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1132802

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Hong Kong: Extradition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Chinese counterpart on the proposed Hong Kong extradition bill.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	266114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Under the 'One Country, Two Systems' model, the proposed amendments to Hong Kong's extradition legislation are a matter for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. However, the Chinese government is on record as supporting the extradition proposals.</p><p>The UK regularly raises Hong Kong at all levels with China. The Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer both raised the situation there, and the importance of upholding the Joint Declaration, with Chinese Vice Premier Hu during the UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue in London on 16 and 17 June.</p><p>We will continue to emphasise to China the importance of upholding the Sino-British Joint Declaration, which is a legally binding international treaty.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/06/2019 16:56:07 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1132822

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Eating Disorders
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 ensure access to a NHS eating disorder specialist for all those that need such treatment.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	266079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Improving access to eating disorder support is a key priority for this Government and we are committed to ensuring that everyone with an eating disorder is able to access the appropriate specialist care when they need to.</p><p>The earlier treatment is provided, the greater the chance of recovery. It is therefore vital that everyone with an eating disorder can access quick, specialist help when necessary. We have set up the first waiting times standard to improve access to eating disorder services for children and young people with the aim that 95% of children with an eating disorder will receive treatment within one week for urgent cases and within four weeks for routine cases by 2020/21.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan commits to testing four-week waiting times for adult and older adult community mental health teams, in selected local areas. The exact scope and timelines of these pilots are yet to be finalised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/06/2019 16:47:43 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1132823

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	State Retirement Pensions: Females
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 publish a response to Early Day Motion 2390, Pensions for women born in the 1950s.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	266154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The approach of Labour, Conservative and the Coalition governments for the last 24 years since the 1995 pensions Act is the same. This Government’s position on the changes to State Pension age (SPa) remains clear and consistent.</p><p /><p>We have considered the alternative options offered by stakeholders and found there are substantial practical, financial and legal problems to all alternative options offered by stakeholders so far to mitigate the impact on those affected. During the passage of the 2011 Act, the Government listened to the concerns of those affected and subsequently introduced a concession worth £1.1 billion in order to limit the impact on those women who would be most affected by the changes.</p><p> </p><p>In the years after the 1995 legislation, equalisation was frequently reported in the media and debated at length in Parliament. The changes were communicated in a variety of ways, for example with leaflets, extensive advertising campaigns were carried out and later individual letters were posted out. Throughout this period, the Department has also provided individuals with their most up-to-date State Pension age when they have requested a Pension statement. Between April 2000 and the end of April 2019, the Department provided more than 28 million personalised State Pension statements to people who requested them (either online or by telephone or post). We continue to encourage people to request a personalised State Pension Statement as part of our on-going communications.</p><p> </p><p>This matter has been comprehensively debated on many occasions in Parliament, and any amendment to the current legislation which creates a new inequality between men and women would be highly dubious as a matter of law. The Government has no plans to publish a response to EDM 2390.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/06/2019 16:54:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1132841

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department owes in social security benefit back-payments to claimants as a result of errors made by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	266166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p /> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/06/2019 16:52:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1132852

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Preventive Medicine: Babies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to include proposals for improved provision of support for parent-infant relationships in the forthcoming Prevention Green Paper.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	266058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>We are considering a range of policy options for the Prevention Green Paper and will be mindful of support for parent-infant relationships.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 24/06/2019 16:51:14 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1132882

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Forces in Mind Trust report entitled Social security benefits and transitions from military to civilian life, published in June 2019, what steps she is taking to ensure that her officials are given adequate training to support ex-service personnel with their benefit claims.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	266118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>DWP equips our people with a variety of training to help them serve and support all clients who have complex needs, including ex-service personnel, to make claims to all DWP.</p><p> </p><p>We attach a great deal of importance to meeting our commitments under the Armed Forces Covenant and we were pleased to see that the report recognised some of the excellent work undertaken by DWP staff to support veterans. We have also already made a number of improvements.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2019 we launched a refreshed job description for the Armed Forces Champion (AFC) which sets out what is expected of an AFC, the key relationships they need to form and other useful resources available to them.</p><p> </p><p>The Armed Forces Champions ensure the support, advice and guidance offered by Jobcentre Plus reflects the needs of service leavers and the wider armed forces community in their district. Information about benefits is freely available on GOV.UK and many of our AFC work directly with military bases to provide additional information.</p><p> </p><p>Work Coaches in every Jobcentre have all the information they need to offer a tailored service to all claimants and have access to a District Provision Tool which outlines sources of help and provision available locally, including support specific to service leavers.</p><p>The Department’s learning products emphasise the importance of treating each claimant as an individual in order to identify and meet their specific needs, whatever they may be.</p><p> </p><p>There is also further DWP learning addressing the broader awareness, skills and behaviours required when dealing with all those transitioning from military to civilian life.</p><p> </p><p>We keep our training under review and are always open to ideas and considerations on how to improve the services we offer.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/06/2019 16:47:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1133003

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Bereavement Counselling
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 increase the services available to people to help them cope with bereavement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	266074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>Bereavement services are provided in a number of ways across the National Health Service, social care and the voluntary sector.</p><p>Clinical commissioning groups commission and enable access to bereavement services locally as part of high quality, compassionate and person-centred care. For instance, anyone who feels that they need support following the death of someone they know, can either self-refer, or be referred, to an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies service for a clinical assessment of their needs. If appropriate, treatment should be offered in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance.</p><p>To support commissioners, the Government is working with NHS England and the voluntary sector to identify exemplar bereavement care pathways.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/06/2019 16:46:27 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1133007

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Mental Health and Suicide: 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 assessment he has made trends in (a) depression, (b) suicidal ideation and (c) self-harm amongst (i) adolescent males and (ii) adolescent females since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	266104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Department assess a wide range of research into trends around depression, self-harm and suicide to inform evidence-based policy development. NHS Digital has published the report, ‘Mental Health of Children and Young People in England, 2017’, which covers prevalence and trends in mental disorders in young people. The report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-of-children-and-young-people-in-england/2017/2017" target="_blank">www.digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/mental-health-of-children-and-young-people-in-england/2017/2017</a></p><p>The Department commissions the Office for National Statistics to monitor and publish data on suicide trends across all age groups. Published data shows that suicides amongst 15-19 year-olds have been increasing in recent years. The latest data is published at the following link:</p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2017registrations" target="_blank">www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/suicidesintheunitedkingdom/2017registrations</a></p><p>The Department also funds the Multi-Centre Study of Self-Harm, which analyses long-term trends in people presenting at hospital for self-harm. We are aware of research showing increases in attendances at hospital and in primary care for self-harm, especially in young women and girls.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 24/06/2019 16:49:09 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1133008

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
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	Hong Kong: Extradition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his EU counterparts on extradition arrangements of third party nationals from EU member states to mainland China.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	266285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>UK officials have engaged with their EU counterparts on the proposed amendments to Hong Kong's extradition laws, in London, Hong Kong, and in European capitals. EU Heads of Mission in Hong Kong, including the British Consul General, also took part in a joint démarche on the Chief Executive on 24 May, to relay their concerns about the extradition proposals.</p><p>We welcome the statement from the Chief Executive that she will not proceed with the Bill if the fears and anxieties of the people of Hong Kong cannot be addressed.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/06/2019 16:54:25 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1132565

registered interest
date	17/06/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2019 to Question 260612 on Offences Against Children: Compensation, if he will name the judge in each of the 26 cases.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	265479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The judiciary are statutorily obliged to consider making a compensation order in all appropriate cases and this obligation is outlined in sentencing guidelines which are set by the Sentencing Council. The judiciary must give reasons where no such order is made. However, both the imposition of compensation orders, and decisions as to amount, are at judicial discretion. The separation of powers and judicial independence are key to upholding the rule of law therefore it would be inappropriate for MPs and Ministers (as members of the legislative and executive branches) to seek to influence the judiciary in the exercise of their powers. Therefore, it is not appropriate to provide the names of the judges in relation to each of the 26 cases</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/06/2019 12:04:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths