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1133654

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date	20/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much capital funding from the public purse has been allocated to transport infrastructure projects in each region of England for 2018-19 to 2020-21; and what estimate he has made of that funding per head of population in each of those regions.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	267298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline 2018, published by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority sets out all capital investment funded by central government in English regions for the period 2018/19 to 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The regional analysis of the pipeline shows the funding per head for each English region, which is set out below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>NICP 2018 Central Government Transport investment 18/19-20/21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Investment Per Capita</p></td><td><p>Annual Average (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>171</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 25/06/2019 10:20:03 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1127624

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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 undertake a review of the list of medical conditions for which patients are exempt from prescription charges to provide a list that is reflective of current health conditions.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	256296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to review the current system of medical exemptions from prescription charges. Extensive arrangements are already in place to help people access National Health Service prescriptions. These include a broad range of NHS prescription charge exemptions.</p><p>To support those with the greatest need who do not qualify for an exemption, the cost of prescription pre-payment certificates has been frozen for another year. A holder of a 12-month certificate can get all the prescriptions they need for just £2 per week.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 29/05/2019 11:22:03 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1127105

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Extortion: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful prosecutions have been brought for the offence of blackmail against people that demanded money to leave sites which they are occupying illegally in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	255320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>Information regarding prosecutions and convictions for blackmail offences from 2010 to 2018 can be found at the following link –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>Filter the ‘Offence’ field to ’35 Blackmail’ to obtain these figures. The total number of defendants proceeded against as well as those convicted of blackmail for the 2008-2018 decade will appear in the pivot table.</p><p> </p><p>However, specific information regarding blackmail offences, such as the offence of blackmail against people that demanded money to leave sites which they were occupying illegally, may be held on court record. But to be able to identify these cases, as they are not held centrally, we would have to access individual court records which would be of disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 21/05/2019 10:40:49 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1104985

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
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	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adding asthma to the list of medical exemptions for prescription charges.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	236484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department has made no such an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/03/2019 16:14:56 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1088509

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HMRC plans to publish details of the process for retailers to apply for their (a) economic identifier and (b) facilities identifier codes for the Tobacco Track and Trace system; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	231980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs has appointed De La Rue as the UK’s ID Issuer for the tobacco track and trace system, which comes into effect on 20 May 2019. De La Rue will publish details of the registration process for retailers before that.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/03/2019 11:33:13 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1088510

registered interest
date	13/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend by 12 months the implementation date of 20 May 2019 for the Tobacco Track and Trace system; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	231981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The government remains committed to implementing the tobacco track and trace system and it remains on track to do so by 20 May 2019. It has no plans to delay the implementation.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/03/2019 11:38:13 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1086499

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the viability of removing all asbestos from schools.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	230666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department takes the safety of pupils, staff and visitors to schools very seriously. The decision to remove asbestos from schools is made on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p>Advice from the Health and Safety Executive is that if asbestos is unlikely to be damaged or disturbed, then it is best managed in situ. The Department is also clear that when asbestos cannot be managed effectively in situ, it should be removed.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015, the Department has allocated £6 billion to those responsible for school buildings, for essential maintenance and improvements, including removing or encapsulating asbestos when it is the safest course of action to do so.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, our Priority School Building Programme is rebuilding or refurbishing buildings in the worst condition in over 500 schools across the country. Asbestos was a factor in selecting buildings for the programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/03/2019 17:48:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1086761

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Sign Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to allow students to study British Sign Language at school.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	230726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the education of all children and young people with special educational needs or a disability, including those with a hearing impairment.</p><p> </p><p>Schools may choose to offer British Sign Language (BSL) in their individual school curriculum or include it as part of their extra-curricular activities programme. There are existing accredited BSL qualifications at Levels 1,2,3,4 and 6, for which schools may enter pupils at any point in their school careers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department and Ofqual (the independent qualifications regulator) have received a proposal for a BSL GCSE from the exam board Signature. All GCSEs need to meet certain subject content and assessment requirements to ensure that they are of the standard expected of GCSEs. The Department is now developing draft BSL GCSE subject content, which will be considered against the subject content criteria requirements that apply to all GCSEs. If these expectations are met and a BSL GCSE is ready to be introduced, the Department will then consider whether to make an exception to our general rule that there should be no new GCSEs in this Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 19/03/2019 14:38:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1081865

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Retail Trade: Certification Quality Marks
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 assessment he has made of the potential effect on (a) charity shops and (b) other second hand retailers of plans to replace CE markings with a bespoke UK mark in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	228049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>In the unlikely event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, CE marked goods that meet EU requirements will continue to be recognised for the UK market for a time-limited period. This means that charity shops and second-hand retailers can, during this period, continue to sell products with CE marking, as before. This will minimise costs to business and consumers.</p><p> </p><p>Before taking any decision to end the period of recognition of CE marking, we will launch a full and thorough consultation with business, including charity retailers.</p><p><br> In terms of selling second-hand goods specifically, then as long as those goods were compliant when first sold in the UK, they do not generally need relabelling before being sold second-hand as long as they are safe. This would still be the case even when the period of ongoing recognition for CE-marking comes to an end.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/03/2019 17:51:58 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1081868

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	Retail Trade: Certification Quality Marks
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 grace period is planned for retailers to adapt to the replacement of CE markings in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	228050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>In the unlikely event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the Government has decided that, for a time limited period, goods that are CE marked will continue to be recognised and available for sale on the UK market. Before taking any decision to end the period of recognition of CE marking, we will consult with business.</p><p> </p><p>However, for products that require third party assessment of conformity, and where this assessment has been carried out by a UK conformity assessment body and the certificate of conformity has not been transferred to an EU conformity assessment body, the European CE marking will not be able to be applied to that product. Instead, the UK marking will have to be applied in order to place that good on the UK market after 29 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/03/2019 17:52:48 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins