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169515

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Professions: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what amount each of the healthcare regulators charged for annual registration fees in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	218058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The regulatory bodies are independent and it is therefore for them to set their fees appropriately. All professional regulators, are aware of the Governments position, as set out in the 2011 Command Paper, `Enabling Excellence’, that we would not expect registration fees to increase, unless there is a clear and strong case that any increase is essential to ensure the exercise of statutory duties.</p><p> </p><p>There are eight Healthcare Professions Regulatory Bodies (excluding the Pharmaceutical Society in Northern Ireland where responsibility is devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly). The Department does not hold information on the fees of the regulatory bodies. However, we have obtained data from each of the regulatory bodies on the Annual Retention Fee for the last five years which shows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Annual Retention Fee for Healthcare Professions Regulatory Bodies 2010-2015</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Nursing and Midwifery Council</p></td><td><p>Health and Care Professions Council</p></td><td><p>General Optical Council</p></td><td><p>General Medical Council</p></td><td><p>General Osteopathic Council</p></td><td><p>General Pharmaceutical Council</p></td><td><p>General Dental Council</p></td><td><p>General Chiropractic Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£100</p></td><td><p>£80</p></td><td><p>£290</p></td><td><p>£390</p></td><td><p>£570</p></td><td><p>£240</p></td><td><p>£576</p></td><td><p>£800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£100</p></td><td><p>£76</p></td><td><p>£260</p></td><td><p>£390</p></td><td><p>£610</p></td><td><p>£240</p></td><td><p>£576</p></td><td><p>£800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£76</p></td><td><p>£76</p></td><td><p>£260</p></td><td><p>£390</p></td><td><p>£655</p></td><td><p>£240</p></td><td><p>£576</p></td><td><p>£800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£76</p></td><td><p>£76</p></td><td><p>£270</p></td><td><p>£390</p></td><td><p>£750</p></td><td><p>£267</p></td><td><p>£576</p></td><td><p>£800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 -11</p></td><td><p>£76</p></td><td><p>£76</p></td><td><p>£280 (Dispensing optician)</p><p>£325 (Optometrist)</p></td><td><p>£420</p></td><td><p>£750</p></td><td><p>£262</p></td><td><p>£438</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data on the number of investigations that have been carried out by each of the healthcare professions regulatory bodies. We understand that this information is published by each of the regulatory bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has five national bodies which have regulatory functions. They are the Care Quality Commission, Monitor, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, the Human Tissue Authority and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. None of these bodies charge an annual registration fee but <ins class="ministerial">all except Monitor </ins><del class="ministerial">they do</del> receive income from a range of fees that are applied.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 15/12/2014 17:43:27 question first ministerially corrected 18/12/2014 14:09:00 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter previous answer version 33732 answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

168880

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reasons the connection vouchers super-connected cities on web page lists two cities as not super-connected.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	217986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">Liverpool and Nottingham are not participating cities in the Super-Connected Cities Programme. They are administering a local voucher scheme which is broadly based on the same principles and procedures as the BDUK scheme, but funding comes from sources other than the Urban Broadband Fund. </ins><del class="ministerial">There are 22 Super-Connected Cities in the UK. They are: Birmingham, Brighton &amp; Hove, Bristol, Cambridge, Coventry, Derby, Leeds and Bradford, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Portsmouth, Salford and York in England; Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Perth in Scotland; Cardiff and Newport in Wales; Belfast and Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland.</del></p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/12/2014 15:47:52 question first ministerially corrected 15/12/2014 16:02:13 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 33454 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

168663

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women were referred onwards to other care pathways after it was determined that they were being coerced into seeking an abortion in the last year for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	217763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does <ins class="ministerial">not </ins>hold this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We take the issue of coercion seriously and staff working in abortion clinics are experienced and highly skilled in discussing sensitive issues with women and identifying whether there is any coercion or other risks to the woman.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Women who present for an abortion will always have the opportunity to speak to a health professional on their own at some point during the consultation. Pathways should be in place to refer women to specialised services if coercion is identified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/12/2014 16:55:05 question first ministerially corrected 15/12/2014 17:10:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison previous answer version 33588 answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

168664

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many abortions were refused on the grounds on coercion in the last year for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	217766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department does <ins class="ministerial">not </ins>hold this information.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We take the issue of coercion seriously and staff working in abortion clinics are experienced and highly skilled in discussing sensitive issues with women and identifying whether there is any coercion or other risks to the woman.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Women who present for an abortion will always have the opportunity to speak to a health professional on their own at some point during the consultation. Pathways should be in place to refer women to specialised services if coercion is identified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/12/2014 16:55:05 question first ministerially corrected 15/12/2014 17:10:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison previous answer version 33589 answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

167080

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sickle Cell Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the NHS spends on sickle cell anaemia; and what proportion this is of the total NHS budget.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Mr Pat McFadden
uin	216527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>There are an estimated 250,000 people with <ins class="ministerial">the</ins> sickle cell <ins class="ministerial">trait</ins> <del class="ministerial">anaemia</del> in the United Kingdom. The Department has made no estimation of the annual cost of treating sickle cell anaemia in the National Health Service nor does it hold information on the total NHS spend on sickle cell anaemia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does hold estimated costs for admitted patient care episodes as reported by Healthcare Resource Groups. In 2013-14 the total estimated figure for sickle anaemia was £23.8 million; in 2012-13 it was £21.9 million. This figure does not include other costs such as primary and social care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/12/2014 15:12:22 question first ministerially corrected 10/12/2014 16:29:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison previous answer version 32239 answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

167082

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sickle Cell Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the annual cost to the NHS of treating sickle cell anaemia.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Mr Pat McFadden
uin	216529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>There are an estimated 250,000 people with <ins class="ministerial">the</ins> sickle cell <ins class="ministerial">trait</ins> <del class="ministerial">anaemia</del> in the United Kingdom. The Department has made no estimation of the annual cost of treating sickle cell anaemia in the National Health Service nor does it hold information on the total NHS spend on sickle cell anaemia.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department does hold estimated costs for admitted patient care episodes as reported by Healthcare Resource Groups. In 2013-14 the total estimated figure for sickle anaemia was £23.8 million; in 2012-13 it was £21.9 million. This figure does not include other costs such as primary and social care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 08/12/2014 15:12:22 question first ministerially corrected 10/12/2014 16:29:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison previous answer version 32239 answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

166307

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Rivers: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of the WWF-UK report, The state of England's chalk streams, published in November 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	216160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government recognises the environmental and cultural importance of this rare river habitat. We will study the WWF’s report and consider carefully any recommendations it contains.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Chalk rivers are well represented in both the national and European designated site network, which aims to protect sites of high conservation value. Action is underway on the majority of these sites to address pressures such as physical modification, effluent, diffuse pollution and abstraction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A strategic programme of physical habitat restoration is underway on these rivers (including the 11 chalk river Sites of Special Scientific Interest that need restoration). Led jointly by Natural England and the Environment Agency, it involves a range of statutory and voluntary sector partners. Some 70 kilometres of chalk stream have been improved since 2011.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra has provided funding to support these activities. A new catchment based approach to support river basin management planning is strengthening local engagement and helping the Environment Agency to better understand and respond to pressures on the water environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Water companies are investing £3.4 billion between 2010 and 2015 to support the achievement of Water Framework Directive environmental objectives. This has contributed to substantial reductions in phosphate pollution, to which chalk streams are particularly sensitive, and additional investment is proposed to secure further improvements. Water companies are also engaged in research to overcome technical limitations on phosphorus reduction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Changes have been made to 44 abstraction licences affecting chalk streams. The Water Act 2014 will enable the Environment Agency to make further progress in preventing unsustainable abstraction. The Government is also putting in place a balanced package of measures to further tackle agricultural pollution<ins class="ministerial">. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The benefits of these actions are likely to take some time to be reflected in reported water body status because the environment can take a considerable time to recover once pressures have been reduced.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 01/12/2014 13:42:53 question first ministerially corrected 01/12/2014 14:21:47 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson previous answer version 30832 answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

155706

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Cuba
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what has been the level of trade between Cuba and the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Hutton of Furness
uin	HL2890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Sources are:</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Data on trade in goods with Cuba is available from HMRC and trade in services from the ONS. Services data on the most recent basis are not available before 2007. The goods and services data are on a different basis as figures on the same basis are not available. This information has not been adjusted for inflation.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The data we have is as below. Please see notes for further explanation.</ins></p><p>Value of UK Trade (exports plus imports) with Cuba: current prices (£ million)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Goods</p></td><td><p>Services</p></td><td><p>Goods + Services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>351</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sources are:</p><p>Goods: HMRC, Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS) database, figures are on a border basis, not seasonally adjusted.</p><p> </p><p>Services: ONS, special request from the ONS, figures are on a balance of payments (BPM6) basis, seasonally adjusted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data on trade in goods with Cuba is available from HMRC and trade in services from the ONS. Services data on the most recent basis (new balance of payments method) are not available before 2007. The goods and services data are on a different basis as figures on the same basis are not available. This information has not been adjusted for inflation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead question first answered 24/11/2014 14:31:48 question first ministerially corrected 24/11/2014 16:42:00 answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead previous answer version 29429 answering member printed Lord Livingston of Parkhead answering member 4278 label Biography information for Lord Livingston of Parkhead
tabling member	494 label Biography information for Lord Hutton of Furness

100885

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Asthma: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much the Government has spent on the development of new drugs to treat the symptoms of asthma in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	211885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The following table shows estimated expenditure on research on asthma, motor neurone disease (MND) and osteoporosis by the Medical Research Council, other Research Councils and Innovate UK, and by the National Institute for Health (NIHR) through its research programmes, research centres and units, and research fellowships.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>£ million</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Asthma</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical Research Council</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">22.2 </del><ins class="ministerial">6.6</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17.5 </del><ins class="ministerial">5.3</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17.2</del><ins class="ministerial"> 4.5</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19.4</del><ins class="ministerial"> 3.6</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18.8</del><ins class="ministerial"> 5.4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Research Councils and Innovate UK</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Institute for Health Research</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>3.4</p></td><td><p>3.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">24.8</del><ins class="ministerial"> 9.2</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">21.0</del><ins class="ministerial"> 8.8</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19.9</del><ins class="ministerial"> 7.2</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">24.3 </del><ins class="ministerial">8.5</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23.4</del> <ins class="ministerial">10.0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Motor Neurone Research</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical Research Council</p></td><td><p>7.0</p></td><td><p>7.5</p></td><td><p>4.2</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Research Councils and Innovate UK</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Institute for Health Research</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>7.3</p></td><td><p>7.8</p></td><td><p>5.0</p></td><td><p>5.5</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Osteoporosis</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical Research Council</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td><td><p>5.4</p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td><td><p>4.6</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Research Councils and Innovate UK</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Institute for Health Research</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>6.5</p></td><td><p>6.1</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td><td><p>6.3</p></td><td><p>8.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures shown for asthma exclude research into air pollution and potential effects on health outcomes including asthma.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Total spend by the NIHR on asthma, MND and osteoporosis is higher than the figures shown because expenditure by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) on these diseases cannot be disaggregated from total CRN expenditure. NIHR expenditure relating to development of new drugs for asthma, MND and osteroporosis occurs primarily through NIHR research infrastructure including the CRN and cannot be disaggregated from total expenditure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on MRC expenditure into the development of new drugs for asthma, MND or osteoporosis is not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 29/10/2014 17:12:29 question first ministerially corrected 13/11/2014 10:22:56 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman previous answer version 25123 answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

92061

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Imams
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) adult and (b) youth secure estate establishments have imams.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	209538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>There were a total of 70 adult prisons which had one or more directly employed Muslim chaplain on 30 June 2014, representing 65% of all adult establishments. 14 establishments in the youth secure estate had one or more directly employed Muslim Chaplain on 30 June 2014, representing 93% of the establishments. This information includes both public and private sector establishments.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Muslim Chaplains is more widespread than it appears from these figures. There are <del class="ministerial">393 imams employed across the prison estate, and the majority of establishments have access to Muslim Chaplains even if they don’t have a directly employed Muslim Chaplain attached to the establishment.</del><ins class="ministerial">100 imams employed across the prison estate and additionally over 100 Muslim Chaplains appointed on a sessional basis. All prisons have multi faith chaplaincy teams to provide and enable religious and pastoral care. These teams invariably include at least one Muslim Chaplain to provide for the religious needs of the Muslim prisoners. There are however one or two prisons where it has not yet been possible to appoint a Muslim Chaplain and the Muslim Adviser is working to appoint these. Where possible, an existing Muslim Chaplain, or one of the Muslim Chaplaincy HQ Advisers, aim to lead the prayers in those prisons on an occasional basis.</ins></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 18/11/2014 17:53:50 question first ministerially corrected 08/12/2014 14:37:24 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous previous answer version 28636 answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan