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798652

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date	01/12/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ambulance Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many fatalities have occurred when patients were (a) waiting for an ambulance to arrive and (b) in transit to a health facility, broken down by Ambulance Trust, for each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	117046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>The data is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 08/12/2017 10:59:51 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

798654

registered interest
date	01/12/2017
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	Groceries Code Adjudicator
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department expects to publish its response to its consultation on extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator which closed in January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	117048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on our response to the Call for Evidence on the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator. This will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/12/2017 11:58:33 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

798655

registered interest
date	01/12/2017
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	Food: USA
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 assessment he has made of the potential effect on (a) food standards and (b) salmonella rates in eggs of a free trade agreement with the United States.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	117049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>No specific assessment of these issues has been made. It is too early to say exactly what would be covered in a future deal with the United States. Leaving the EU is a golden opportunity for us to secure bold and ambitious trade agreements that work for consumers, farmers, and businesses in the UK. We will not water down our standards as part of any future trade deals.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/12/2017 18:45:33 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

798661

registered interest
date	01/12/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to visit Khartoum; and what assessment his Department has made of whether it is safe for people who have sought asylum in the UK to return to Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	117055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary currently has no plans to visit Khartoum.</p><p>All asylum and human rights claims from Sudanese nationals are carefully considered on their individual merits, and in accordance with our obligations under the Refuge Convention and European Convention on Human Rights. Those who are found not to need protection are refused, but have a right of appeal to the independent courts.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/12/2017 15:31:41 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

798662

registered interest
date	01/12/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to increase awareness of the Fairtrade Mark.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	117056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is a long-term partner of the Fairtrade movement, which plays a crucial role in helping producers around the world improve their lives. DFID is currently supporting the pilot of Fairtrace, a supply chain mapping programme run with Fairtrade’s supply chain assurance partner. This work will help Fairtrade continue to ensure that farmers receive fair prices for their products, that workers receive better wages, and that agricultural practices are more sustainable.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/12/2017 18:03:05 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

797348

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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: Disease Control
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 discussions he has had with his overseas counterparts on the efficacy of ActiPhage novel technology for testing for bovine TB.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	116311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The Actiphage test is not used for TB testing in any other country and the only scientific paper published on the performance of the Actiphage test in a small number of cattle is based on UK data.</p><p>Officials frequently discuss all aspects of TB control with overseas counterparts and the wider expert community. The most recent opportunity was at the ERADbTB (Eradication of bovine tuberculosis through basic research and discovery) and GRAbTB (Global Research Alliance on bovine tuberculosis) Workshop in Birmingham on 11 and 12 December 2017. In the event that any other country were to begin to use the Actiphage test we would discuss their experience of using the test and its effectiveness. My department has informed the manufacturers of the test that it needs to be validated to OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) standards before it can be considered for official use in England.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/12/2017 14:55:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

797349

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Geoengineering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce a Geo-Engineering Act.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	116312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 21 November 2017 to Question 113158.</p><p>Geo-engineering is the deliberate large-scale intervention in the Earth’s natural systems to counteract climate change. A wide range of different geo-engineering techniques has been proposed, in two broad categories: those to remove greenhouse gases directly from the atmosphere and those to reflect some of the Sun’s energy that reaches Earth back into space.</p><p>Some forms of geo-engineering are already regulated. For instance, in England, large-scale afforestation is covered by Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations. Oceans are protected from ocean fertilisation activities and, potentially, other forms of marine geo-engineering by the Protocol to the London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter.</p><p>Under the Convention on Biological Diversity the 196 Parties, including the UK, have agreed to take a precautionary approach on geo-engineering activities that may affect biodiversity until there is an adequate scientific basis to justify such activities, with the exception of small-scale, controlled scientific research studies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/12/2017 16:17:47 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

797502

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Autism: Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2017 to Questions 110785, 110786 and 110787, how many children diagnosed with autism have received a permanent or fixed period exclusion in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	116465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The table attached provides the number of pupils with autism as their primary need who received fixed period and permanent exclusions.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/12/2017 16:49:18 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 116465 attchment.docx title Permanent and fixed period exclusions
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

797504

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Pupil Exclusions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children with an (a) Education, Health and Care Plan and (b) Statement of Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) received a permanent or fixed-term exclusion in each local authority in the South West in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	116467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The accompanying table provides information on permanent and fixed-period exclusions of pupils with Education, Health and Care plans and Statements of Special Educational Needs in each local authority in the South West in each of the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 07/12/2017 17:34:54 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill attachment 1 file name 116467 attachment.xlsx title 116467 Attachment
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

797515

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Gloucestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that the issues relating to staff overwork identified in the Probation Inspectors Report on Gloucestershire (a) in general and (b) relating to the Community Rehabilitation Company Working Links are rectified.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	116478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Public protection is our top priority and we will take all necessary action to make sure the probation system is reducing reoffending and preventing future victims. We take the findings of the Inspectorate very seriously, and both the National Probation Service and Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) put in place action plans to address the issues raised.</p><p> </p><p>There is a contractual mechanism for managing recommendations made in HM Inspectorate of Probation reports about CRCs. Our Contract Management Teams give high priority to ensuring that the CRC’s action plan is implemented by the provider, and ensure that those actions are successful in addressing the points raised.</p><p> </p><p>Contracts with CRCs require each CRC to ensure that it employs a sufficient level of staff, and that its workforce is competent and adequately trained. We closely monitor and robustly manage providers to make sure they fulfil their contractual commitments to reduce reoffending, protect the public and provide value for money to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 07/12/2017 16:26:33 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew