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1151052

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Sanitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many male toilets there are in the Palace of Westminster; and how many male toilets have disposal bins suitable for the disposal of stoma and continence and personal care products.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	2851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>There are 57 male toilets in the Palace of Westminster. Currently only one male toilet - in the House of Lords ground floor cloakroom - has a disposal bin; however the bins are generally only provided if requested. We have not to date received any requests for bins of the sort specified, but would be happy to respond if made aware of any demand.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 28/10/2019 19:04:19 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1150368

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Fracking: Earthquakes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government remains committed to the traffic light system to regulate fracking following seismic activity.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	1633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that it will only support the exploration of our shale gas resources in a safe and sustainable way. The Oil and Gas Authority is undertaking a scientific analysis of the data from Cuadrilla’s earlier operations in 2018 which will be published shortly. The Government will set out our future approach once we have considered the findings.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/10/2019 16:01:34 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1149919

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Electrification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding he plans to allocate to the extension of the third rail electric train network.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to electrification where it delivers passenger and environmental benefits and delivers value for money. We continue to expand the electrified rail network, using the most appropriate form of technology.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 21/10/2019 13:42:12 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1148166

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of disabled people in each Government Department that left work as a result of a (a) disability and (b) long-term health condition in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017 and (iii) 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	294117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of people in each government department who left work as a result of a disability or a long-term health condition is not held centrally by Cabinet Office.</p><p>The Civil Service is committed to becoming the UK’s most inclusive employer by 2020; which means attracting and retaining the best talent from all diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability.</p><p>To achieve this, Sir Philip Rutnam, CS Disability Champion, has set out a clear vision for a disability confident and disability inclusive Civil Service; with a specific priority to develop and retain disabled talent. These include; ensuring our disabled staff have access to effective and timely workplace adjustments and access to mainstream talent development programmes and positive action schemes to enable disabled staff to thrive and realise their full potential. <a href="https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2016/03/22/my-priorities-as-civil-service-disability-champion/" target="_blank">https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2016/03/22/my-priorities-as-civil-service-disability-champion/</a></p><p>The Civil Service publishes annual statistics on the number of disabled employees. These show that the proportion of civil servants who are declared disabled has increased every year since 2010, from 7.6% in 2010 to 11.7% in 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 08/10/2019 14:57:38 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1148167

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Access to Work applications were (a) made and (b) successful in (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland in (A) 2016-17, (B) 2017-18 and (B) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	294118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested about number of applications and length of time between application and receiving support is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, in regard to number of successful applications, the published Access to Work statistics include how many applications resulted in provision being approved broken down by financial year and various customer characteristics including region. Please see Table 3 of the Access to Work statistics.</p><p /><p>The latest Access to Work statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics-april-2007-to-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics-april-2007-to-march-2019</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 294119 294120 question first answered 08/10/2019 10:40:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1148168

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time was for support to provided to successful applications for Access to Work in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland in (i) 2016-17, (ii) 2017-18 and (iii) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	294119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested about number of applications and length of time between application and receiving support is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, in regard to number of successful applications, the published Access to Work statistics include how many applications resulted in provision being approved broken down by financial year and various customer characteristics including region. Please see Table 3 of the Access to Work statistics.</p><p /><p>The latest Access to Work statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics-april-2007-to-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics-april-2007-to-march-2019</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 294118 294120 question first answered 08/10/2019 10:40:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1148169

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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	Access to Work Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the longest time period was for a successful applicant for Access to Work support waited for before that support was put in place in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland in 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	294120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested about number of applications and length of time between application and receiving support is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>However, in regard to number of successful applications, the published Access to Work statistics include how many applications resulted in provision being approved broken down by financial year and various customer characteristics including region. Please see Table 3 of the Access to Work statistics.</p><p /><p>The latest Access to Work statistics can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics-april-2007-to-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-work-statistics-april-2007-to-march-2019</a></p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 294118 294119 question first answered 08/10/2019 10:40:39 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1147404

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
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	Catheters: Plastics
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 that NHS England's reduction of single-use plastics in healthcare do not prevent best practice in approaches to catheterisation.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	292878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Any reduction in single-use plastics in healthcare would need to be supported by research and have the backing of clinical and technical experts.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement is currently focusing on reducing the use of avoidable single use plastics in catering services. Products targeted include single-use plastic stirrers and straws, except where a person has a specific need, in line with the Government consultation on single-use plastic cutlery, plates or single-use cups made of expanded polystyrene or oxo-degradable plastics.</p><p>We are committed to the National Health Service “being the safest healthcare system in the world”. The NHS Patient Safety Strategy was published in July 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 08/10/2019 14:50:55 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1146782

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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	Catheters: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it remains the policy of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence that intermittent self-catheterisation is the gold standard approach to safe and effective catheterisation.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	291563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) develops guidelines for the National Health Service that are based on a thorough assessment of the available evidence and are developed through engagement with stakeholders, including public consultation. NICE guidelines describe best practice and healthcare professionals are expected to take them fully into account, but they do not override clinical judgement.</p><p>NICE has not published any specific guidance on self-catheterisation. It has published a number of guidelines that refer to catheterisation, including a guideline on healthcare-associated infections: prevention and control in primary and community care published in 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/10/2019 16:37:56 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1146783

registered interest
date	27/09/2019
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	Hospitals: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the most common cause of unplanned admissions to hospitals in England is; and what steps he is taking to reduce the need for those admissions.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	291564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The most common cause of unplanned admissions from the most recent data available (2018/19) was for those with primary diagnosis of diseases of the digestive system.</p><p>As part of the NHS Long Term Plan there are five workstreams that underpin the Urgent and Emergency Care reform programme. As part of this programme steps taken to reduce the need for admissions have included Same Day Emergency Care which has increased the proportion of people who are not admitted overnight in an emergency. In addition NHS 111 has been enhanced, so that over 50% of people calling the service receive a clinical assessment over the phone and can be offered immediate clinical advice or be referred to the right clinician for a face to face consultation, thereby reducing the need for hospital admissions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/10/2019 13:12:12 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper