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166485

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Human Rights: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities, what recent discussions she has had with her international counterparts on protecting the rights of women and girls overseas.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	906316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>I have recently returned from the US where I had a meeting with the Executive Director of UN Women and others active in the field to discuss the Commission on the Status of Women that will be held in March next year. This is the principal global event on womens’ rights organised by the UN.</p><p> </p><p>In the summer we hosted two global events – a summit with a focus on preventing sexual violence in conflict, which generated strong international support; and a girl summit, which brought together a range of international stakeholders to accelerate momentum in tackling child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 27/11/2014 12:07:59 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

156066

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving under Influence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Government's first anti-drink drive television advert.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	214487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The department’s THINK! road safety campaign recently launched its 50 years of drink drive campaigning on the 7<sup>th</sup> November. The campaign has used the 50 year milestone to mark the progress made in reducing drink drive deaths on our road while underlining that – with 230 lives lost in 2012 – there is still a long way to go. One death caused by drink driving is one death too many.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/11/2014 12:50:34 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

155652

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to tackle extremism.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	906039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We continually look for opportunities to strengthen our response. As part of the Government’s Counter-terrorism strategy, Prevent has necessarily focussed on the hardest end of extremism.</p><p> </p><p>That is why the Home Secretary recently announced that the Home Office will assume responsibility for a new counter-extremism strategy that extends beyond terrorism. <em> </em></p><p> </p><p>The strategy will aim to better identify extremism in all its forms, confront it, challenge it and defeat it.</p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2014 16:39:52 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

114666

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Protection of Military Remains Act 1986
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he next plans to propose secondary legislation under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	213663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Since 2002, through five Statutory Instruments, 78 wrecks have been designated under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986 as either Protected Places or Controlled Sites. The last Statutory Instrument (SI 2012/1110) came into force on 1 June 2012.</p><p>Ministry of Defence officials are considering which ships (from potentially more than 5,000) should be included in the next Statutory Instrument but I cannot yet give a timetable for the conclusion of that work.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/11/2014 17:30:22 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

91457

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of people have attended an NHS Health Check in (a) Gillingham and Rainham constituency, (b) Medway, (c) Kent, (d) the South East and (e) England in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	208949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for commissioning the NHS Health Check programme. Data is collected quarterly on offers and uptake and returned to Public Health England (PHE). PHE is not able to provide data on the Gillingham and Rainham constituency or the South East as these are not defined areas for data purposes. Data for Medway, Kent and the South of England are shown below (Kent, Surrey and Sussex, Thames Valley, Wessex, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire) together with England data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For Medway, the eligible population of 84,700, from which 24,613 people (29.1%) have been offered an NHS Health Check in the five quarters since the programme moved to local authorities in April 2013. 10,460 people (12.3%) have received an NHS Health Check in that time. This represents an uptake rate of 42.5%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For Kent, the eligible population of 450,487, from which 132,057 people (29.3%) have been offered an NHS Health Check in the five quarters since the programme moved to local authorities in April 2013. 42,998 people (9.5%) have received an NHS Health Check in that time. This represents an uptake rate of 32.6%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For South England, which includes Kent, Surrey and Sussex, Thames Valley, Wessex, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, the eligible population of 4,194,522, from which 889,806 people (21.2%) have been offered an NHS Health Check in the five quarters since the programme moved to local authorities in April 2013. 360,863 people (8.6%) have received an NHS Health Check in that time. This represents an uptake rate of 40.6%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For England, the eligible population of 15,449,660, from which 3,570,090 people (23.1%) have been offered an NHS Health Check in the five quarters since the programme moved to local authorities in April 2013. 1,715,419 people (11.1%) have received an NHS Health Check in that time. This represents an uptake rate of 48%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/10/2014 14:43:36 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

91458

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the NHS Health Check.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	208950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The estimated impact and outcomes of the NHS Health Check programme are based on economic modelling published by the Department in 2008.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Policy Research Programme (PRP) has commissioned two independent studies on the NHS Health Check programme, both of which are currently ongoing. One study is being led by Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, the other by Imperial College London. There are also a number of research projects, within both the Policy Research Programme (PRP) and National Institute for Health Research portfolios, which will have relevance for different aspects of NHS Health Checks and other related services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to these peer-reviewed academic research projects, there are multiple local evaluations of the programme being undertaken.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Public Health England, which supports local government in their responsibility to implement NHS Health Checks throughout the country, has set up an Expert Scientific and Clinical Advisory Panel to bring greater scientific rigour to the programme. The panel is due to publish a research and evaluation strategy which will establish a clear outline of the research and evaluation priorities for the future implementation of the programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/10/2014 14:45:27 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

91459

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what consideration his Department has given to the involvement of pharmacies in the NHS Health Check scheme.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	208951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Next Steps Commissioning Guidance developed by the Department for primary care trusts explicitly recognises the merit of pharmacy involvement for NHS Health Check programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While the majority of NHS Health Checks are presently carried out within general practices, a growing number are being delivered by community pharmacy.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England (PHE) is currently conducting a survey to further enhance its understanding of the involvement of pharmacies in NHS Health Check.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PHE has been engaging local authorities and pharmacy providers to explore the benefits of using community pharmacy as a provider of the NHS Health Check. Consequently, several local authorities and pharmacy stores are exploring potential pilots, including Leeds Council and Asda. Learning from these pilots will be shared through the NHS Health Check learning network, which is managed by PHE.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 15/10/2014 16:09:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

91338

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps the Government has taken to promote social action and volunteering.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	905306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>Social action, including volunteering, is changing lives. This Government – through the Centre for Social Action – is proud to be supporting projects that put social action into practice.</p><p>Cabinet Office and Nesta recently hosted the ‘People Helping People’ conference to promote the important opportunities social action presents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark question first answered 10/09/2014 15:52:00 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

90534

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tobacco: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of tobacco-related fraud in (a) Medway, (b) Kent and (c) England in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	207998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>There are a range of offences dealing with the importation of restricted goods, counterfeiting, fraud and the sale of illicit goods and it is therefore not possible to identify those convictions specifically relating to tobacco. There are high penalties available for these serious offences, for example revenue fraud offences carry a maximum penalty of seven years' imprisonment. Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to stepping up action to deal with this problem. In 2011, HMRC and Border Force published a comprehensive strategy, <em>Tackling Tobacco Smuggling</em> <em>– building on our success</em>, for tackling tobacco smuggling to address the source, supply and demand for illicit tobacco products in the UK. Information on the outputs of the tobacco strategy, case studies, criminal investigations, civil penalties and high profile multi-agency events, can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-tobacco-smuggling-2013-to-2014-outputs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-tobacco-smuggling-2013-to-2014-outputs</a> .</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 207999 208000 question first answered 10/09/2014 10:27:18 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

90535

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tobacco: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people received a custodial sentence for selling illicit tobacco in (a) Medway, (b) Kent and (c) England in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
uin	207999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>There are a range of offences dealing with the importation of restricted goods, counterfeiting, fraud and the sale of illicit goods and it is therefore not possible to identify those convictions specifically relating to tobacco. There are high penalties available for these serious offences, for example revenue fraud offences carry a maximum penalty of seven years' imprisonment. Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to stepping up action to deal with this problem. In 2011, HMRC and Border Force published a comprehensive strategy, <em>Tackling Tobacco Smuggling</em> <em>– building on our success</em>, for tackling tobacco smuggling to address the source, supply and demand for illicit tobacco products in the UK. Information on the outputs of the tobacco strategy, case studies, criminal investigations, civil penalties and high profile multi-agency events, can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-tobacco-smuggling-2013-to-2014-outputs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-tobacco-smuggling-2013-to-2014-outputs</a> .</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 207998 208000 question first answered 10/09/2014 10:27:18 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti