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628080

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date	03/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has appointed a UK Digital Champion to replace Martha Lane Fox; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	51761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho CBE, stepped down from her role as UK digital champion in 2013. She continues to be a member of the Government Digital Service Advisory Board, whose remit includes supporting government to deliver better services for users, reviewing progress, sharing experience, providing external expertise and raising public awareness. The current membership can be found here:</p><p>- <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/gds-advisory-board" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/gds-advisory-board</a></p><p>The Government’s focus on digital is comprehensive and expanding, something underlined by the creation of three new senior roles. The Government Digital Service has been strengthened with the appointment of its first Director General of Digital, Kevin Cunnington. In addition, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Matthew Gould, as its first Director General for Digital and Media, and Liam Maxwell as the Government’s first National Technology Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 08/11/2016 12:33:09 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

628083

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an estimate of the effect of the change in the value of sterling since the UK decided to leave the EU on the lifetime cost of Trident replacement.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	George Kerevan
uin	51750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 October 2016 to Question 48369 to the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife (Mr Chapman).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/11/2016 15:37:40 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 17 October 2016 HOC 48369.docx title Ministry of Defence Procurement
tabling member	4416 label Biography information for George Kerevan

628084

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Chronic Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the Children and Families Act statutory duty on schools to make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions is being implemented effectively.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	51753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>We know how important it is that children with medical conditions are supported to enjoy a full education. That is why we introduced a new duty to require governing bodies to make arrangements to support pupils with medical conditions and have provided statutory guidance outlining schools’ responsibilities in this area.</p><p> </p><p>Ofsted’s Common Inspection Framework requires inspectors, in making judgements, to pay particular attention to the outcomes of a range of groups of pupils, including those with medical needs.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are working with organisations with experience in supporting children with medical conditions to help raise awareness of the duty.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 08/11/2016 17:51:38 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

628085

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Mental Health Five Year Forward View Dashboard, when the data relating to the indicator, spend on community forensic model, will be published.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	51759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>NHS England is working in collaboration with the Department, NHS Improvement and NHS Digital to improve the data available to track progress in mental health services, however this will take time. The mental health dashboard pulls together in the public domain, for the first time, measures across mental health services. The mental health dashboard will develop alongside our work to deliver against the recommendations in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood grouped question UIN 51870 question first answered 08/11/2016 11:40:16 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

628086

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether his Department has made an assessment of the relative cost-effectiveness of using (a) branded and (b) non branded drugs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	51758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence provides guidance on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of drugs, as part of its technology appraisal programme. Non branded drugs (generics) are as effective as their branded equivalents, and usually come at much lower cost, hence are more cost-effective than branded equivalents.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 08/11/2016 11:41:11 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

628088

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
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, what amount of Child Support Agency scheme arrears had been transferred to the Child Maintenance Service up to the end of September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	51770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Up until the end of September 2016, Child Support Agency arrears totaling £352.7m had been transferred to the Child Maintenance Service.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/11/2016 12:07:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

628092

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
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	Energy: Meters
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 assessment he has made of the effect on the smart meter rollout in the North of Scotland of Arqiva providing signal coverage to 80 per cent of customers in that area.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	51760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>As the Data and Communications Company’s communications service provider for the north region (which includes Scotland), Arqiva is contracted to provide Wide Area Network (WAN) coverage of at least 99.5% of GB premises by the end of 2020. This level of coverage compares favourably with other technologies, such as mobile and broadband networks.</p><p> </p><p>Arqiva is on track to deliver its contractual coverage commitments, having already achieved coverage of more than 80% of premises in the north region. Energy suppliers will be made aware of the areas in which WAN is available at any point in time, and can plan their rollout accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/11/2016 16:10:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

628102

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Social Services and Pensions: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Government Actuary's Department report, a cohort approach to social care funding, published on 15 September 2016, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's policies on meeting the pension and social care needs of the millennial generation; and if he will bring forward proposals for a cohort approach to social care funding in the Autumn Statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	51772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 17 October 2016 to Question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-10-07/46900/" target="_blank">46900</a>.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 08/11/2016 16:07:07 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

628105

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNESCO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much financial support the Government has provided to UNESCO and its subsidiary agencies or national committees in each of the last five years; and from which government departments such support has come.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	51866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID and DCMS have managed the UK Government’s contributions to UNESCO and its subsidiary agencies over the last five years, a breakdown of which is denoted in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total DFID contributions to UNESCO and its subsidiaries</strong> (£)</p></td><td><p><strong>Department of Culture, Media and Sport contributions to UNESCO and its subsidiaries </strong>(Contribution to World Heritage Fund) (£)</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong> UK government financial support to UNESCO (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>29,577,145</p></td><td><p>132,303</p></td><td><p>29,709,448</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>11,165,043</p></td><td><p>133,748</p></td><td><p>11,298,791</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>13,137,912</p></td><td><p>110,910</p></td><td><p>13,248,821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>13,275,902</p></td><td><p>100,498</p></td><td><p>13,379,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>10,400,893</p></td><td><p>101,160</p></td><td><p>10,502,053</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>DFID pays the core contribution to UNESCO on behalf of the UK Government and chooses to fund additional programmes for dedicated work on specific issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 08/11/2016 16:29:35 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

628106

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	UNESCO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much of the financial support that the Government has provided to UNESCO and any of its subsidiary agencies or national committees has been counted towards the 0.7 per cent of GNI ODA target in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	51867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Of the UK Government’s financial support to UNESCO, contributions which count towards ODA over each of the last five years are outlined in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>UK Financial Year</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong> <strong>UK government</strong> <strong>financial support to UNESCO</strong> (£)</p></td><td><p>ODA year</p></td><td><p>Total UK government financial support to UNESCO <strong>of which counted towards 0.7% ODA spend </strong>(£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>29,709,448</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>8,689,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>11,298,791</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>17,094,203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>13,248,821</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7,729,373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>13,379,400</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>7,813,414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>10,502,053</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6,060,535</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>According to OECD DAC rules, 60% of funding to UNESCO can be counted as ODA. ODA is assessed on a calendar year basis, therefore UNESCO funding which is counted as ODA may differ significantly to annual contributions depending on the date of disbursement. The non-ODA remainder of UNESCO’s budget funds activities which benefit the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 08/11/2016 16:31:00 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady