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1006109

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Centre for Health and Disability Assessments: Sunderland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will (a) undertake a review of safety at the Sunderland assessment centre managed by the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments and (b) require the installation of CCTV recording equipment in that centre for the protection and security of staff and claimants.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	190852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>A review of health and safety was carried out at Sunderland Assessment Centre on 18 October 2018. Reviews are undertaken regularly and the review considers risk and the appropriate measures to mitigate any risk.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that there is CCTV on the front door which covers the street entrance into the building.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/11/2018 17:41:16 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1005689

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Dental Services: Babies
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 support the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry campaign to encourage parents to take their children to the dentist before they are one year old.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	190425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving dental health in children, as set out in the Government’s policy paper ‘Prevention is better than cure : our vision to help you live well for longer’ published on 5 November 2018 which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/753688/Prevention_is_better_than_cure_5-11.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/753688/Prevention_is_better_than_cure_5-11.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Department welcomes campaigns such as the one by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry. Early attendance to dental practices, as well as good oral hygiene, are key to laying the foundations for a lifetime of good oral health in children.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 15/11/2018 12:45:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1005713

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Buses: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to encourage the introduction of low emission buses outside London by amending the terms of the Bus Service Operators Grant.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	190426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to reforming the Bus Service Operators Grant, including reform of the current low carbon emission bus incentive to further encourage the uptake of low and ultra-low emission buses outside London.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the low carbon bus incentive, with £4 million per year paid to bus operators, since 2010 the Government has provided almost £150 million to help bus operators in England and Wales purchase low and ultra-low emission buses.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/11/2018 10:49:10 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1005762

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Universal Credit: Easington
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many home visits to applicants for universal credit have been conducted by the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments in the Easington constituency for each year in which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	190427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 15/11/2018 16:37:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1005775

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Universal Credit: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will suspend the sanctioning regime in universal credit areas until Jobcentre staff and claimants have a better understanding of the new system.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	190428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The sanctions system in its current form has been in place since 2012. Since then, we have created a range of learning products and training to ensure our staff understand sanctions and how they work in Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>We also provide claimants with sanctions information when they agree their Claimant Commitment, and we regularly remind them of the importance of meeting their commitments and the consequences of not doing so.</p><p><strong>__________________________________________________________________________</strong></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/11/2018 16:06:57 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1005786

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will remove social security sanctions in circumstances where someone is (a) pregnant and (b) caring for a severely disabled person.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	190429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Claimants who are 11 weeks (or less) before their due date and claimants who have substantial and regular caring responsibilities (35 hours or more per week) for a severely disabled person are not subject to any work-related requirements that could result in a new sanction.</p><p> </p><p>Claimants who are more than 11 weeks before their baby is due, or who have less than 35 hours of caring responsibilities per week, will have their requirements tailored to their individual circumstances and what they can reasonably do.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/11/2018 15:21:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1003584

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of additional full-time equivalent permanent members of staff that will need to be employed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to cover the work dealing with European Conference of Ministers of Transport permit applications after the UK leaves the EU; and where such staff are planned to be based.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	189661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>There will be no additional members of staff employed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency as a result of work relating to European Conference of Ministers of Transport permit applications.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 14/11/2018 14:06:44 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1003770

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Dental Health: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce levels of tooth decay in children in regions in which such decay is significantly above the national average.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	189662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>In England local authorities (LAs) are responsible for assessing the oral health needs of their local population, developing oral health strategies and commissioning oral health improvement programmes to meet the needs of their local population.</p><p> </p><p>In May 2018 Public Health England (PHE) published a stocktake which reported on oral health improvement programmes, commissioned by local authorities targeting children under five years old in England. Of the 95% of LAs who responded, the majority are commissioning oral health improvement programmes for under-fives. The stocktake can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/707180/Oral_health_improvement_programmes_commissioned_by_local_authorities.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/707180/Oral_health_improvement_programmes_commissioned_by_local_authorities.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has launched ‘Starting Well: A Smile4Life Initiative’. This programme of dental practice-based initiatives aims to reduce oral health inequalities and improve oral health in children under the age of five. The programme has been launched in 13 high priority areas chosen on the basis of decay experience at a LA level and existing oral health improvement plans.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 16:06:07 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1003771

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Dental Health: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what portion of the public health budget has been allocated to paediatric dentistry in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	189663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The public health budget does not fund NHS services. NHS services are funded through the National Health Service general budget which is held for dentistry by NHS England which is responsible for commissioning NHS dental services.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 14/11/2018 16:16:59 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1003772

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Public Health: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money has his Department allocated to the public health budget in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	189664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The information is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 20/11/2018 11:30:57 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris