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631887

registered interest
date	08/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Community Hospitals: Dorset
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many community hospital beds are currently available in Dorset; and for which locations are there plans to increase the number of community beds available to patients in South East Dorset.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	52427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>NHS England advises that there are currently<ins class="ministerial">347</ins> <del class="ministerial">357 </del> community hospital beds in Dorset. Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group is proposing under its current Clinical Services Review to provide an additional 69 community beds, increasing numbers in the east of the county and reducing numbers in the west. The proposals are based on projected local demand and any changes will be subject to full public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 14/11/2016 15:58:22 question first ministerially corrected 12/12/2016 16:11:22 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat previous answer version 20240 answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

631257

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
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	Disability Living Allowance: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of foreign children adopted by UK parents who are not eligible for disability living allowance because of the past presence rule.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	52007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I am replying to this question as assessments of the effect of the benefit cap are the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Evaluation evidence in relation to the existing cap showed very little, if any, impact on homelessness as a direct result of the cap. The small numbers of capped households who have been evicted were noted by Local Authorities as having other reasons for rent arrears and also failing to engage with relevant services; they were considered intentionally homeless.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Where claimants need further financial support with their housing costs in order to adjust to the benefit cap, for example while they find work or move to more suitable accommodation, Local Authorities can provide additional support through the use of Discretionary Housing Payments.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">To help Local Authorities protect the most vulnerable and to support households adjusting to the reforms, the Government will provide £870 million funding for the Discretionary Housing Payments scheme over the next 5 years.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <p> </p><ins class="ministerial"><p>The information is not held.</p></ins><p> </p></ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/11/2016 15:05:14 question first ministerially corrected 16/11/2016 15:41:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt previous answer version 20545 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

629007

registered interest
date	04/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: South Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will pursue a free trade deal between the UK and South Africa after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	51885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently reviewing its trade policy as the UK prepares to leave the EU. This offers us an opportunity to forge a new role for ourselves in the world: to negotiate and design, in time, our own trade arrangements with <del class="ministerial">African</del> countries<ins class="ministerial"> like South Africa</ins>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 14/11/2016 17:54:40 question first ministerially corrected 15/11/2016 11:56:34 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 20424 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

625942

registered interest
date	31/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nominations for an appreciation letter for being an exceptional teacher on retirement her Department has received since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	51276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department has received <del class="ministerial">ten</del> <ins class="ministerial">eleven</ins> nominations for a thank you letter on retirement for exceptional teachers since 2013, seven of which were received in 2016. The number of nominations before 2013 is not available.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/11/2016 11:55:19 question first ministerially corrected 11/11/2016 13:21:14 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb previous answer version 19280 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

623417

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
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	Hen Harriers: Conservation
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 pairs of hen harriers nested in the Bowland Fells and North Pennine Moors special protection areas for birds in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	50898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The number of pairs of hen harriers that nested in the Bowland Fells and North Pennine Moors special protection areas (SPAs) are set out below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bowland Fells SPA</p></td><td><p>North Pennine Moors SPA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/11/2016 11:41:10 question first ministerially corrected 12/12/2016 10:21:01 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 17958 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

620026

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail Hostels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders absconded from bail hostels in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	49987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of recalls of offenders for absconding from Approved Premises between 2010/11 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1153</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>986</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>911</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>753</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">662</del><ins class="ministerial">884</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">21</del><ins class="ministerial">27</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public protection is our top priority. When an abscond takes place, the offender is recalled, and the Police are notified and are responsible for locating the offender.</p><p> </p><p>We take any breach of licence conditions extremely seriously and offenders who abscond can be sent back to prison.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/11/2016 17:33:34 question first ministerially corrected 22/12/2016 11:46:38 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 17832 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

620030

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail Hostels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders housed in bail hostels have been taken back into custody as a result of notification from bail hostel staff to police in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	50040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service records offenders who have been returned to custody from Approved Premises under seven categories: absconding, breaches of the Approved Premises Rules, positive drugs tests, increasing risk, breaches of licence conditions, breaches of curfew restrictions, and other reasons. All recalls to custody involve the police, since only they have the legal power to return offenders to custody.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers of recalls for any of these reasons between 2011/12 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below. These include figures for breach of curfew and absconding, as provided in answer to questions 49931 and 49987 respectively.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2445</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2413</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2339</p></td><td><p>112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2346</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2467</p></td><td><p>115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2125</del><ins class="ministerial">2807</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">110</del><ins class="ministerial">143</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/11/2016 17:30:40 question first ministerially corrected 22/12/2016 11:46:21 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 17831 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

620032

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail Hostels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been in breach of curfew conditions at bail hostels in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	49931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service records only those breaches of curfew restrictions from Probation Approved Premises where offenders are recalled to custody as a result. Curfew breaches, while important, do not necessarily lead to recall. For example, an offender may be only a few minutes late, or may have been unable to return for reasons outside his or her control. In such cases other action may be appropriate instead.</p><p> </p><p>97% of Approved Premises residents complete their time at the Approved Premises without breaching their curfew. The numbers of recalls for breach of curfew between 2011/12 and 2015/16, in England and in Wales, are set out below. Curfew was not recorded separately from other recall reasons in 2010/11.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">234</del><ins class="ministerial">292</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">11</del><ins class="ministerial">16</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Public protection is our top priority. When an abscond takes place, police are immediately notified and are responsible for locating the offender. We take any breach of licence conditions extremely seriously and offenders who abscond can be sent back to prison.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 01/11/2016 17:36:44 question first ministerially corrected 22/12/2016 11:46:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah previous answer version 17834 answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

607534

registered interest
date	21/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Docklands Medical Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Docklands Medical Services Ltd were registered with the Care Quality Commission for the provision of patient transport services during July, August and September 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	49779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. The CQC makes decisions on whether to register providers based on the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC provides assurance that all registered providers are meeting the relevant standards and then through a system of monitoring and ongoing inspection to make sure that standards are being maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC has advised us that for the period July, August and September 2016 Coperforma held the contract with High Weald Lewes Haven Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to provide Patient Transport Services to the population of Brighton and elsewhere. The CQC has confirmed that Coperforma were registered to provide patient transport services during the period in question.</p><p> </p><p>The CQC has confirmed that Docklands Medical Services Ltd was not registered to provide patient transport services during the period in question. When it is brought to the attention of the CQC that a provider may have been delivering a regulated activity without registration, they investigate. If the CQC finds evidence to show that regulated activity is or has been delivered whilst unregistered then the CQC may prosecute. It is an offence under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 to carry out a regulated activity - in this case patient transport services - without being registered with the CQC. The CQC is investigating whether an offence has been committed.</p><p> </p><p>The Department understands that <ins class="ministerial">when</ins> the High Weald Lewes Havens CCG identified that the <ins class="ministerial">CQC registration in question related </ins><del class="ministerial">registered provider Coperforma had subcontracted service delivery</del> to Docklands Medical Services <ins class="ministerial">(London)</ins> <del class="ministerial">Ltd</del> <ins class="ministerial">rather than Docklands Medical Services Ltd, they contacted </ins><del class="ministerial">and immediately instructed</del> Coperforma <ins class="ministerial">asking them to confirm the relevant CQC registration status.</ins><del class="ministerial"> to cease using Docklands Medical Services Limited as a subcontractor. This was immediately actioned by Coperforma. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">I have also asked NHS England to investigate this provision of transport services during July, August and September 2016.</ins></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 26/10/2016 18:02:42 question first ministerially corrected 01/11/2016 12:45:02 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne previous answer version 16824 answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

604735

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Football Association: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much public funding was given to the Football Association in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	49082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Since 2010, the Government has invested, via Sport England £57.3 million of National Lottery and Exchequer funding to the FA to help grow and sustain grassroots football participation in this country. That equates to £8,176,302m in 2010/11; £5,550,910m in 2011/12; £5,042,685 in 2012/13; £10,287,050m in 2013/14; £9,175,259m in 2014/15 and £9,345,964m over this last year.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Since 2010, the Government has invested, via Sport England £56,031,671 million of National Lottery and Exchequer funding to the FA to help grow and sustain grassroots football participation in this country. That equates to £8,176,302m in 2010/11; £5,550,910m in 2011/12; £5,042,685 in 2012/13; £10,287,050m in 2013/14; £9,175,259m in 2014/15 and £9,345,964m in 2015/16 and 8,453,501 over this last year.</ins></p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 21/10/2016 07:40:18 question first ministerially corrected 15/11/2016 11:56:54 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch previous answer version 15618 answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham