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1079315

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date	28/02/2019
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	Sports Competitors: Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department has taken to ensure UK sports organisations are meeting commitments on athlete welfare.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	227127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Through the Culture Health Check survey, UK Sport are monitoring National Governing Bodies’ (NGBs) approach to culture and athlete welfare in the high performance system. NGBs are required to develop culture action plans based on their survey results, and UK Sport hold them to account for delivering these plans.</p><p><br> As I stated in my speech on 13th February to UK Sport, it is important that our top athletes are treated fairly and with respect. I support UK Sport’s efforts to continue to make our elite sport system stronger. <br></p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/03/2019 15:34:06 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1079316

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department when drafting the Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill made an assessment of the effect of implementing that legislation on the (a) EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and (b) Trade in Services Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	227105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill is enabling legislation and is intended to support the implementation of comprehensive reciprocal healthcare arrangements with countries both within and outside the European Union. There is no intention to the use the Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill to implement trade agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Free trade agreements, including the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement and all other agreements that we are party to as EU members, contain specific wording to safeguard public services, including the National Health Service. As we leave the EU, the United Kingdom will ensure that future agreements have the same protections.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 05/03/2019 15:39:23 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1079320

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Burma: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will review the UK’s support for the current peace process in Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	227061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>A successful peace process is a vital part of the democratic transition in Burma. The main vehicle for the UK's support to the peace process, the Joint Peace Fund, has undergone a thorough independent assessment of progress and challenges. Our peace building programme in Burma is reviewed annually. The UK will continue our support for the peace process through technical advice and expertise. We have been clear that Burmese military conduct in states such as Shan, Kachin and in the south-east is under international scrutiny, as in Rakhine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/03/2019 17:06:20 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1079321

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Burma: Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of diplomatic initiatives to prevent further violence between government forces and ethnic military groups in Karen and Rakhine states in Myanmar.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	227062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>I set out UK concerns on the recent increase in violence in Rakhine State between the Burmese military and the Arakan Army in a statement on 18 January. We regularly raise concerns with the Burmese regime about conflicts in Burma, calling on all parties to cease fighting and allow access for humanitarian aid. International attention and diplomatic initiatives can play a role in limiting violence and promoting responsible conduct but an agreed peace settlement is the best way to bring about a sustainable end to violence. The UK will continue to support the peace process in Burma.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/03/2019 17:07:54 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1079322

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the collective number of years of instutional experience is that HMRC has lost as a result of redundancies in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	227116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC is reshaping to become a modern, flexible and cost-effective organisation, occupying fewer offices, and able to maximise revenue yield through increased compliance, greater capacity for digital business and by providing better, more personal services for its customers. Around 6,000 staff leave the department each year through resignations, retirements, and for other reasons. It is not possible to reliably calculate the exact number of years of experience which this equates to in any given year, as HMRC does not hold all the data necessary to adjust for those who are part-time, those who had career breaks, or those who worked other reduced working patterns.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/03/2019 17:28:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1079324

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has been made of the effect of high levels of air pollution near schools on school children.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	227128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department does not currently monitor air quality in schools or other educational institutions.</p><p>The Department has recently published guidance (BB101) on achieving good indoor air quality in new and refurbished schools. Outdoor air quality is the responsibility of local authorities who should prepare air quality action plans to ensure that the level of pollutants is reduced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 05/03/2019 16:14:10 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1079325

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
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	Liothyronine
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 the Government has to ensure NHS patients throughout England continue to receive liothyronine after recent price increase in the cost of that drug to the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	227053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>We are not aware of any recent price increase for this drug. If patients have a clinical need for a medicine, it is right that they get the most appropriate medicine for their condition.</p><p> </p><p>The Regional Medicines Optimising Committee published its latest guidance on the prescribing of liothyronine in November 2018 and we can confirm that NHS England is working closely with clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) on the prescribing of liothyronine to support them with the implementation of guidance for CCGs on items which should not be routinely prescribed in primary care.</p><p> </p><p>CCGs are expected to have regard to national guidance, and are responsible for developing their own local approaches to its implementation, taking into account local priorities and needs.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 05/03/2019 17:12:05 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1079326

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many immigration appeals were (a) submitted and (b) determined in each of the last five years in relation to Home Office refusal, curtailment and removal decisions in ETS-linked cases.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	227034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/03/2019 16:59:25 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1079327

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: EU Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding from the public purse the UK has provided to the Trust Fund for Africa in each year since its establishment.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	227143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) was established at the Valletta Summit in November 2015. To date, the UK Government has made direct contributions to the EUTF of €0.6m (approximately £515,000) in 2016/17, a further €0.6m in 2017/18, and €1.6m (approximately £1,375,000) in 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, circa 15% of the €3.7bn (£3.18bn) in funds provided to the EUTF from the EU budget and the European Development Fund is attributable to UK Official Development Assistance, an amount of approximately €555m (£477m) in total.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/03/2019 16:56:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1079333

registered interest
date	28/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal legal aid firms were in operation in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	227146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>Based on the most recent data available, the table below shows how many firms (and where a firm has multiple branches, the total number of offices) were active in any given year providing legal aid services in criminal matters.</p><p> </p><p>Numbers of both firms and offices have fluctuated due to a number of factors, including mergers and acquisitions, trends in the rates of criminal offending, and the impact of other policies and market conditions.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Firms</p></td><td><p>1,861</p></td><td><p>1,722</p></td><td><p>1,656</p></td><td><p>1,603</p></td><td><p>1,517</p></td><td><p>1,512</p></td><td><p>1,388</p></td><td><p>1,314</p></td><td><p>1,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offices</p></td><td><p>2,598</p></td><td><p>2,415</p></td><td><p>2,338</p></td><td><p>2,282</p></td><td><p>2,172</p></td><td><p>2,240</p></td><td><p>1,991</p></td><td><p>1,998</p></td><td><p>1,921</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/03/2019 17:07:47 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves