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1184455

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
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	Air Pollution: Health Hazards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) assess the effect of air pollutants on the health of drive-through workers and (b) work with employers, employees and trade unions to ensure that steps are taken protect those workers from the effect of air pollutants.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	27991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is not currently undertaking any specific steps to assess the effect of air pollutants on the health of drive-through workers.</p><p> </p><p>There is a robust regulatory framework in place to protect workers from exposure to hazardous substances as a result of work activities, including airborne contaminants. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 require employers to prevent or control employee exposure to hazardous substances at work, so far as is reasonably practicable. The Regulations are supported by Workplace Exposure Limits (WELS) for substances hazardous to health including Nitrogen Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide and Sulphur Dioxide, that are also known airborne contaminants.</p><p> </p><p>Tackling occupational lung disease (OLD) as a result of workplace exposure to hazardous substances is one of HSE’s health priorities. HSE works with a broad range of stakeholders including trade associations, employers, trade unions, third sector and professional bodies to reduce the incidence rate of OLD.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/03/2020 13:08:27 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1180299

registered interest
date	25/02/2020
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	Flood Control: Prestolee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the government plans to allocate funding to build a flood protection scheme in Prestolee.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	20431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>Allocation of funding to build a flood protection scheme in Prestolee will depend on the outcomes of the Spending Review for funding beyond March 2021. The Environment Agency will work with partners to secure other funding sources in addition to Government funding and local levy support from the Regional Flood and Coastal Committee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 03/03/2020 16:04:24 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1179983

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Flood Control: Prestolee
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 plans the Environment Agency has to build a flood protection scheme in Prestolee, Bolton South East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	19803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) has removed sediment from the River Irwell since Storm Eva, assessed the viability of temporary defences and sprayed invasive species on the river bank so that construction of any potential flood wall can be done as efficiently as possible if this proves to be a feasible option. The EA has also supported the creation of a flood group who can share project updates, share real time flood information and flood forecasts, and gather knowledge and experiences to help understand the flood risk and help develop practical options.</p><p> </p><p>Running parallel to this, the EA has been working hard with its partners, including Bolton Council, to understand flood risk in Prestolee and Stoneclough and to develop measures that could be put in place to reduce that risk. The EA has surveyed the River Irwell at this location and completed a Strategic Business Case for a potential flood scheme. The next phase is to identify a preferred option. There is a funding gap to deliver the construction phase of this project and partners will need to step forward to close this before detailed design or construction can commence. The EA is holding a community drop-in session on 11 March 2020 to provide residents with an update and to hear their experiences over the last month.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 03/03/2020 16:20:19 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1179189

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to provide financial support to students that are undertaking teacher training courses and were not eligible for a bursary in September 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	18551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>All students undertaking a non-salaried initial teacher training (ITT) course can apply for financial support from Student Finance England. The standard student finance offer is available to both undergraduate and postgraduate non-salaried trainee teachers, regardless of whether or not they are also eligible for an ITT bursary.</p><p>The student finance offer for these trainee teachers includes a means-tested maintenance loan to support their living costs. Additional grant funding is also available to those who have children, adult dependents or a disability. Finally, all non-salaried trainee teachers can apply for a tuition fee loan, so they do not need to pay fees upfront.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 28/02/2020 15:46:26 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1179218

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crown Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown court cases have been listed for mention in each of the last 18 months.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	18552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of cases which have been listed for mention in the Crown court over the last 18 months:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>April 2018 - September 2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cases</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-18</p></td><td><p>4588</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>4423</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>4442</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>4562</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>4352</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-18</p></td><td><p>4318</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-18</p></td><td><p>4874</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-18</p></td><td><p>4801</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-18</p></td><td><p>3517</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-19</p></td><td><p>4601</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-19</p></td><td><p>4228</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>4529</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-19</p></td><td><p>4254</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-19</p></td><td><p>4565</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-19</p></td><td><p>4198</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-19</p></td><td><p>4710</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-19</p></td><td><p>4212</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-19</p></td><td><p>4298</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p><strong>1. These data has been extracted from the Crown Court Xhibit database, and run until September-19 in line with published data.</strong></p><p><strong>2. Xhibit is a live system and data can change over time.</strong></p><p><strong>3. The hearing codes used to extract these data are those recorded by the court listing officer and reflect the hearing type as shown on the daily list. </strong></p><p><strong>4. If a case has two or more hearings within the same month it has only been counted once. Should the hearings be on different months they have been counted in each month.</strong></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/02/2020 17:51:56 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1177796

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Debts: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2020 to Question 9643 on Debts: VAT, when his Department plans to publish guidance on the circumstances and manner in which a cost equivalent to VAT may be recovered from the debtor under the Taking Control of Goods (Fees) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>As Chris Philip set out in his Answer of 6 February 2020 to Question 9643, the Ministry of Justice intends to publish guidance on the circumstances and manner in which a cost equivalent to VAT may be recovered from a debtor under the Taking Control of Goods legislation, as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/02/2020 16:06:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1177797

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Debts: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2019 to Question HL133 on Taking Control of Goods (Fees) Regulations 2014, what his policy is on debtors being charged VAT.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Creditors are the recipients of High Court enforcement services, which are subject to VAT. Therefore, creditors are liable for VAT on the fees charged by High Court Enforcement Officers. Creditors who are VAT registered are in turn able to recover VAT from HMRC, subject to the normal rules.</p><p>However, there are circumstances under the Taking Control of Goods legislation, where this cost may be recovered from a debtor as part of enforcement costs. The Ministry of Justice is currently clarifying the circumstances and manner in which a cost equivalent to VAT may be recovered from a debtor and intends to publish guidance on this as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/02/2020 17:03:09 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1177351

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what risk assessments took place to ensure that workplaces were suitable and safe for the introduction of digital working in court rooms using the (a) Digital Markup Service and (b) common platform.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	14653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>I am answering these questions together.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service’s Health and Safety policy requires that a trained general risk assessor inspects each court room on a quarterly basis to ensure it is compliant with health and safety standards, and to report any non-compliance so that remedial work can be undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>Where Display Screen Equipment is used, including courtrooms across the estate into which we are continuing to introduce digital ways of working as part of our Reform Programme, the policy requires that workstations must comply with the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 (as amended).</p><p> </p><p>Accordingly, the designated Senior Person on Site at all of our court and tribunal buildings is required to ensure that each workstation is routinely assessed; any non-compliance is reported and remedied; and any risk is appropriately mitigated.</p><p> </p><p>We do not collate centrally details of the numbers of courtroom assessments that have taken place over particular periods. Instead, the HMCTS Corporate Safety &amp; Security team seeks and receives regular assurance from senior managers about compliance with these and wider requirements.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 14655 question first answered 18/02/2020 13:47:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1177352

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many days off sick HM Courts & Tribunals staff took in each month of (a) 2018 and (b) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	14654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>We have provided the number of working days lost due to sickness, however, this figure does not take into consideration those who work part time, so we have also included the Working Days Lost by Full Time Equivalent (FTE), which takes this into account and is a more accurate reflection.</p><p> </p><p>As well as short absences, this includes those on long term sickness and any other unplanned, unavoidable leave such as family bereavements etc.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the sick leave per calendar year for 2018 and 2019.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jan-18</p></td><td><p>Feb-18</p></td><td><p>Mar-18</p></td><td><p>Apr-18</p></td><td><p>May-18</p></td><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>Jul-18</p></td><td><p>Aug-18</p></td><td><p>Sep-18</p></td><td><p>Oct-18</p></td><td><p>Nov-18</p></td><td><p>Dec-18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Working Days Lost</p></td><td><p>15150</p></td><td><p>12935</p></td><td><p>12673</p></td><td><p>10920</p></td><td><p>10846</p></td><td><p>9612</p></td><td><p>10228</p></td><td><p>10283</p></td><td><p>9666</p></td><td><p>12330</p></td><td><p>12381</p></td><td><p>11245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WDs Lost x FTE</p></td><td><p>13064.17</p></td><td><p>11127.27</p></td><td><p>10974.75</p></td><td><p>9387.96</p></td><td><p>9403.47</p></td><td><p>8342.48</p></td><td><p>8959.86</p></td><td><p>8980.13</p></td><td><p>8268.19</p></td><td><p>10559.87</p></td><td><p>10639.77</p></td><td><p>9663.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><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>2019</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jan-19</p></td><td><p>Feb-19</p></td><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>Apr-19</p></td><td><p>May-19</p></td><td><p>Jun-19</p></td><td><p>Jul-19</p></td><td><p>Aug-19</p></td><td><p>Sep-19</p></td><td><p>Oct-19</p></td><td><p>Nov-19</p></td><td><p>Dec-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Working Days Lost</p></td><td><p>13226</p></td><td><p>11099</p></td><td><p>10817</p></td><td><p>9976</p></td><td><p>9669</p></td><td><p>9719</p></td><td><p>11019</p></td><td><p>9705</p></td><td><p>10519</p></td><td><p>10280</p></td><td><p>12163</p></td><td><p>11942</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WDs Lost x FTE</p></td><td><p>11409.74</p></td><td><p>9601.479</p></td><td><p>9222.949</p></td><td><p>8589.958</p></td><td><p>8256.505</p></td><td><p>8337.592</p></td><td><p>9493.536</p></td><td><p>8485.607</p></td><td><p>9050.386</p></td><td><p>8814.963</p></td><td><p>10446.83</p></td><td><p>10336.58</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/02/2020 14:52:29 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1177353

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court rooms have been assessed for (a) general health and safety standards and (b) their suitability for digital working in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	14655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>I am answering these questions together.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service’s Health and Safety policy requires that a trained general risk assessor inspects each court room on a quarterly basis to ensure it is compliant with health and safety standards, and to report any non-compliance so that remedial work can be undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>Where Display Screen Equipment is used, including courtrooms across the estate into which we are continuing to introduce digital ways of working as part of our Reform Programme, the policy requires that workstations must comply with the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 (as amended).</p><p> </p><p>Accordingly, the designated Senior Person on Site at all of our court and tribunal buildings is required to ensure that each workstation is routinely assessed; any non-compliance is reported and remedied; and any risk is appropriately mitigated.</p><p> </p><p>We do not collate centrally details of the numbers of courtroom assessments that have taken place over particular periods. Instead, the HMCTS Corporate Safety &amp; Security team seeks and receives regular assurance from senior managers about compliance with these and wider requirements.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 14653 question first answered 18/02/2020 13:47:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi