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904637

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) officials of his Department have had with the Department of Health and Social Care on driving and new technology for blood glucose monitoring of drivers with diabetes.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	144309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2018 answer text <p>Department for Transport officials have advised their counterparts in the Department of Health and Social care of plans to carry out a targeted consultation over the summer with key stakeholders on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/05/2018 11:26:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

904638

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving: Diabetes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has requested updated advice from the Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Visual Disorders on whether or not to allow glucose monitors that measure interstitial fluid rather than blood; and whether his Department has received advice on a minimum accuracy standard for such monitors.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	144310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2018 answer text <p>The use of interstitial glucose monitoring systems in the context of driving falls within the remit of Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Driving and Diabetes Mellitus. The panel has recently considered the use of such technology.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Panel’s review, this matter will be the subject of a targeted consultation with key stakeholders over the summer.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/05/2018 11:29:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

904701

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
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	European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government is permitted to provide additional funding to the match-funding contribution of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund projects.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	144265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2018 answer text <p>The principle legislation governing the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is The EMFF Regulation (EU 508/2014) and the Common Provisions Regulation (EU1303/2013). The EMFF regulation provides for co-financing of EMFF funds between the European Commission (EC) and the member states. Both regulations have direct effect in the UK, and apply to the Department and its executive agencies. The EU regulations are enabled in domestic legislation by the Grants for Fishing and Aquaculture Industries Regulations 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Under the EMFF Regulation, the UK is obliged to submit to the European Commission the UK EMFF Operational Programme (OP), which the EC adopted on 30 November 2015. Any subsequent changes to the UK’s OP must be submitted to the EC for approval and may only take effect once that approval is granted.</p><p> </p><p>In adopting the OP, governance arrangements have been put in place which underpin the implementation of EMFF for the purposes of awarding funding to projects. These arrangements are documented in the EMFF Management and Control System, with customer facing guidance notes outlining the national rules on the application of match funding publicised on each devolved administration website.</p><p> </p><p>National match funding contributions were determined by each devolved administration based on specific policy priorities. This took into consideration the availability of ‘other national’ funding sources. The application of match funding allocated to projects is carried out across the UK in line with the Operational Programme. In the 2018/19 financial year, Defra has made available up to £3.8 million in national match towards eligible EMFF projects in England.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 143756 143757 question first answered 18/05/2018 08:57:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

903899

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts on UK lawyers being able to practice in the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	143880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and senior officials from across Government have been engaging extensively with member states and our partners in the EU institutions to negotiate the best deal for the UK and the EU. The Ministry of Justice in particular has been engaging with its European counterparts on the practise rights of UK lawyers. We also continue to welcome Ministers from across Europe to the UK on a regular basis.</p><p>DExEU Ministers are working closely with colleagues across Government to ensure that we continue to discuss the implications of leaving the EU with a broad range of stakeholders, including the legal sector. For example, we work closely with BEIS who co-chair the government-industry Professional and Business Services Council and DEXEU Ministers met with the Law Society in April this year.</p><p>The Prime Minister has been clear that we are seeking the broadest and deepest possible partnership with the EU – covering more sectors and co-operating more fully than any Free Trade Agreement anywhere in the world today. We don’t want to discriminate against EU service providers in the UK and we wouldn’t want the EU to discriminate against UK service providers. We want to agree an appropriate labour mobility framework that enables UK and EU businesses and professionals to travel, and provide services in person and over the phone or internet. This will support the ability of UK lawyers to practise in EU Member States after EU exit.</p><p>We also want UK professional qualifications, including UK legal titles, to continue to be recognised across the EU in the future, and vice versa. The March European Council agreed guidelines for negotiations on our future relationship, which reference the desire of the EU27 to include ambitious provisions on the recognition of qualifications. This is a useful starting point for the next stage of negotiations on the future economic partnership.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will support the legal services sector to ensure that it continues to prosper after the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 17/05/2018 13:34:18 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

903901

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Vocational Guidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Education report entitled How well do schools prepare children for their future published in May 2017, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of taking steps to encourage an increase in the number of qualified careers guidance counsellors and the number of institutions in which they work.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	143754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The careers strategy makes clear that personal guidance from a qualified practitioner is important to help individuals make informed choices about their education, training and careers.</p><p>Secondary schools and colleges are responsible for making sure their students receive independent careers guidance with a qualified careers adviser whenever significant study or career choices are being made. We recognise the value of personal guidance and expect all schools to work towards meeting the eight Gatsby Career Benchmarks by the end of 2020. The benchmark on personal guidance advises that all young people should have a careers interview by the age of 16, and the opportunity for one further such interview by age 18.</p><p>To target support for those who need it most, the government has announced £2.5 million of funding for new innovative, cost effective models, for delivering personal careers guidance in schools and colleges. The funding will be used for personal guidance for young people, the training and ongoing continuing professional development of career guidance professionals and the development of a pipeline of qualified career guidance professionals for the future.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 17/05/2018 16:18:55 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

903902

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of expanding the family reunion scheme for Syrian refugees.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	143618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Syrian Refugees in the UK have the same family reunion rights as all those granted refugee leave or humanitarian protection in the UK. Our Refugee Family Reunion rules are consistent for all nationalities.</p><p>Our family reunion policy allows immediate pre-flight family members of those granted protection here to reunite with Refugees in the UK. The Immigration Rules also provide for relatives with protection in the UK to sponsor children in serious and compelling circumstances. In addition, there is provision in the policy to grant visas outside the Rules in exceptional circumstances, which caters for extended family members who otherwise do not qualify under the Rules, for example, those fleeing conflict zones such as Syria who are unable to live safely anywhere else. All those granted family reunion visas have the right to work, study and to access benefits.</p><p>We are listening carefully to concerns raised on this issue and are currently reviewing our approach to family reunion as part of the Government’s wider asylum and resettlement strategy. We continue to follow the passage of two Private Members’ Bills on refugee family reunion closely and will continue our productive discussions in this area.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/05/2018 16:09:54 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

903905

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative estimate he has made of the apprenticeship uptake in Greater Manchester in (a) the last twelve months and (b) the previous three years.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	143819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>We publish the number of apprenticeship starts by academic year and local authority in the ‘FE data library’: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fe-data-library" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fe-data-library</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The table attached shows the figures for the local authorities within Greater Manchester from 2013/14.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 17/05/2018 16:21:05 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton attachment 1 file name Apprenticeship_starts_by_academic_year.doc title Apprenticeship_starts_by_academic_year
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

903906

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Shop Direct Group: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support his Department plans to provide to Jobcentre Plus employees affected by the closure of Shop Direct centres in Greater Manchester.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	143820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>DWP representatives attended an initial meeting on Friday 13 April called by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham. Council Leaders, local MPs, representatives from the Manchester Growth Company, the USDAW Trade Union, and the Shop Direct Executive Board also attended.</p><p> </p><p>It was agreed at the meeting that a task force would be established and become the principal point of engagement with Shop Direct in the run up to the closure of the Greater Manchester sites. The initial task force meeting was held on 30 April with DWP in attendance.</p><p> </p><p>DWP detailed our Response to Redundancy offer of support for employees facing immediate redundancy which will be provided at the appropriate time, as agreed with the company. Response to Redundancy support is implemented within a timeframe of 13 weeks before and up to 13 weeks after the notified redundancy date. The next meeting for the taskforce is 29 May and DWP’s Employer Engagement Team for the Oldham area will be representing DWP at the meeting</p><p> </p><p>We will support individual employees with tailored packages of support which we can enhance with use of Flexible Support funding, such as by removing barriers to employment, providing pre-employment training and support and skills training.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 17/05/2018 11:54:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

903907

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Derelict Land: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a breakdown by local authority of the £50 million brownfield land fund for Greater Manchester announced at the end of March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	143821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The Greater Manchester housing package supports the Government’s brownfield first policy as well as helping small and medium sized builders and tackling the large number of complex, small sites prevalent in the area. The housing package will deliver 227,200 homes by 2035 and provide Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) with the tools to unlock a sustainable pipeline of homes. The housing package includes Government’s commitment to provide a Land Fund of up to £50 million to provide support for the remediation of brownfield land for housing. The land fund should deliver at least 4200 homes and will be subject to value for money assurance.</p><p>We are still working closely with GMCA on the detailed delivery plan.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 17/05/2018 16:34:27 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

903910

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Mark Group
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 information his Department holds on the number of people who had work that they consider defective completed by the Mark Group under the Green Deal.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	143810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department has no records of cases of people who had work that they consider defective completed by the Mark Group funded by Green Deal finance.</p><p> </p><p>There is a process in place for complaints under the Green Deal. A consumer should in the first instance complain to their Green Deal Provider, who may be a different company from the one that completed the installation. If not resolved satisfactorily, the consumer may then approach the Green Deal Ombudsman or the Financial Ombudsman Service, depending on the nature of the complaint. Their decisions will be binding on the Green Deal Provider.</p><p> </p><p>The Mark Group was dissolved in 2015. The Green Deal Code of Practice – with which all Green Deal Providers are required to comply – requires the provision of a guarantee covering the functioning of installations, and that guarantees must be backed by insurance so that in the event a Provider ceases to exist, consumers are still protected against faults in their installations. In cases where there are faults with installations and customers have no recourse to Providers, consumers should refer to the relevant insurance policies.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry grouped question UIN 143811 question first answered 17/05/2018 16:27:42 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes