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1010547

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date	21/11/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of (a) car and (b) HGV drivers involved in an accident with a motorcyclist were charged with careless driving in each year from 2014 to 2017.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	193490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 creates the offence of driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road or other public place without due care and attention, or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road or public place. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of defendants charged with, or prosecuted for these offences. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>As Section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 is a specified offence large numbers of careless driving offences are charged and prosecuted by the police with no involvement from the CPS. The CPS only become involved if the defendant pleads not guilty to the offence after which, CPS prosecutors take responsibility for reviewing the case and preparing the trial. Figures on the number of people prosecuted and the outcome of the prosecution of careless or inconsiderate driving offences may be obtained from the official statistics held by the Ministry of Justice.</p><p>The CPS does however maintain records of the number of offences in which a CPS prosecution commenced, including offences of careless or inconsiderate driving. The table below shows the number of these offences during each year between 2014 and 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Road Traffic Act 1988 { 3 }</strong></p></td><td><p>11,230</p></td><td><p>9,730</p></td><td><p>9,238</p></td><td><p>8,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that the figures relate to the number of offences and not the number of individual defendants. It is may be the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 27/11/2018 17:33:19 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1011578

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support the mental wellbeing of prison officers.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	194081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>HMPPS recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and offers a range of support that includes access to specialist Mental Health Advisers provided by our Occupational Health supplier.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS offers further staff support through its Employee Assistance Programme which includes a 24hr/365 days per year confidential helpline and access to mental health support by way of confidential counselling together with a, Structured Professional Support service which has been developed to provide individual or group sessions facilitated by Mental Health Advisers or Therapists. The aim of the sessions are to help to reduce the likelihood that staff will experience adverse effects as a result of working on programmes with offenders or on high risk cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/11/2018 17:37:34 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1010560

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect of the restriction on asylum seekers' right to work on dependent children during the 12-month waiting period.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	193493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it and this Government is committed to delivering a fair and humane asylum system.</p><p>Whilst the Government has not made such an assessment, our current policy is consistent with EU law and permits asylum seekers to work, in jobs on the Shortage Occupation List, if they have been waiting for a decision on their claim for 12 months or more and the delay is through no fault of their own. We are tackling delays in decision-making and have plans in place to improve the speed at which outstanding claims are decided. <br> <br>The Government is considering recent calls to change the policy. However, our current approach aims to protect the resident labour market so that any employment meets our needs for skilled labour and distinguishes between those who need protection and those who want to work in the UK, who can apply for a work visa under the Immigration Rules. We need to avoid creating further incentives for migrants, particularly children or those with children, to come here illegally, risking their lives in the process, instead of claiming asylum in the first safe country they reach.</p><p>It is also important to focus on providing support for those who are recognised as refugees, to help them to integrate and find employment, so that they can rebuild their lives here.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/11/2018 17:54:30 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1010562

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Employment: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has she made of the effect on the autism employment gap of the Disability Confident Autism and Neurodiversity Toolkit.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	193495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>We have not made any assessment of the effect the Disability Confident Autism and Neurodiversity Toolkit has had on the autism employment gap.</p><p> </p><p>The toolkit was developed with support from disabled people with neuro-diverse conditions, medical professionals and disability organisations such as Autism Alliance UK and Autism Plus. It is designed to help to raise awareness and understanding, within DWP and across the wider Civil Service, about Autism Spectrum Disorders and neuro-diverse conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Disability Confident promotes the many benefits of employing disabled people including individuals with autism and neuro-diverse conditions. The scheme provides free information, advice and guidance for employers.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 27/11/2018 17:34:05 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1010594

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Incinerators: Health Hazards
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 steps he takes to assess the potential effects on human health of proposed waste incinerators.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	193367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>In order to be allowed to operate, waste incinerators must obtain an environmental permit from the Environment Agency. Under environmental permitting, the Environment Agency is responsible for ensuring that the proposed plant will comply with all relevant legislation and that it will not cause significant harm to the environment or human health.</p><p> </p><p>Checks that the Environment Agency carries out to assess the potential health effects of proposed waste incinerators include:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Making sure that the proposed plant will meet the requirements of relevant European directives, including emission limits and the use of best available techniques to prevent or minimise emissions.</p></li><li><p>Carrying out an environmental impact assessment of emissions from the plant to ensure that it will not give rise to significant pollution or cause environmental standards to be exceeded, and a specific human health risk assessment for dioxin emissions.</p></li><li><p>Taking into account scientific opinion, including advice provided by Public Health England (PHE) on the health effects of incinerators. The Environment Agency also consults PHE, the Food Standards Agency and the relevant local authority’s Director of Public Health for their views on every EfW plant application they receive.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/11/2018 17:35:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1010771

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Environment Agency: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the (a) finance, (b) human resources and (c) communications functions of the Environment Agency have been moved into the centrally-managed work of his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	193464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>A total of 937 staff members have been transferred from the Environment Agency to Defra since July 2016. All of these staff members were in Corporate Services teams including finance, human resources and communications. IT, commercial, estates, facilities management and shared services staff transferred on 1 November 2017 as part of the Defra Group Corporate Services transformation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Corporate Services enable the Defra group to operate by providing critical IT systems, HR and finance support, property management, legal advice, and procurement and communications services. Historically, teams have been fragmented across the Defra group, with each delivery body running their own corporate services, working to different policies, processes and systems. Having recognised the cost of complexity from this way of working, we have integrated functional teams across the group in order to drive out inefficiency and improve support to the business. Through this approach we are on track to deliver £124m of savings over the Spending Review 2015 period. At the same time we expect corporate services teams to remain an integrated and integral part of the organisations they support through our business partner-led model.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 193465 question first answered 27/11/2018 18:23:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1010772

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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	Environment Agency: Reorganisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff have been transferred from the Environment Agency to his Department in each month from July 2016 to October 2018; what the reasons were for each of those transfers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	193465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>A total of 937 staff members have been transferred from the Environment Agency to Defra since July 2016. All of these staff members were in Corporate Services teams including finance, human resources and communications. IT, commercial, estates, facilities management and shared services staff transferred on 1 November 2017 as part of the Defra Group Corporate Services transformation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Corporate Services enable the Defra group to operate by providing critical IT systems, HR and finance support, property management, legal advice, and procurement and communications services. Historically, teams have been fragmented across the Defra group, with each delivery body running their own corporate services, working to different policies, processes and systems. Having recognised the cost of complexity from this way of working, we have integrated functional teams across the group in order to drive out inefficiency and improve support to the business. Through this approach we are on track to deliver £124m of savings over the Spending Review 2015 period. At the same time we expect corporate services teams to remain an integrated and integral part of the organisations they support through our business partner-led model.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 193464 question first answered 27/11/2018 18:23:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1010155

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the implications are for his Department's policy of the US Government's recently stated policy to remain committed to military intervention in Syria as long as Iranian forces retain a presence in that country.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>​The United States' military action in Syria is a part of the Global Coalition against Daesh, of which the UK is also a key member. The Coalition's objective in Syria is securing the defeat of Daesh. We welcome the United States' continued commitment to a peaceful solution of the Syrian conflict consistent with UN Security Council resolution 2254.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2018 17:56:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010156

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Syria: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of progress on negotiations between the Syrian Democratic Council and the Government of Syria.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>We are aware that talks were held between the representatives of the Syrian Democratic Council and the Syrian regime in summer 2018. These talks do not appear to have achieved significant progress.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2018 17:57:09 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1010157

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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	Morocco: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the validity of recent reports by the Moroccan Association of Human Rights of a recent increase in attacks against sub-Saharan African migrants in Morocco.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	192757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>​Her Majesty's Government is aware of a recent report<strong>s</strong> by the Moroccan Association of Human Rights and others. Worldwide, we continue to emphasise the importance of respecting the human rights of migrants and we will raise concerns with the Moroccan authorities when appropriate. We continue to work alongside European partners to tackle the shared challenge of illegal migration, including efforts to deter people from making perilous journeys, providing humanitarian assistance to vulnerable migrants and targeting the people smugglers and traffickers who exploit their desperation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2018 17:55:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry