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806067

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of her Department's Answers to Written Parliamentary Questions have advised that the requested information was not available on the grounds of disproportionate cost associated with data collection and collation in the current session.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	119165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>In the current parliamentary session (as at 13 December 2017) <del class="ministerial">2,365</del> <ins class="ministerial">2,258</ins> written PQs have been answered by the Department. 33 <del class="ministerial">(1.4%)</del> <ins class="ministerial">(1.46%)</ins> of which were answered advising that the requested information was not available due to disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2017 20:05:37 question first ministerially corrected 08/01/2018 10:28:23 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 30513 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

806368

registered interest
date	13/12/2017
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	Youth Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what statutory requirements are imposed on local authorities in relation to youth service.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>Section 507B of the Education Act 1996 (as amended by the Education and Inspections Act <del class="ministerial">1996)</del> <ins class="ministerial">2006)</ins> requires local authorities to secure access to sufficient services and activities to improve young people’s well-being, so far as is reasonably practicable.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 22/12/2017 12:32:35 question first ministerially corrected 16/01/2018 13:25:59 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde previous answer version 32198 answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

805420

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of full time equivalent (a) pastoral care workers (b) counsellors (c) mentors and (d) educational psychologists working in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in England since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	119091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The full-time equivalent (FTE) number of contracted staff whose role is defined as that of ‘pastoral support’ or of ‘learning mentor’, employed by state funded primary and state funded secondary schools in England, November 2010 to 2016 is provided in the table attached.</p><p>Information for ‘educational psychologists’ is not available by phase. These figures may <ins class="ministerial">also </ins>undercount the actual number of educational psychologists<ins class="ministerial"> in England and do not provide a comparable national year-on-year</ins> <ins class="ministerial">series </ins>because it is based on a varying percentage of local councils returns in each year (between 68 and 74 per cent).</p><p> </p><p>Data is not available for ‘counsellors’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/12/2017 17:48:03 question first ministerially corrected 07/02/2018 09:07:01 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name 119091 - table to be attached - 060218.docx title Number of contracted staff previous answer version 30391 answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 119091 - table.docx title The full-time number of contracted staff
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

805449

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2017 to Question HL3576, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen families.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	119120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It is our assessment that no legislation taken forward by the Northern Ireland Office since August 2014 has required the application of the Family Test by the UK Government.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The Government is committed to supporting families. To achieve this, in 2014 we introduced the Family Test, which aims to ensure that impacts on family relationships and functioning are recognised early on during the process of policy development and help inform the policy decisions made by Ministers. The Family Test was not designed to be a ‘tick-box’ exercise, and as such there is no requirement for departments to publish the results of assessments made under the Family Test.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Many of the policy areas linked to strengthening families in Northern Ireland are devolved matters. The UK Government is, though, helping families with the everyday cost of living by keeping taxes low, including taking 31,000 people in Northern Ireland out of paying income tax altogether (compared to 2015-16), freezing fuel duty for the eight successive year and increasing the National Living Wage again from April 2018, delivering a £600 annual pay-rise to full-time workers in Northern Ireland.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 22/12/2017 12:02:30 question first ministerially corrected 08/01/2018 10:27:28 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 32276 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

802769

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Non-departmental Public Bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what bodies for which his Department is responsible are required to lay reports before Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	118318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The following entities which come within the Ministry of Defence (MOD) boundary are required to lay reports before Parliament:</p><p> </p><p>Armed Forces' Pay Review Body</p><p>Defence Equipment and Support</p><p>Defence Electronics and Components Agency</p><p>Defence Science and Technology Laboratory</p><p>Greenwich Hospital and Travers Foundation</p><p>National Army Museum</p><p>National Employer Advisory Board</p><p>National Museum of the Royal Navy</p><p>Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations</p><p>Royal Air Force Museum</p><p><ins class="ministerial">Royal Hospital Chelsea</ins></p><p>Service Complaints Ombudsman</p><p>Single Source Regulations Office</p><p>United Kingdom Hydrographic Office</p><p> </p><p>A list of the bodies for which the MOD is responsible can be found on the gov.uk website and in the MOD Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17 (HC 21) at Note 22.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 15/12/2017 14:48:27 question first ministerially corrected 21/12/2017 17:41:57 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 30060 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

802162

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	Radiology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the NHS’ capacity to deliver 24-hour interventional radiology (image-guided surgery) services in each region.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	117849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The seven day services self-assessment survey completed by trusts in March 2017 included information on the availability of clinical interventions, including interventional radiology (IR), on a seven day basis for patients admitted to hospital in an emergency. The data showed that <ins class="ministerial">72.30%</ins><del class="ministerial">73.65%</del> of hospital trusts who responded to this survey (<del class="ministerial">109 </del> <ins class="ministerial">107</ins>out of 148 trusts) stated that IR was available for these patients seven days a week.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the twice yearly collection is available on the NHS England website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/seven-day-hospital-services/progress" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/seven-day-hospital-services/progress</a></p><p>National Health Service regions have access to this report and will be able to consider any variation.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 11/12/2017 17:57:45 question first ministerially corrected 26/01/2018 14:08:27 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 28792 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

801045

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
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	Waste Disposal: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2017 to Question 115795, if he will provide a breakdown of breaches of permits in each of the Environment Agency’s 14 operational areas in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	117604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>This table shows the breaches of waste sites for all <del class="ministerial">14</del> <ins class="ministerial">16</ins> Environment Agency areas for the last 5 years. Some areas have many more permitted facilities than others and will consequently have more breaches. This table shows the total number of breaches.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Environment Agency Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambs and Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>597</p></td><td><p>994</p></td><td><p>735</p></td><td><p>772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria and Lancashire</p></td><td><p>303</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>943</p></td><td><p>691</p></td><td><p>407</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbys Notts and Leics</p></td><td><p>699</p></td><td><p>1153</p></td><td><p>1084</p></td><td><p>673</p></td><td><p>591</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon and Cornwall</p></td><td><p>569</p></td><td><p>742</p></td><td><p>1017</p></td><td><p>761</p></td><td><p>714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex Norfolk and Suffolk</p></td><td><p>602</p></td><td><p>781</p></td><td><p>1035</p></td><td><p>846</p></td><td><p>910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches</p></td><td><p>848</p></td><td><p>1192</p></td><td><p>1714</p></td><td><p>1051</p></td><td><p>994</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Herts and North London</p></td><td><p>1050</p></td><td><p>1162</p></td><td><p>1391</p></td><td><p>1120</p></td><td><p>636</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent and South London</p></td><td><p>886</p></td><td><p>1168</p></td><td><p>1538</p></td><td><p>1141</p></td><td><p>935</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincs and Northants</p></td><td><p>709</p></td><td><p>1095</p></td><td><p>1093</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumberland Durham and Tees</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>713</p></td><td><p>1263</p></td><td><p>1089</p></td><td><p>821</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrops Heref Worcs and Glos</p></td><td><p>299</p></td><td><p>407</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>524</p></td><td><p>432</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solent and South Downs</p></td><td><p>329</p></td><td><p>395</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>372</p></td><td><p>444</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffs Warks and West Mids</p></td><td><p>1166</p></td><td><p>1720</p></td><td><p>1773</p></td><td><p>1302</p></td><td><p>1088</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>497</p></td><td><p>887</p></td><td><p>957</p></td><td><p>703</p></td><td><p>512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Thames</p></td><td><p>726</p></td><td><p>676</p></td><td><p>795</p></td><td><p>718</p></td><td><p>601</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>1459</p></td><td><p>1862</p></td><td><p>2268</p></td><td><p>1891</p></td><td><p>1361</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11106</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15040</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18950</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14217</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11664</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/12/2017 14:33:28 question first ministerially corrected 19/12/2017 16:56:26 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 28965 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

798573

registered interest
date	01/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Personal Track Safety cardholders are (a) currently employed by Network Rail and (b) employed by Network Rail’s top 20 suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	116967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>a) <del class="ministerial">5,044</del> <ins class="ministerial">19,199</ins></p><p> </p><p>b) 16,856</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 06/12/2017 14:27:51 question first ministerially corrected 01/02/2018 11:47:11 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone previous answer version 27531 answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard answering member 3926
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

798008

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
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	Nuclear Reactors: Investment
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 levels in investment in the development of Small Modular Reactors in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	116915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Techno-Economic Assessment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) includes estimates of the likely capital requirements of SMR vendors and developers. We expect to publish the Techno-Economic Assessment of SMRs shortly.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">On 7 December Government announced a package of nuclear measures, including up to £56 million for advanced nuclear technologies over the next 3 years. Full details of our announcement on next steps for the development of advanced technologies in the UK can be found at <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-12-07/HCWS322/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-12-07/HCWS322/</a></ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 07/12/2017 10:42:54 question first ministerially corrected 07/12/2017 14:30:14 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 27764 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

797514

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Thyroid Gland: Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what medicines NHS England has approved for patients with thyroid conditions
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	116477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">For unbranded generics the Government relies on completion to keep prices down which generally works well and has led to low prices of these medicines. We alert the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) when we believe that competition does not work. In the case of liothyronine, the CMA is currently investigating Concordia’s potential abuse of its dominant position to overcharge the National Health Service for liothyronine.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In primary care community pharmacies are incentivised to source products at the lowest possible cost by allowing them to retain the medicines margin (the difference between what the NHS reimburses a pharmacy for a product and how much the pharmacy purchases it for) up to £800 million in England. In secondary care, competitive tenders ensure value-for-money to the NHS.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <p><ins class="ministerial">NHS England is not responsible for approving medicines. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence makes recommendations for the National Health Service on whether medicines and other treatments represent a clinically and cost effective use of NHS resources.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">A list of medicines licensed by the MHRA for the treatment of thyroid conditions is attached. The list is split into two sections because thyroid conditions can be split into either those associated with an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism), or an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism). The list contains only those medicines licensed for overactive and underactive thyroid. It should be noted that not all of the medicines listed will be available on the market at any one time. </ins></p></ins></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 07/12/2017 15:27:25 question first ministerially corrected 07/12/2017 18:20:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine attachment 1 file name 2017 12 06 Thyroid medicines formatted.xls title List of thyroid medicines previous answer version 27995 answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith