housing projects.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	40705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>There are no plans to change a Local Authority's ability to propose conditions that meet the policy tests in the National Planning Policy Framework; including conditions related to archaeology and wildlife. The Neighbourhood Planning and Infrastructure Bill will include measures to ensure that pre-commencement planning conditions are only imposed where they are absolutely necessary.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 29/06/2016 14:26:08 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 5016 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

524654

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of correspondence not yet dealt with at the HM Revenue and Customs Stamp Duty office.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	40407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>This Government invested in HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Stamp Taxes business unit at Budget 2016 to increase capacity in relation to the new higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax on additional properties.</p><p> </p><p>In order to reduce volumes of correspondence HMRC is reviewing guidance to cover those areas where substantial correspondence has been generated.</p><p> </p><p>Additional resources have been put into call handling at HMRC’s Stamp Taxes helpline, providing an improved customer service and aiming to reduce follow-up correspondence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 27/06/2016 10:30:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

519193

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the current scheme of discretionary top-up payments provided by the Macfarlane Trust to its beneficiaries will be removed as a result of the Government's proposed changes to its scheme of support for people affected by contaminated blood.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	37036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2016 answer text <p>The consultation on reforming the current payment schemes for those affected by HIV and/or hepatitis C through National Health Service-supplied blood/blood products closed on 15 April. The analyses of responses are still being considered by Ministers and no decisions on changes to the schemes have been taken. An announcement will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/05/2016 12:18:20 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson