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1107798

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date	29/03/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Art Works
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish a list of the art, cultural and folk artefacts that overseas Governments have requested be returned to their country of origin and which are currently held in (a) public institutions and (b) private collections in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	238596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold the information requested. Decisions about items in collections are a matter for institutions themselves - and in the case of national museums, statutory duty lies with the board of trustees who operate independently from government at arm’s length. In addition, the government has no locus over private collections.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/04/2019 11:02:38 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1107799

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Yemen: 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 discussions his Department has held with representatives of the Saudi-led coalition following reports of the bombing of a hospital in Yemen on 26 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	238597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned of reports of an alleged airstrike on a petrol station at a hospital facility on 26 March. UK officials have been in contact with Save the Children, who fund the hospital, about this alleged incident and have raised this matter with the Saudi-led Coalition, who have announced an investigation into this alleged incident.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 08/04/2019 15:41:05 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1107800

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Yemen: 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 discussions he (a) has recently held and (b) will hold with the UN Special Envoy on implementation of the Stockholm Agreements in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	238598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary last spoke to the UN Special Envoy on 26 March and is in regular contact with his US, Saudi and Emirati counterparts with regards to implementation of the Stockholm Agreement and the redeployment of military personnel. While the Government of Yemen has agreed to the UN redeployment plan, the Houthis have not yet agreed to the UN plan. It is important that neither side exploits the redeployment process. We urge all parties to co-operate with the Special Envoy and act in good faith to implement the agreements made in Stockholm, including the redeployment of military personnel.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 08/04/2019 15:44:06 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1107801

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Yemen: 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 plans he has to meet with the Yemen Quad.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	238599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary most recently chaired a Yemen Quad meeting on 14 February and has had regular contact with his US, Saudi and Emirati counterparts with regards to implementation of the Stockholm Agreement and the redeployment of military personnel. Although dates have not yet been fixed for a future meeting, Quad partners have expressed a desire to continue constructive dialogue and to support the UN-led political process.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 08/04/2019 15:45:25 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1107802

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what (a) financial and (b) non-financial support her Department has provided to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to support women and girls in Yemen, in each year since 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	238600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The conflict in Yemen has exacerbated the specific vulnerabilities faced by women and girls across the country, with the number of incidents of gender-based violence reportedly rising by more than 60% since the start of the conflict in 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to support women and girls through UN agencies which does not include the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) at this time. Since 2017 we have supported 1,700 survivors of gender-based violence across Yemen as part of our £13 million funding to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and International Office for Migration, and as part of the UK’s more than £75 million in funding to UNICEF over the next three years, we expect to support 240,000 women each year with reproductive health services, including support during childbirth.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also providing £39 million from 2015 to 2020 to a UNICEF/UNFPA Global Programme taking action against Child Marriage in twelve priority countries, including Yemen. The programme has reached nearly 6,000 Yemen girls, providing important services such as psychosocial support.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/04/2019 13:01:03 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1107803

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Cholera
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department has provided to (a) international NGOs and (b) UN organisations to tackle cholera in Yemen in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017, (iii) 2018 and (iv) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	238601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>UK support to international NGOs and UN agencies to tackle cholera in Yemen has focussed on improving water supplies and basic sanitation across the country, as well as funding vaccination campaigns and medical treatment. This has included:</p><ul><li>Funding international NGOs with an overall package of £19 million in the 2016/17 financial year, part of which included provision for improved access to safe water to 100,000 people. We also provided UNICEF with an overall package £19 million, which included improved water supplies for over 36,000 people.</li><li>Funding international NGOs with £2.9 million in the 2017/18 financial year specifically for health and WASH activities, including improved access to safe water for 380,000. We also provided UNICEF with an overall package £19 million, which included improved water supplies for over 110,000 people.</li><li>Funding international NGOs with £6.4 million in the 2018/19 financial year specifically for health and WASH activities, including improving water supplies for 420,000 people. As well as providing UNICEF with an overall package £28 million, which included improved water supplies for over 40,000 people.</li><li>We also contributed to 25% of the costs of the first ever cholera vaccination campaigns in Yemen through our funding to the Global Vaccine Alliance, targeting nearly a million Yemenis.</li></ul><p>We are presently determining exact levels of support for 2019, however we expect to provide a further £6.4 million to international NGOs for health and WASH activities and an overall package of at least £28 million to UNICEF, which is expected to improve water supplies for over 220,000 people. We will also contribute again to this year’s vaccination campaigns.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/04/2019 13:02:58 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1107832

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the criteria are for people with diabetes to be eligible for insulin pump therapy on prescription through the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	238602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>NHS England has published information on the criteria for patients eligible for insulin pump therapy, which includes supporting guidance for clinical commissioning groups. This can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/flash-glucose-monitoring-national-arrangements-funding.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/flash-glucose-monitoring-national-arrangements-funding.pdf</a></p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence also published guidance that should be used by prescribers to inform decisions on achieving the most relevant treatment for their patient. This can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/advice/mib110" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/advice/mib110</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/04/2019 11:18:25 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1107833

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people with diabetes were prescribed insulin pump therapy through the NHS in (a) 2016-7 (b) 2017-8 and (c) 2018-9 to date.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	238603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital conducts the National Diabetes Insulin Pump Audit as a part of the National Diabetes Audit (NDA) Programme. Data from this audit shows that the number of people with diabetes attending specialist diabetes services in England in 2016-17 who were using an insulin pump was 9,735. Data for 2017-8 and 2018-9 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that disclosure control has been applied to all figures, as per the NDA publication. All numbers are rounded to the nearest five, unless the number is one to seven, in which case it is rounded to five.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/04/2019 11:05:37 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1107834

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people with diabetes were not eligible for insulin pump therapy through the NHS in (a) 2016-7, (b) 2017-8 and (c) 2018-9 to date.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	238604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>Information is not held centrally on the number of people assessed and deemed not eligible for insulin pump therapy.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/04/2019 11:56:08 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1107835

registered interest
date	29/03/2019
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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many insulin pump therapy devices were prescribed by CCGs in (a) 2016-7, (b) 2017-8 and (c) 2018-9 to date.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	238605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>NHS Digital conducts the National Diabetes Insulin Pump Audit as a part of the National Diabetes Audit Programme. This element of the programme is conducted on the basis of specialist diabetes services that operate out of hospital trusts, so the data is not published at clinical commissioning group level.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/04/2019 11:19:15 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz