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802549

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	Small Businesses: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December to Question 115960, whether his Department plans to offer financial support to small businesses as part of the Government's assistance to small businesses as the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	118099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>Although the future trading relationship with the EU is subject to negotiations, we are committed to minimising disruption and giving as much certainty as possible. That’s why the Government is pursuing a time-limited implementation period to allow business the time they need to adapt to new arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Government will be working alongside trade associations and others to communicate to businesses the changes in the UKs trading relationship with the EU, ensuring that they are ready for Day One of exit regardless of the outcome of the negotiations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 118315 question first answered 15/12/2017 11:17:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

802763

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Brexit
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 resources he has allocated within his Department to prepare contingency plans to cope with all possible outcomes of the UK's negotiations with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	118312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>It is not possible to estimate the resources allocated specifically to the preparation of contingency plans due to interdependencies between this and other work undertaken as part of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Straegy’s preparations for EU exit.</p><p>The Department will continue to ensure there is an appropriate level of resource to deliver its EU exit work.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/12/2017 16:52:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

802766

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has prepared a plan to assist small businesses in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal on the future trading relationship.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	118315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>Although the future trading relationship with the EU is subject to negotiations, we are committed to minimising disruption and giving as much certainty as possible. That’s why the Government is pursuing a time-limited implementation period to allow business the time they need to adapt to new arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Government will be working alongside trade associations and others to communicate to businesses the changes in the UKs trading relationship with the EU, ensuring that they are ready for Day One of exit regardless of the outcome of the negotiations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 118099 question first answered 15/12/2017 11:17:48 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

802777

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2017 to Question 114587, what the evidential basis is for her Department's conclusion that an additional 300 Border Force officers is adequate in preparation for when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	118324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>Recruitment of an additional 300 Border Force officers is underway. The Government has been clear that this additional resource will be dedicated to undertaking work to prepare for changes brought about by Brexit.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force is ensuring flexibility in recruitment plans to ensure the approach can be flexed and adapted as future requirements become clearer.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 12/12/2017 17:47:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

802789

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	UK Trade with EU
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 discussions he has had with the Home Secretary regarding the Border Force preparations being made to minimise the disruption to small business supply chains after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	118332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with my colleagues at the Home Office on a wide range of topics of mutual interest.</p><p> </p><p>Although the changes business will face - as a result of the UK’s exit from the EU - are subject to negotiations with our EU partners, we want to achieve the best possible outcome and the strongest possible partnership - one that works for UK businesses.</p><p> </p><p>We already have highly efficient processes for freight arriving from the rest of the world – the vast majority of customs declarations in the UK are submitted electronically and are cleared rapidly.</p><p> </p><p>However, we are committed to minimising disruption and giving as much certainty as possible. That’s why the Government is pursuing a time-limited implementation period to allow business the time they need to adapt to new arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/12/2017 11:34:10 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

802110

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2017 to Question 115398, whether her Department has set targets for the uptake of apprenticeships for the year following the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	117797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The government has not set annual targets for the uptake of apprenticeships.</p><p> </p><p>However, we aim to achieve 3 million apprenticeship starts in England by 2020. There have already been over 1.1 million apprenticeship starts since May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 15/12/2017 13:25:02 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

802111

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
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	Industry: Urban Areas
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 benefits he plans to accrue to town economies as a result of implementing the Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	117798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s ambitious, modern Industrial Strategy sets out a long term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people throughout the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting the regeneration of our towns across the country. The Government is currently working with a range of local partners to explore new approaches, including on a pilot Town Deal with Grimsby. This approach is based on a very strong private-public sector partnership.</p><p> </p><p>The Industrial Strategy also recognises the importance of infrastructure investment, particularly in transport, to improve productivity. The Transforming Cities Fund will provide £1.7bn to support investment programmes targeted at improving connectivity between cities and their neighbouring towns.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 14/12/2017 11:29:00 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

802140

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Leigh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2017 to Question 115972, what proportion of the £243 million allocated to Greater Manchester, from the Transforming Cities Fund, Leigh constituency will benefit from.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	117827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Greater Manchester will receive an allocation of £243 million from the Transforming Cities Fund which will benefit residents across Greater Manchester, including those in the Leigh constituency. Decisions on how this money is spent will be made at a local level, and so it will be for the Mayor and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to decide which transport projects to support.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/12/2017 15:07:41 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

802230

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	GP at Hand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to Answer of 6 December 2917 to Question 116209 on GP at Hand, whether the evaluation of financial impact will include an impact assessment on local GP surgeries who may be affected by a reduction in the number of their patients.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	117917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>The evaluation of the GP at Hand service is in development. The scope is being drafted and it should include a number of elements such as the financial impacts on the local health system.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 13/12/2017 14:13:26 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

802314

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Spondyloarthritis: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to increase the availability of support offered to patients diagnosed with Spondyloarthritis.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	118001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Information on diagnosed cases of spondyloarthritis is not collected. The term spondyloarthritis collectively refers to conditions such as psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis, enteropathic arthritis, and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2017, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published the best practice guideline Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management. The guideline sets out a range of recommendations for clinicians and NHS services, including around the provision of information and support that patients may benefit from, such as: advice about symptoms and self-management; contact details for local and national support organisations; and, information about employment rights and ability to work. The guideline can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng65/resources/spondyloarthritis-in-over-16s-diagnosis-and-management-pdf-1837575441349" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng65/resources/spondyloarthritis-in-over-16s-diagnosis-and-management-pdf-1837575441349</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine grouped question UIN 118004 question first answered 14/12/2017 14:05:24 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt