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1045499

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	Maternity and Paternity Leave: Childbirth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans the Government has to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that parents whose babies are born prematurely are allowed an extra week of statutory maternity or paternity leave for every week their child spends in hospital before they are allowed to go home.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	210560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department is conducting a short, focussed internal review of the provisions for parents of premature babies and sick babies and those that experience multiple births. The purpose of this work is to obtain a high-level understanding of the barriers to participating in the labour market that these parents can face. It would not be appropriate to announce future policy without first establishing an appropriate evidence base.</p><p>BEIS officials are working with organisations who represent the interests of these parents (The Smallest Things, Bliss, and TAMBA) to better understand the issues that parents can face and have also held focus groups with a small number of parents themselves.This will inform our policy consideration.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 24/01/2019 16:29:45 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1045814

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Common Agricultural Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on agricultural policy after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	908766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>We continue to have regular conversations with ministerial colleagues across Government on all aspects of exiting the EU, including agricultural policy.</p><p>The Agriculture Bill is part of the Government’s programme of critical legislation to deliver a smooth Exit from the European Union and seize the opportunities of a green Brexit. It will allow us to break from the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy and free farmers to continue producing world-class produce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 24/01/2019 16:49:49 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

1046023

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of funding needed to ensure the cancer workforce can deliver the commitments in the NHS Long Term Plan; and whether that information will be included in the Workforce Implementation Plan.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	211343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Following publication of the first ever Cancer Workforce Plan in December 2017, Health Education England (HEE) had intended to publish a second phase, longer-term strategy that looked at the cancer workforce needs beyond 2021. The announcement of the development of the NHS Long Term Plan superseded this work and HEE will now work with NHS England and NHS Improvement to understand the longer-term workforce implications for further development of cancer services. This will include exploring sustainable growth beyond 2021 in key professions through continued investment in training places, with a greater focus on attracting and retaining students and improving the numbers of qualified professionals who go on to work in the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 24/01/2019 15:34:56 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1041772

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many solar-based projects were on the Renewal Energy Planning Database in each quarter of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	208941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Solar projects recorded on the Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) in each quarter since 2014 are in the following table. Please note that the management of the REPD changed in October 2014 and the historical data for 2013 and 2014 Q1 is not available.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the new contract for administering the REPD at the start of Q4 2014, the data parameters were changed to increase the minimum installed capacity from 0.001MW to 1MW. Therefore, the data shown from Q4 2014 onwards includes only those schemes with an installed capacity 1MW or above until Q4 2018 when projects over 150kW started to be included.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 21/01/2019 18:06:15 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1043689

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Medway Secure Training Centre: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Ofsted's Freedom of Information request datasets 2017: Residential education provision as at 16 November 2017, published on 9 January 2019, when the most recent Ofsted inspection of the residential education provision at Medway Training centre took place; and what the effectiveness grade was of that assessment.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	210035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Secure Training Centre (STC)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of latest published inspection</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date report published</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assessment score <em>(‘The achievement of young people’)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway</p></td><td><p>26 February – 21 March 2018*</p></td><td><p>11 May 2018</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakhill</p></td><td><p>5-15 June 2018</p></td><td><p>6 August 2018</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rainsbrook</p></td><td><p>2-12 October 2018</p></td><td><p>27 November 2018</p></td><td><p>Good</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><em>Notes</em></strong></p><p><em>- Assessments are made on a four-point scale: Outstanding; Good; Requires improvement to be good; Inadequate. </em></p><p><em>- The Ofsted inspection framework may consider more than just education in the ‘achievement of young people’ section of their reports, however this is the section where education is best represented.</em></p><p><em>- *Medway STC has recently been inspected by Ofsted and their report is expected to be published shortly.</em></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 210036 210037 question first answered 23/01/2019 14:54:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1043690

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Oakhill Secure Training Centre: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Ofsted's Freedom of Information request datasets 2017: Residential education provision as at 16 November 2017, published on 9 January 2019, when the most recent Ofsted inspection of the residential education provision at Oakhill Secure Training centre took place; and what the effectiveness grade was of that assessment.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	210036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Secure Training Centre (STC)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of latest published inspection</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date report published</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assessment score <em>(‘The achievement of young people’)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway</p></td><td><p>26 February – 21 March 2018*</p></td><td><p>11 May 2018</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakhill</p></td><td><p>5-15 June 2018</p></td><td><p>6 August 2018</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rainsbrook</p></td><td><p>2-12 October 2018</p></td><td><p>27 November 2018</p></td><td><p>Good</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><em>Notes</em></strong></p><p><em>- Assessments are made on a four-point scale: Outstanding; Good; Requires improvement to be good; Inadequate. </em></p><p><em>- The Ofsted inspection framework may consider more than just education in the ‘achievement of young people’ section of their reports, however this is the section where education is best represented.</em></p><p><em>- *Medway STC has recently been inspected by Ofsted and their report is expected to be published shortly.</em></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 210035 210037 question first answered 23/01/2019 14:54:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1043691

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Ofsted's Freedom of Information request datasets 2017: Residential education provision as at 16 November 2017, published on 9 January 2019, when the most recent Ofsted inspection of the residential education provision at Rainsbrook Secure Training centre took place; and what the effectiveness grade was of that assessment.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	210037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Secure Training Centre (STC)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of latest published inspection</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date report published</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Assessment score <em>(‘The achievement of young people’)</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medway</p></td><td><p>26 February – 21 March 2018*</p></td><td><p>11 May 2018</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oakhill</p></td><td><p>5-15 June 2018</p></td><td><p>6 August 2018</p></td><td><p>Requires improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rainsbrook</p></td><td><p>2-12 October 2018</p></td><td><p>27 November 2018</p></td><td><p>Good</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><em>Notes</em></strong></p><p><em>- Assessments are made on a four-point scale: Outstanding; Good; Requires improvement to be good; Inadequate. </em></p><p><em>- The Ofsted inspection framework may consider more than just education in the ‘achievement of young people’ section of their reports, however this is the section where education is best represented.</em></p><p><em>- *Medway STC has recently been inspected by Ofsted and their report is expected to be published shortly.</em></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 210035 210036 question first answered 23/01/2019 14:54:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1045474

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Money Laundering: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of resources available to the Serious Fraud Office to undertake investigations into (a) Mukhtar Ablyazov and (b) other cases of large-scale international money laundering.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	210428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The SFO has sufficient funding to carry out its work. Funding arrangements were reviewed in April 2018 when cost-neutral changes were made to the SFO’s core budget enabling it to work flexibly and efficiently. This allows the SFO to carry out its work, including money laundering investigations that fit within its statutory remit.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/01/2019 12:47:13 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1045532

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	Universal Credit: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress her Department has made on ensuring that 50,000 claimants of universal credit are in gainful self-employment by Summer 2019.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	210463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>We plan to publish statistics on Universal Credit and self-employment, including claimant numbers, in Spring 2019. The Government’s commitment remains to helping self-employed claimants with viable businesses to thrive, while protecting public funds.</p><p> </p><p>We provide tailored support to our claimants who are in self-employment through our work coaches to help them to increase their productivity and earnings. Work coaches can also sign-post claimants to the extensive business support which is already funded by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>As we announced in the Autumn Budget 2018, we will be extending the 12-month start-up period where claimants are exempt from the Minimum Income Floor to all gainfully self-employed claimants who are new to Universal Credit. This start-up period will provide time for self-employed claimants to establish and grow their business, or to adjust to Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has also extended mentoring support from New Enterprise Allowance mentors to Universal Credit claimants with earnings below their Minimum Income Floor, to help them to develop a plan to grow their earnings.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 210462 question first answered 24/01/2019 13:43:47 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1045543

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has for the future of the voluntary national transfer scheme for unaccompanied asylum seeking children; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	210469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 answer text <p>Data on the local authorities participating in the National Transfer Scheme (NTS), including the number of transfers in and out of each authority, can be found in the Asylum transparency dataset, last published in November 2018 at; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-november-2018." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-november-2018.</a></p><p>Since it was launched in July 2016, 790 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children have been transferred via the NTS. This is a significant achievement which has seen many local authorities offer placements for children whose best interests are served by transferring to another local authority. However we recognise that the scheme is not operating as effectively as we would like. We will continue to engage with local authorities across the country to encourage further offers and consider options in how best to share the burden.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 210466 210467 210468 question first answered 24/01/2019 16:19:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker