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643813

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of the number of households capable of receiving 30 megabits a second.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	54820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom has reported that in summer 2016, 88% of premises were capable of receiving speeds of more than 30Mbps. Thinkbroadband report current availability at 30Mbps for 91.42% of premises, with 92% being able to receive speeds above 24Mbps.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 54835 question first answered 29/11/2016 13:04:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

643840

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Clergy: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, whether a Bishop of London has ordained a woman as a priest.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	54893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>It has long been the practice of the Diocese of London for the Bishop to ordain all deacons, male and female, with Area Bishops ordaining priests in their local community.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 28/11/2016 16:22:05 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

643845

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
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	Television: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what comparative assessment she has made of trends in levels of television programming by and for BME groups in the US and UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	54773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government has not made a comparative assessment of trends in the levels of television programming by and for BME groups in the US and the UK. The Government is committed to diversity and social mobility in the broadcasting sector. Ministers have hosted a number of roundtables to encourage the broadcasting industry, and other creative industries, to involve more people from BME groups in making content both in front and behind the camera and to ensure that their content and programming serves all audiences. The Government has, as part of the BBC's updated Royal Charter, given the BBC new diversity duties to ensure it better serves diverse audiences including BME groups.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 29/11/2016 11:21:21 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

643846

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate she has made of the number of households consistently receiving speeds of 30 megabits a second or above.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	54835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Ofcom has reported that in summer 2016, 88% of premises were capable of receiving speeds of more than 30Mbps. Thinkbroadband report current availability at 30Mbps for 91.42% of premises, with 92% being able to receive speeds above 24Mbps.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 54820 question first answered 29/11/2016 13:04:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

643870

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
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	Flood Control: Cumbria
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 much has been spent from the public purse on flood (a) defence and (b) prevention schemes in Cumbria in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	54825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The table below summarises Government capital spend on flood and coastal risk management schemes in Cumbria for each year between April 2007 and March 2016. These investments included funding for flood alleviation schemes in Carlisle, completed in 2010 at a cost of £22.5 million, and Penrith, costing £5.6 million and completed in 2011. Flood alleviation schemes in Keswick and Cockermouth were also completed in 2012 and 2013 at a cost of £6 million and £4.4 million respectively.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Government capital investment for Cumbria (in £m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>8.314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>11.354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>12.483</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>9.507</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>6.328</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>4.291</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2.394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2.086</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2.502</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency does not retain historic spend data prior to 2007 which can be split by specific geographic regions consistently. This is due to different financial accounting systems being in place prior to 2007</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/11/2016 12:17:02 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

643872

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
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	Flood Control: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3.25 of the Autumn Statement 2016, which schemes will receive the £20 million of investment in new flood defences.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	54833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Three schemes will benefit from the £20 million of new flood defence investment announced in the Autumn Statement 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The schemes are as follows;</p><ul><li>Burton Upon Trent Flood Alleviation Scheme,</li><li>Otley Flood Alleviation Scheme; and</li><li>Stainforth Dunston Hill Flood Alleviation Works.</li></ul><p> </p><p>In total the schemes will better protect 5,000 properties (4,100 home and 900 non-residential properties).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/11/2016 10:58:53 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

643873

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
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	Beaches: Standards
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 her plans are for replacing the EU Blue Flag Scheme to ensure the cleanliness of beaches, protection of wildlife and the enforcement of sea regulations after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	54862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Blue Flag is an international award certified by the Foundation for Environmental Education and is independent of the UK Government and the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has made clear that we will keep working to improve our environment and make sure it is protected for future generations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/11/2016 13:25:37 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

643883

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 the annual value is, excluding testing costs on farm or in a laboratory, of TB reactor salvage to the Government.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	54747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Defra received £8.8m in 2015/16 in salvage receipts for TB reactor cattle.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/11/2016 14:03:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

643915

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will assess the potential merits of issuing qualifying patients with medical identification cards as part of his Department's policy on health tourism; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	54780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>Non-European Economic Area (EEA) migrants coming to the United Kingdom for more than six months pay a health surcharge as part of their visa application fee, before being able to access National Health Service care. They will be issued with Biometric Residence Permits which can be presented to indicate entitlement to free care.</p><p>Visitors from the EEA are asked to bring a valid European Health Insurance Card which will cover them for treatment that becomes necessary during a visit to the UK until their planned return.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance to NHS trusts advises them on asking the right questions to establish their patients’ eligibility to free healthcare. We have also developed a system whereby a patient’s chargeable status, once this is known, is flagged on the patient’s summary care record so that others within the NHS with the appropriate accreditation can see this information. This makes the process of assessing patient’s eligibility simpler and more effective.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/11/2016 13:54:30 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

643919

registered interest
date	24/11/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Patients: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on future death reports that have been issued in relation to NHS trusts in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	54875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department holds no specific information on Prevention of Future Deaths reports issued to National Health Service trusts. The Department is aware only of those Prevention of Future Deaths Reports that are sent to it by Coroners.</p><p> </p><p>Prevention of Future Deaths reports and responses are published by the Chief Coroner at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/office-chief-coroner/pfd-reports" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/about-the-judiciary/office-chief-coroner/pfd-reports</a></p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 29/11/2016 09:02:15 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders