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971606

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date	11/09/2018
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	NHS: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to minimise the use of automated telephone messages by (a) the NHS and (b) general practices.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	173562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Many National Health Service organisations, including general practices, use automated telephone messages as a way of reminding patients about their upcoming appointments. This can provide improved access to care for patients in a way that makes best use of clinicians’ time while avoiding missed appointments and their associated costs. We would expect NHS organisations to respond to feedback to ensure they use automated messages as effectively as possible and if patients wish to opt out of such reminders, they may contact their local NHS provider to request this.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 17/09/2018 11:22:07 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

971609

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Think Tanks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate her Department has made of the number of think tanks located in each African country it operates in.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	173584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>DFID does not hold estimates for the total number of think tanks located in each African country it operates in. DFID’s funding via the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) supports 18 think tanks in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/09/2018 16:23:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

971612

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2018 to Question 165444 on Palestinians: Television, what information her Department holds on the steps that have been taken by the Palestinian Authority in response to the UK government's raising of the issue of incitement.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	173496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Palestinian Authority (PA) has taken action to help address concerns raised. This has recently included piloting new textbooks, and confirming their commitment to engaging seriously with the findings of an independent review of the PA curriculum. I continue to press the Palestinian Authority on these issues.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/09/2018 09:08:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

971613

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average reoffending rate was of offenders who served sentences in (a) public sector and (b) private sector prisons in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	173585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>We have published data on reoffending after release from individual prisons here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676622/prison-youth-accomm-probation-data-tool-jan16-mar16.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676622/prison-youth-accomm-probation-data-tool-jan16-mar16.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Due to data quality issues this data is only available until September 2015. Work is ongoing to improve the quality of this information, with the aim that we can resume publication of this in the future.</p><p> </p><p>Since our probation reforms in 2014-2015, while prison staff still have a key role to play, Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) are now responsible for delivering pre-release support for offenders.</p><p> </p><p>We have announced our intention to amend CRC contracts to introduce an enhanced through the gate service so that providers do more to help offenders find accommodation and access to employment or benefits on release. On 27 July we published a consultation, ‘Strengthening Probation, Building Confidence,’ which outlines a number of proposals to stabilise and improve probation delivery</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/09/2018 16:20:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

971617

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of Israel on its plans to demolish the village of Khan Al Mar.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	173588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>​The UK remains gravely concerned by proposals to demolish the Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar which the UN has said could amount to ‘forcible transfer’, in violation of International Humanitarian Law. Following the decision of the Israeli Supreme Court on 5 September, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office issued a statement with France, Germany, Spain and Italy, reiterating our call to the Israeli Government not to go ahead with its plan to demolish the village – including its school – and displace its residents. We will continue to raise concerns with the Israeli authorities as opportunities arise.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/09/2018 13:38:11 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

971620

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Hospitals: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to tackle the fire risk to (a) vulnerable adults and (b) young children in hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karen Lee
uin	173591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>Guidance on fire safety, including patients with specific dependencies such as vulnerable adults and young children, is provided to National Health Service organisations in the Health Technical Memorandum 05 publications, generally referred to as Firecode. All Firecode guidance will be reviewed in the light of the recommendations of the Grenfell Inquiry.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 17/09/2018 13:28:46 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

971622

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
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	Solar Power: Redundancy
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 estimate he has been made of the cost to the public purse of redundancies as a result of proposals to close of the (a) feed-in and (b) export tariff for solar power.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	173592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>An Impact Assessment was published on 19 July alongside the consultation on the closure the Feed-in Tariff scheme. Information provided through the consultation will be used to provide an updated Impact Assessment to accompany the Government response in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Impact Assessment and consultation can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/feed-in-tariffs-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/feed-in-tariffs-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 17/09/2018 15:21:50 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

971625

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ashfield Prison: Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prison Custody Officers were certified in HMP Ashfield as at 1 April (a) 2010, (b) 2012, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	173594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation do not hold data on the number of Prison Custody Officers certified. This table displays the number of funded posts at each privately managed prison for January, for each year where data is available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Ashfield</strong></p></td><td><p>173.35</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>499.5</p></td><td><p>521</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p>352.66</p></td><td><p>332.79</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p>411.47</p></td><td><p>406.48</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p>521.6</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP YOI Forest Bank</strong></p></td><td><p>529.38</p></td><td><p>573</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Lowdham Grange</strong></p></td><td><p>449.3</p></td><td><p>406.6</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p>580.5</p></td><td><p>618.01</p></td><td><p>551.45</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Rye Hill</strong></p></td><td><p>255.75</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Thameside</strong></p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Northumberland</strong></p></td><td><p>398.3</p></td><td><p>408.3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The blank areas on the table indicate that a prison was not open in that year (Thameside and Northumberland) or that the prison was operated by the public sector at that time (Birmingham). Where data for a particular year is not available, this is indicated in the table. As the provision of this management information is not a contractual requirement, some of the historical data was not captured.</p><p> </p><p>This table displays the population at each privately managed prison for 31<sup>st</sup> March each year, prison population figures are published regularly.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> HMP Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>911</p></td><td><p>1,465</p></td><td><p>1,461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>553</p></td><td><p>503</p></td><td><p>527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HHP Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p>1,115</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>1,137</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Operators of privately managed prisons are required to deliver sufficient recruitment and training of staff to ensure they maintain a safe, decent and secure prison as per their contractual obligation. The performance of all providers continues to be robustly managed. We will not hesitate to take action if and when standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 173595 173596 173597 173598 173599 173600 173603 173604 173605 173606 173609 173610 173611 173612 question first answered 19/09/2018 16:42:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

971626

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Birmingham Prison: Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prison Custody Officers were certified in HMP Birmingham as at 1 April (a) 2010, (b) 2012, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	173595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation do not hold data on the number of Prison Custody Officers certified. This table displays the number of funded posts at each privately managed prison for January, for each year where data is available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Ashfield</strong></p></td><td><p>173.35</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>499.5</p></td><td><p>521</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p>352.66</p></td><td><p>332.79</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p>411.47</p></td><td><p>406.48</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p>521.6</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP YOI Forest Bank</strong></p></td><td><p>529.38</p></td><td><p>573</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Lowdham Grange</strong></p></td><td><p>449.3</p></td><td><p>406.6</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p>580.5</p></td><td><p>618.01</p></td><td><p>551.45</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Rye Hill</strong></p></td><td><p>255.75</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Thameside</strong></p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Northumberland</strong></p></td><td><p>398.3</p></td><td><p>408.3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The blank areas on the table indicate that a prison was not open in that year (Thameside and Northumberland) or that the prison was operated by the public sector at that time (Birmingham). Where data for a particular year is not available, this is indicated in the table. As the provision of this management information is not a contractual requirement, some of the historical data was not captured.</p><p> </p><p>This table displays the population at each privately managed prison for 31<sup>st</sup> March each year, prison population figures are published regularly.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> HMP Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>911</p></td><td><p>1,465</p></td><td><p>1,461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>553</p></td><td><p>503</p></td><td><p>527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HHP Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p>1,115</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>1,137</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Operators of privately managed prisons are required to deliver sufficient recruitment and training of staff to ensure they maintain a safe, decent and secure prison as per their contractual obligation. The performance of all providers continues to be robustly managed. We will not hesitate to take action if and when standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 173594 173596 173597 173598 173599 173600 173603 173604 173605 173606 173609 173610 173611 173612 question first answered 19/09/2018 16:42:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

971627

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bronzefield Prison: Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Prison Custody Officers were certified in HMP Bronzefield as at 1 April (a) 2010, (b) 2012, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	173596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation do not hold data on the number of Prison Custody Officers certified. This table displays the number of funded posts at each privately managed prison for January, for each year where data is available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Ashfield</strong></p></td><td><p>173.35</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>499.5</p></td><td><p>521</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p>352.66</p></td><td><p>332.79</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p>411.47</p></td><td><p>406.48</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p>590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p>521.6</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>539</p></td><td><p>543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP YOI Forest Bank</strong></p></td><td><p>529.38</p></td><td><p>573</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Lowdham Grange</strong></p></td><td><p>449.3</p></td><td><p>406.6</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p>580.5</p></td><td><p>618.01</p></td><td><p>551.45</p></td><td><p>Not Available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Rye Hill</strong></p></td><td><p>255.75</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Thameside</strong></p></td><td><p>399</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Northumberland</strong></p></td><td><p>398.3</p></td><td><p>408.3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The blank areas on the table indicate that a prison was not open in that year (Thameside and Northumberland) or that the prison was operated by the public sector at that time (Birmingham). Where data for a particular year is not available, this is indicated in the table. As the provision of this management information is not a contractual requirement, some of the historical data was not captured.</p><p> </p><p>This table displays the population at each privately managed prison for 31<sup>st</sup> March each year, prison population figures are published regularly.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> HMP Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p>911</p></td><td><p>1,465</p></td><td><p>1,461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Bronzefield</strong></p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>553</p></td><td><p>503</p></td><td><p>527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HHP Doncaster</strong></p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>1,120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HMP Dovegate</strong></p></td><td><p>1,115</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td><td><p>1,112</p></td><td><p>1,137</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Operators of privately managed prisons are required to deliver sufficient recruitment and training of staff to ensure they maintain a safe, decent and secure prison as per their contractual obligation. The performance of all providers continues to be robustly managed. We will not hesitate to take action if and when standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 173594 173595 173597 173598 173599 173600 173603 173604 173605 173606 173609 173610 173611 173612 question first answered 19/09/2018 16:42:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon