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1251046

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Job Support Scheme: Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the coach sector is not eligible for support through the expanded job support scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	114169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor postponed the Job Support Scheme and has announced the extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until the end of March 2021. This scheme provides support for the whole of the UK and employers in the coach sector can access the scheme and claim the grant if they meet the CJRS criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work closely with representatives from the coach sector including the Confederation of Passenger Transport, and across government departments, to understand the ongoing risks and issues, including demand considerations and how these could be addressed.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 20/11/2020 13:20:47 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1251048

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Confederation of Passenger Transport: Bus Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he next plans to meet with representatives of the Confederation of Passenger Transport to discuss the issues facing the coach sector.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	114170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Department of Transport regularly meet with representatives from the Confederation of Passenger Transport to discuss issues facing the coach sector.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 16/11/2020 16:51:19 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1251050

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
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	Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the role the coach travel sector can play in revitalising the UK tourism industry; and when he last met with representatives of the Confederation of Passenger Transport to discuss the revitalisation of the tourism industry.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	114171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>Coaches are an important part of the UK tourism industry, and play a key role each year in connecting visitors with holiday destinations across the country. We are engaging with a broad range of tourism stakeholders to assess how we can most effectively support the sector’s recovery.</p><p>I have discussed the problems facing the coach travel sector in detail with my Ministerial counterparts in the Department for Transport, who hold overall responsibility for coach travel, as well as my counterparts in the Devolved Administrations. The Department also continues to engage with the Coach Tourism Association via the Tourism Industry Events Response Group (TIER).</p><p>In July my officials attended a cross-Government Ministerial roundtable on problems facing the coach industry, which was attended by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). I have also responded to written correspondence from the CPT.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 17/11/2020 16:53:23 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1248382

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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	Performing Arts: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Guidance for people who work in performing arts, including arts organisations, venue operators and participants, updated by his Department on 28 October 2020, what plans his Department has to publish an indicative date for reaching stage 5 of re-opening live performance venues.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	110824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2020 answer text <p>Following the new national restrictions being put in place from 5 November to 2 December, we are currently at Stages 1 &amp; 2 of the Performing Arts Roadmap, meaning that rehearsals, training and performances for broadcast and recording purposes (without an audience) can take place. We recognise the importance of giving the sector clarity for when Stage 5 activity can resume and acknowledge the lead in time required for programming, casting and rehearsing productions.</p><p>We have always said that further reopening would be dependent on the public health context at the time. DCMS has convened a Venues Steering Group which includes representatives from leading sector organisations as well as Public Health England and other experts to develop an action plan for maximizing activity under Stages 3 and 4, when it is permitted, and for how we safely proceed to Stage 5. DCMS will continue to work with the sector to establish an appropriate pilot process for testing the return to stage 5 activity when appropriate and are working closely with the Department for Health and Social Care on the Government Mass Testing Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/11/2020 16:28:58 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1243361

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
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	Abortion: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data the Department holds on selective abortions on grounds of disability in England and Wales from January to June 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	103511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>Under the Abortion Act 1967, a pregnancy may be lawfully terminated by a registered medical practitioner in approved premises, if two medical practitioners are of the opinion, formed in good faith, that the abortion is justified under one or more of grounds A to G. Ground E refers to cases where “there is substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped”. There can be multiple reasons for an abortion for a fetal abnormality, therefore there can be more than one medical condition mentioned on a HSA4 form.</p><p>Selective abortions are abortions where the number of fetuses in the womb is reduced.</p><p>There were 55 mentions of medical conditions for selective abortions performed under ground E between January to June 2020, a breakdown of which is available in the attached table<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/11/2020 12:57:44 question first ministerially corrected 09/11/2020 18:54:06 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately attachment 1 file name PQ103511 Table of Data 2020-10 .xlsx title Ground E abortions data previous answer version 58615 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1243362

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
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	Spina Bifida: Surgery
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 unborn babies have received surgery for open spina bifida; and how much money has been spent on those surgeries since the introduction of the open spina bifida surgery in 2018.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	103512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>NHS Digital data collection for open repair of spina bifida in a fetus was introduced from 1 April 2020. However, finalised Hospital Episode Statistics data is only available up to March 2020, so we are unable to provide this information.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement commissioned a United Kingdom-wide ‘Open fetal surgery to treat foetuses with open spina bifida’ service since November 2019. Since the start of the service to the end of July 2020, surgery has been undertaken on 13 unborn babies and the total cost of these surgeries was £164,021.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 22/10/2020 14:40:47 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1242895

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
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	Pregnancy: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of advice from healthcare professionals following prenatal disability diagnoses on the decision of a pregnant women to (a) continue or (b) terminate their pregnancy.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	102813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department has not made a recent assessment on the effect of advice from healthcare professionals following prenatal disability diagnoses on the decision of pregnant women to continue or terminate their pregnancy.</p><p>The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has published guidance on Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormality in England, Scotland and Wales. The guidance sets out that all staff involved in the care of a woman or couple facing a possible termination of pregnancy must adopt a non-directive, non-judgemental and supportive approach.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 19/10/2020 13:52:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1238751

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
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	Population Health Improvement Stakeholder Advisory Group
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 membership of the Population Health Improvement Stakeholder Advisory Group is; and what that group is next planned to meet.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	96892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>Membership of the Population Health Improvement Stakeholder Advisory Group is as follows. We expect the group to meet during October, with dates to be confirmed.</p><p> </p><p>Jeanelle de Gruchy, The <em>Association of Directors of Public Health</em>, President</p><p>James Jamieson, Local Government Association, Chair</p><p>Seema Kennedy, Former Public Health Minister</p><p>Helen Stokes-Lampard, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, Chair</p><p>Matt Fagg, NHS England and Improvement, Director of Prevention</p><p>Matthew Winn, NHS England and Improvement, Improvement Director of Community Health</p><p>Ed Garratt, Suffolk ICS, Executive Lead for the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System (ICS)</p><p>Professor Maggie Rae, Faculty of Public Health, President</p><p>Danny Mortimer, NHS Confederation Chief Executive</p><p>Dr Jennifer Dixon, Health Foundation Chief Executive</p><p>Paul Najsarek, SOLACE, Chief Executive of Ealing Council</p><p>Professor Jo Pritchard MBE, Social Enterprise UK Chief Executive</p><p>Professor John Newton, Public Health England (PHE), Director of Health Improvement</p><p>Dr Jenny Harries, DHSC Deputy Chief Medical Officer</p><p>Professor Paul Cosford, Emeritus Medical Director, PHE</p><p>Chief Medical Advisor, NHS Test and Trace</p><p>Professor John Deanfield, <strong>Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist and</strong> Chair, NHS Health Checks Review</p><p>Professor Sir John Bell, Life Sciences Champion</p><p>Professor Kevin Fenton, PHE, Regional Director, London</p><p>Christina Marriott, Royal Society of Public Health, Chief Executive</p><p>Martin Reeves, Coventry City Council, Chief Executive,</p><p>Paul Farmer, MIND, Chief Executive</p><p>Professor Susan Jebb, Nuffield Institute of Primary Health Care Sciences, Professor of Diet and Population Health</p><p>Louise Patten, NHS Clinical Commissioners, Chief Executive</p><p>Sally Warren, The King’s Fund, Director of Policy</p><p>Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE</p><p>Donna Kinnair, Royal College of Nursing, Chief Executive/General Secretary</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/10/2020 14:02:57 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 51997 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1237516

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of payments to train operating companies under the Emergency Recovery Management Agreements.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	95076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2020 answer text <p>Under the Emergency Recovery Measures Agreements (ERMAs), operators have been placed under more demanding management agreements than the previous Emergency Measure Agreements. These include tougher performance targets and lower management fees.</p><p> </p><p>The total cost to the public purse of rail services under ERMAs will depend on passenger revenue levels, which remain highly uncertain in the near term due to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and associated public health measures. As such, no firm cost estimate is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/10/2020 12:38:45 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1237523

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2020 to Question 85006 on Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse and with reference to his Department’s engagement with an external stakeholder advisory group on future placement of Public Health England’s responsibilities for drugs and alcohol policy, if he will list the (a) composition of the advisory group and (b) schedule of meetings between that advisory group and his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	95077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The membership of the stakeholder advisory group is shown in the following table. The schedule of its recent meetings is as follows:</p><p>2 September</p><p>10 September</p><p>16 September</p><p>24 September</p><p>Future dates are to be confirmed.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Organisation</p></td><td><p>Role</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jeanelle de Gruchy</p></td><td><p>The Association of Directors of Public Health</p></td><td><p>President</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>James Jamieson</p></td><td><p>Local Government Association</p></td><td><p>Chair</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seema Kennedy</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Former Public Health Minister</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Helen Stokes-Lampard</p></td><td><p>Academy of Medical Royal Colleges</p></td><td><p>Chair</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Matt Fagg</p></td><td><p>NHS England</p></td><td><p>Director of Prevention</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Matthew Winn</p></td><td><p>NHS England</p></td><td><p>Improvement Director of Community Health</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ed Garratt</p></td><td><p>Suffolk Integrated Care System</p></td><td><p>Executive Lead for the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System (ICS)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professor Maggie Rae</p></td><td><p>Faculty of Public Health</p></td><td><p>President</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Danny Mortimer</p></td><td><p>NHS Confederation</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dr Jennifer Dixon</p></td><td><p>Health Foundation</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paul Najsarek</p></td><td><p>SOLACE</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive, Ealing Council</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professor Jo Pritchard MBE</p></td><td><p>Social Enterprise UK</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prof John Newton</p></td><td><p>Public Health England</p></td><td><p>Director of Health Improvement</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dr Jenny Harries</p></td><td><p>Department of Health and Social Care</p></td><td><p>Deputy Chief Medical Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prof Paul Cosford</p></td><td><p>Test and Trace</p></td><td><p>Joint Chief Medical Officer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professor John Deanfield</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist and Chair, NHS Health Checks Review</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professor Sir John Bell</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Life Sciences Champion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professor Kevin Fenton</p></td><td><p>Public Health England</p></td><td><p>Regional Director, London</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christina Marriott</p></td><td><p>Royal Society of Public Health</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Martin Reeves</p></td><td><p>Coventry City Council</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paul Farmer</p></td><td><p>MIND</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professor Susan Jebb</p></td><td><p>Nuffield Institute of Primary Health Care Sciences</p></td><td><p>Professor of Diet and Population Health</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Louise Patten</p></td><td><p>NHS Clinical Commissioners</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sally Warren</p></td><td><p>The King’s Fund</p></td><td><p>Director of Policy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professor Lord Patel of Bradford OBE</p></td><td><p>Social Work England</p></td><td><p>Chair</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Donna Kinnair</p></td><td><p>Royal College of Nursing</p></td><td><p>Chief Executive/General Secretary</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/10/2020 14:42:55 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon