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1130367

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many recorded knife crime offences were disposed of with a conviction in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	261191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>This information is not collated centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We cannot determine from the data we hold on prosecutions whether offences, such as assault and murder, involved a weapon. However, data on offenders who are convicted or cautioned for the possession of a knife or threatening with a knife can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly</a></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/06/2019 16:55:01 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1129984

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
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	Sudan: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take following the reported killing of peaceful protesters and the use of violence by Sudanese security and military services under the orders of the Transitional Military Council on 3 June 2019 in Khartoum; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	260611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>​As we made clear alongside Troika partners (US and Norway) on 4 June, we condemn the violent attacks by Sudanese security forces against peaceful protestors in Sudan this week, which left many civilians dead or injured. The Foreign Secretary reiterated this in his statement on 6 June, which also called for the full restoration of the internet and freedom of the media. The UK has called for the human rights of all Sudanese people to be respected and for the resumption of the political process with the protestors and the opposition, and an agreed transfer of power to a civilian-led government, as demanded by the Sudanese people, in a swift, orderly and peaceful manner. On 6 June, I summoned the Sudanese Ambassador to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to express the grave concerns of the United Kingdom at the use of violence against civilians by the Sudanese authorities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/06/2019 15:14:58 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1130088

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
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	Doctors: Parental Leave and Redundancy Pay
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 30 May 2019 to Question 256964, what assessment he has made of the effect of NHS Employers’ decision to make a contractual offer to (a) consultants and (b) associate specialist (SAS) doctors on (i) enhanced occupational rates of pay for shared parental leave contingent on contractual terms and (ii) redundancy terms and conditions.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	260569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>NHS Employers have proposed to medical trades unions the adoption of a set of common provisions set out in the NHS Handbook. These terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, shared parental leave and redundancy. Medical trades unions have been invited to discuss the proposed changes in partnership through the established negotiation forums for the consultant and specialty and associate specialists (SAS) doctor contracts.</p><p>This is the same protocol as has previously been followed for proposing provisions agreed under the non-pay schedules in the NHS Handbook to consultants and SAS doctors.</p><p>In 2015, the NHS Staff Council agreed new redundancy provisions for the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service. The British Medical Association (BMA), who are part of the Staff Council, did not agree to amend the national terms and conditions which their members are employed upon. This resulted in redundancy terms being different for doctors compared with other National Health Service staff. In 2016 the new contract for doctors and dentists in training introduced schedules which brought them in line with the shared provisions for other NHS staff, including redundancy. However, as it stands, other grades of doctors still have anomalous redundancy arrangements compared with the rest of the NHS workforce.</p><p>The effect of the proposal to accept a set of common provisions on consultants and SAS doctors will be that these non-pay elements of their terms and conditions will be brought into line with doctors and dentists in training and Agenda for Change staff, bringing equity across staff groups.</p><p>The BMA have responded that whilst they are keen to incorporate the new provisions on shared parental leave, they do not wish to accept the set of common provisions from the NHS Handbook as they wish to maintain distinct terms and conditions of service for the groups they represent. The Government see no basis for maintaining separate terms and conditions for these groups of doctors in relation to the shared schedules.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 260570 260571 260572 question first answered 13/06/2019 10:46:06 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1130097

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
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	Doctors: Parental Leave
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 30 May 2019 to Question 256964, what the normal protocol is for proposing provisions agreed under the non-pay schedules in the NHS Handbook to (a) consultants and (b) associate doctors (SAS); and whether that protocol has been followed in relation to the enhanced shared parental leave NHS entitlement implemented in April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	260572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>NHS Employers have proposed to medical trades unions the adoption of a set of common provisions set out in the NHS Handbook. These terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, shared parental leave and redundancy. Medical trades unions have been invited to discuss the proposed changes in partnership through the established negotiation forums for the consultant and specialty and associate specialists (SAS) doctor contracts.</p><p>This is the same protocol as has previously been followed for proposing provisions agreed under the non-pay schedules in the NHS Handbook to consultants and SAS doctors.</p><p>In 2015, the NHS Staff Council agreed new redundancy provisions for the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service. The British Medical Association (BMA), who are part of the Staff Council, did not agree to amend the national terms and conditions which their members are employed upon. This resulted in redundancy terms being different for doctors compared with other National Health Service staff. In 2016 the new contract for doctors and dentists in training introduced schedules which brought them in line with the shared provisions for other NHS staff, including redundancy. However, as it stands, other grades of doctors still have anomalous redundancy arrangements compared with the rest of the NHS workforce.</p><p>The effect of the proposal to accept a set of common provisions on consultants and SAS doctors will be that these non-pay elements of their terms and conditions will be brought into line with doctors and dentists in training and Agenda for Change staff, bringing equity across staff groups.</p><p>The BMA have responded that whilst they are keen to incorporate the new provisions on shared parental leave, they do not wish to accept the set of common provisions from the NHS Handbook as they wish to maintain distinct terms and conditions of service for the groups they represent. The Government see no basis for maintaining separate terms and conditions for these groups of doctors in relation to the shared schedules.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 260569 260570 260571 question first answered 13/06/2019 10:46:06 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1130109

registered interest
date	05/06/2019
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	Multiple Sclerosis: Nurses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of NHS Trusts in (i) London and (ii) the rest of England employ at least one dedicated specialist MS nurse.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	260607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested as to how many specialist multiple sclerosis nurses are employed in the National Health Service.</p><p>NHS Digital provides information on the number of nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff employed in the NHS in England but it does not separately identify specialist nurses such as multiple sclerosis nurses.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 13/06/2019 10:43:40 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1129502

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Design: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the value of UK exports to (1) EU, and (2) non-EU, countries are linked to the design sector.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
uin	HL15987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The design sector plays a significant role across the UK economy, contributing to the production of goods and services in a number of sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The sector is one of our fastest growing industries, and continues to outperform the wider UK economy. DCMS Economic Estimates show that in 2016, the UK exported £380 million of design and designer fashion services, representing a 212.2% increase since 2010. This includes £151 million worth of exports to the EU, and £229 million to non-EU countries.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Design Council’s report entitled ‘The Design Economy 2018’ estimates that the total value of exports where design had made a key contribution was £48.4 billion in 2015, representing 7% of all UK exports.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 13/06/2019 12:09:53 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3699 label Biography information for Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury

1129553

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following the findings of the 2019 Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance Survey, published by the Asphalt Industry Alliance in March, which reported that the roads repair backlog stands at over £9 billion, what steps they are taking to (1) resource councils to address this backlog, and (2) provide additional funding for road maintenance budgets as part of the forthcoming Spending Review.
tabling member printed	Lord Porter of Spalding
uin	HL16038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government is providing over £6.6 billion of capital funding between 2015 and 2021 for local highways maintenance in England, outside of London. This includes funding of over £296 million through a dedicated Pothole Action Fund and £420 million for highways maintenance as announced in the Budget 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on additional funding for local highways maintenance will be considered as part of the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 13/06/2019 13:44:45 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4555 label Biography information for Lord Porter of Spalding

1129627

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Acrylamide: Health Hazards
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 the Government is taking to tackle the threat of cancer from acrylamide in (a) food and (b) tobacco smoke.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	259846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Since the mid-2000s, when acrylamide was first highlighted as a food safety concern, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has worked with industry and European counterparts to mitigate the risks of acrylamide to consumers. It has developed a Code of Practice for food businesses; provided local authorities with guidance to ensure business compliance; and worked with catering establishments to reduce acrylamide formation during food preparation.</p><p>The FSA continues to take an active role in European Union/United Kingdom negotiations to develop a process for setting regulatory limits for acrylamide in certain products such as those intended for infants and young children.</p><p>The EU does not include acrylamide in its list of priority additives contained in cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco that are subject to enhanced reporting obligations under the EU Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU).</p><p>The best way to reduce the risk from tobacco smoke is to reduce smoking. The UK is a world leader in tobacco control, with a comprehensive programme to reduce smoking prevalence, including fiscal measures, a ban on all forms of advertising and promotion, smoke free mass media campaigns, action to tackle illegal tobacco and evidence-based support for smokers to quit.</p><p>In recent years, adult smoking prevalence has been declining at an accelerated rate and the government is working with partners across the healthcare system towards the achievement of a smoke free generation.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 12/06/2019 16:27:53 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1129635

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Ophthalmology: Waiting Lists
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 people are on the waiting list for appointments for (a) diabetic retinopathy and (b) glaucoma in each NHS hospital.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	259876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy grouped question UIN 259881 259882 question first answered 12/06/2019 16:05:32 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1129649

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
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	Metals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the security of supply of rare earth metals required by industry.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	259818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not made any formal assessment of the security of supply of rare earth elements. However, neodymium and dysprosium are included on the EU’s list of critical raw materials, because of their high economic importance and high supply risk. Tellurium is not on that list, but the Government is aware of its scarcity and importance to manufacturing of alloys and some electronic equipment.</p><p> </p><p>We enjoy strong relationships with a huge range of companies and business representatives and through those conversations we have not been made aware of any specific concerns regarding the supply of these materials.</p><p> </p><p>I can also confirm that I have not held specific conversations with any country regarding rare earth elements. However, the UK Government’s long-held approach to ensuring sufficient supply of materials is through lobbying for free, fair and open global markets. As my rt. hon Friend the Prime Minister has stated, we want to ensure that we promote the greatest possible trade with the world.</p><p> </p><p>Through our day-to-day contacts with industry, we will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 259819 259820 259821 question first answered 12/06/2019 14:22:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching